Highest-Paying Davis-Bacon Trades in New Mexico

Ranked by median total package (base + fringe) across every active Davis-Bacon wage determination in New Mexico (NM).

Showing the top 50. Includes only trades with at least 5 rate records in the state.

Rank Trade State median Highest in state Rate records
1 PIPEFITTER $59.67/hr $59.67/hr 68
2 PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION $59.67/hr $59.67/hr 26
3 SHEET METAL WORKER $56.01/hr $56.01/hr 51
4 Sheet Metal Worker $56.01/hr $56.01/hr 33
5 ABOVE ZONE 1 RATE $53.71/hr $53.71/hr 25
6 ABOVE ZONE 1 RATE. ZONE 4: EXTENDING MORE THAN 30 MILES BEYOND ZONE 1, EXCEPT ALBURQUERQUE, SHALL RECEIVE 26% ABOVE ZONE 1 RATE $53.71/hr $53.71/hr 21
7 ELECTRICIAN ZONE 1 $53.71/hr $53.71/hr 10
8 ELECTRICIAN Excluding Low Voltage Wiring for Alarms Zone 1 $53.71/hr $53.71/hr 10
9 ELECTRICIAN Zone 1 $53.71/hr $53.71/hr 36
10 ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR $48.49/hr $48.49/hr 14
11 IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL $46.16/hr $46.16/hr 11
12 IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING $46.16/hr $46.16/hr 12
13 IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL $46.16/hr $46.16/hr 14
14 IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL $46.16/hr $46.16/hr 14
15 IRONWORKER Structural $46.16/hr $46.16/hr 14
16 IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL $46.16/hr $46.16/hr 14
17 IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL $46.16/hr $46.16/hr 11
18 CARPENTER: DRYWALL HANGING ONLY $40.08/hr $45.29/hr 12
19 Power Equipment Operator Crane $36.08/hr $36.08/hr 12
20 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ( CRANE) $36.08/hr $36.08/hr 12
21 ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDING TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION..$ 24.90 8.56 ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDING TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION $35.56/hr $35.56/hr 14
22 Carpenter Drywall Hanging Only $34.87/hr $34.87/hr 6
23 CARPENTER Drywall Hanging Only $34.87/hr $45.29/hr 16
24 ELECTRICIAN $34.87/hr $60.00/hr 187
25 Carpenter Metal Stud Installation Only $34.87/hr $34.87/hr 9
26 PLUMBER $33.96/hr $59.67/hr 175
27 ELECTRICIAN Catron, Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Otero, Roosevelt, Sierra, Socorro..$ 26.21 9.35 Lea $33.46/hr $33.46/hr 14
28 INSULATOR - BATT $32.87/hr $32.87/hr 28
29 Power Equipment Operator Bobcat/Skid Loader, Loader $32.35/hr $32.35/hr 13
30 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ( BOBCAT/SKID LOADER) $32.35/hr $32.35/hr 12
31 Power Equipment Operator Bobcat/Skid Loader $32.35/hr $32.35/hr 12
32 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ( BOBCAT/SKID LOADER, LOADER) $32.35/hr $32.35/hr 13
33 SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION $31.66/hr $31.66/hr 25
34 SHEET METAL WORKER, Excludes HVAC Duct and Unit Installation $31.66/hr $31.66/hr 25
35 LABORER, MASON TENDER BRICK $31.58/hr $31.58/hr 12
36 Laborer, Mason Tender Brick $31.58/hr $31.58/hr 12
37 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ( ROLLER) $31.40/hr $31.40/hr 24
38 Power Equipment Operator Roller $31.40/hr $31.40/hr 24
39 PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING $31.00/hr $31.00/hr 11
40 PAINTER: Brush and Roller, Excludes Drywall Finishing/Taping $31.00/hr $31.00/hr 11
41 IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL, EXCLUDES METAL BUILDING ERECTION $30.26/hr $31.03/hr 14
42 IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL, Excludes Metal Building Erection $30.26/hr $31.03/hr 14
43 OPERATOR: Crane $28.98/hr $28.98/hr 12
44 OPERATOR: CRANE $28.98/hr $28.98/hr 12
45 OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE $28.77/hr $33.13/hr 14
46 OPERATOR: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe $28.77/hr $33.13/hr 14
47 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING McKinley $28.29/hr $28.29/hr 12
48 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING $28.29/hr $32.35/hr 182
49 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING Rio Arriba $28.01/hr $28.01/hr 12
50 IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL $27.80/hr $46.16/hr 94
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