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Carpet & Soft Floor Layer prevailing wage, Bernalillo County group, New Mexico (32 counties)

DWS sets the same carpet and soft floor layer rates, row for row, in 32 counties: Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Sierra, Socorro, Taos, Torrance, Union and Valencia. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$30.92an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Soft floor layer

$21.52 base wage + $9.40 fringe benefits · General building

On New Mexico public works in each of these 32 counties, a carpet and soft floor layer working as soft floor layer must be paid at least $30.92 an hour: a $21.52 base wage plus $9.40 in fringe. DWS prints no total, so $30.92 is our sum of the two. DWS's schedule raises it to $32.92 on January 1, 2027.

11.1.2.20 NMAC rates for decisions issued from July 1, 2026; this rate, effective July 1, 2026. Each project is governed by one wage rate decision "which shall remain effective for the duration of the project" (11.1.2.14 NMAC). Checked against dws.state.nm.us on October 25, 2026.

DWS lists 4 carpet and soft floor layer rates for each of these counties, from $30.92 to $30.92 an hour. See all of them.

These rates come from the rule. The DWS wage rate decision issued for the project is what binds.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.52 + $9.40

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DWS prints the fringe as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$21.52
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$9.40
Base + fringe (our sum; DWS prints no total)$30.92

When does this rate change?

Dated rates for this classification

DWS prints more than one dated line for Soft floor layer. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.

EffectiveRateStatus
Jan 1, 2026$30.92 ($21.52 + $9.40)Earlier
Jul 1, 2026$30.92 ($21.52 + $9.40)In force
Jan 1, 2027$32.92 ($23.02 + $9.90)Scheduled

Every carpet and soft floor layer rate in the Bernalillo County group

As DWS lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. Soft Floor LayerStreet, highway, utility and light engineering$30.92
  2. Soft floor layerGeneral building$30.92
  3. Soft floor layerResidential$30.92
  4. Soft Floor LayerHeavy engineering$30.92
Hourly rate of each carpet and soft floor layer classification in the Bernalillo County group, highest first, split into wage and fringe.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Soft Floor LayerStreet, highway, utility and light engineering$21.52 $9.40 $30.92 Jul 1, 2026
Soft floor layerGeneral building$21.52 $9.40 $30.92 Jul 1, 2026
Soft floor layerResidential$21.52 $9.40 $30.92 Jul 1, 2026
Soft Floor LayerHeavy engineering$21.52 $9.40 $30.92 Jul 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon carpet and soft floor layer rates in these counties

The counties share DWS's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs DWS
Bernalillo CountyNo federal row for this trade
Catron CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260013 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Chaves CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260014 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Cibola CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Colfax CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260015 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Curry CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260016 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
De Baca CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260017 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Dona Ana CountyNo federal row for this trade
Eddy CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260018 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Grant CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260019 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Guadalupe CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Harding CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Hidalgo CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260032 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Lea CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260020 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Lincoln CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260021 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Luna CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260023 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
McKinley CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260024 Mod 1DWS +$8.38
Mora CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Otero CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260025 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Quay CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Rio Arriba CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260026 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Roosevelt CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260027 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
San Juan CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
San Miguel CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260028 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Sandoval CountyNo federal row for this trade
Santa Fe CountyNo federal row for this trade
Sierra CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260032 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Socorro CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.61 NM20260029 Mod 1DWS +$8.31
Taos CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260031 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Torrance CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Union CountyFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$22.54 NM20260030 Mod 2DWS +$8.38
Valencia CountyNo federal row for this trade

How the Bernalillo County group compares

The main carpet and soft floor layer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in New Mexico

$30.92Bernalillo$48.79Los Alamos
BernalilloNearby: Catron $30.92, Chaves $30.92, Cibola $30.92, Colfax $30.92, Curry $30.92, De Baca $30.92, Dona Ana $30.92, Eddy $30.92, Grant $30.92, Guadalupe $30.92, Harding $30.92, Hidalgo $30.92, Lea $30.92, Lincoln $30.92, Luna $30.92, McKinley $30.92, Mora $30.92, Otero $30.92, Quay $30.92, Rio Arriba $30.92, Roosevelt $30.92, San Juan $30.92, San Miguel $30.92, Sandoval $30.92, Santa Fe $30.92, Sierra $30.92, Socorro $30.92, Taos $30.92, Torrance $30.92, Union $30.92, Valencia $30.92Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 1 county pays more than Bernalillo, 31 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Bernalillo County groupbase $21.52$30.92
  2. Valencia Countybase $21.52$30.92
  3. Sandoval Countybase $21.52$30.92
  4. Los Alamos Countybase $35.87$48.79

Which county is in which carpet and soft floor layer group

Every New Mexico county with a carpet and soft floor layer rate. Counties DWS treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Los Alamos CountySoft floor layer: Los Alamos County$35.87 $48.79 
Bernalillo County group, 32 localities: Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Sierra, Socorro, Taos, Torrance, Union, ValenciaSoft floor layer$21.52 $30.92 

1 group of counties with identical DWS rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

New Mexico carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DWS on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Bernalillo · Catron · Chaves · Cibola · Colfax · Curry · De Baca · Dona Ana · Eddy · Grant · Guadalupe · Harding · Hidalgo · Lea · Lincoln · Luna · McKinley · Mora · Otero · Quay · Rio Arriba · Roosevelt · San Juan · San Miguel · Sandoval · Santa Fe · Sierra · Socorro · Taos · Torrance · Union · Valencia

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Certified payrolls carry the project's wage rate decision number and go to the agency monthly (11.1.2.9 NMAC). DWS Public Works: DWS prevailing wage.

Source

Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS), 11.1.2.20 NMAC rates for decisions issued from July 1, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read 11.1.2.20 NMAC's rate tables as published in the New Mexico Register and check every number with a second, separate read. The rule prints no total; ours is base plus fringe, and the apprenticeship contribution is inside the fringe. How we check · Download every New Mexico rate as CSV · Report an error