New Mexico prevailing wage rates

What is the prevailing wage rate in New Mexico?

It depends on the trade and on the county where the work is done. Taking each trade's main rate in each county, DWS's figures run from $24.98 an hour (teamster, Bernalillo County) to $94.16 (elevator constructor, Bernalillo County). Each figure is the base wage plus fringe. Pick a county or a trade below for the exact rate.

Rates by trade

Each trade page maps that trade's main rate in every county. Carpenter rates, for example, range from $46.40 to $53.26 an hour.

• Boilermaker$68.16–$68.71
• Bricklayer$32.08–$45.45
• Carpenter$46.40–$53.26
• Carpet & Soft Floor Layer$30.92–$48.79
• Cement Mason$37.87
• Drywall Finisher$41.18–$48.67
• Electrical Utility Lineman$41.90–$70.44
• Electrician$49.92–$64.69
• Elevator Constructor$94.16
• Glazier$30.45
• Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)$51.39–$53.52
• Ironworker$48.96
• Laborer$30.85
• Millwright$73.90
• Operating Engineer$34.83
• Painter$26.75–$48.67
• Plasterer$36.75
• Plumber / Pipefitter$56.77
• Roofer$40.56
• Sheet Metal Worker$60.03–$62.03
• Teamster (Truck Driver)$24.98
• Tile Finisher$25.34
• Tile Setter$33.27
• Tunnel Worker$29.99

How New Mexico's prevailing wage rules work

• Which projects. Contracts over $60,000 that the state or a political subdivision is party to, for construction, alteration, demolition or repair of public buildings, works or roads (11.1.2.8 NMAC). Since 2026 it also covers industrial revenue bond projects.
• One statewide table, by type. Rates don't vary by county except where a row names one (Los Alamos for most trades, and a few others). There are four types: A street, highway, utility and light engineering; B general building; C residential; H heavy engineering (11.1.2.10 NMAC).
• Residential is its own type. Type C covers houses, duplexes to quad-plexes, condos and apartments up to four stories; everything else that is a building is Type B (11.1.2.10).
• Zones are by distance. Inside and outside electricians and sheet metal workers are zoned by distance from a reference point, not by county (11.1.2.21 NMAC).
• Every project gets its own decision. The agency requests a wage rate decision at least three weeks before advertising, and that decision governs the project for its duration (11.1.2.9, 11.1.2.14 NMAC).
• Rates change on January 1. DWS adopts rates each fall for decisions issued from January 1, with mid-year amendments. The current set applies to decisions from July 1, 2026; the 2027 table applies from January 1, 2027 (Register XXXVII-20).
• Overtime. The table sets no overtime premium; the general rule is 1½ times the regular rate after 40 hours a week. We don't compute overtime dollars.
• Subsistence, zone and travel pay. Contractors also owe subsistence, zone and incentive pay by trade under 11.1.2.21 NMAC.