Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in New Mexico

Select a county to view wage determinations for building, heavy, highway, and residential construction projects in New Mexico (NM).

Quick Answer

New Mexico has 33 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (268 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in New Mexico must pay no less than the DOL-published prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the project's county and construction type.

County Construction Types WDs
Bernalillo building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Catron building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Chaves building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Cibola building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Colfax building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Curry building heavy highway residential 8 View →
De Baca building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dona Ana building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Eddy building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Grant building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Guadalupe building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Harding building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hidalgo building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lea building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Lincoln building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Los Alamos building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Luna building heavy highway residential 8 View →
McKinley building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Mora building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Otero building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Quay building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Rio Arriba building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Roosevelt building heavy highway residential 8 View →
San Juan building heavy highway residential 10 View →
San Miguel building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sandoval building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Santa Fe building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Sierra building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Socorro building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Taos building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Torrance building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Union building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Valencia building heavy highway residential 8 View →
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New Mexico State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: Yes — applies to qualifying state-funded projects
Threshold: $60,000
Enforcing agency: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, Labor Relations Division

New Mexico's Public Works Minimum Wage Act (NMSA 1978 § 13-4-10 et seq.) requires prevailing wages on state-funded public works of $60,000 or more. Rates are published by the Department of Workforce Solutions. Apprentices must be registered with the Labor Relations Division to be paid below journey-level rates.

Verify before relying on this: state prevailing-wage laws change. The summary above is a general reference compiled from publicly available state-law materials and is not legal advice. Confirm the current status with the cited state agency or a qualified attorney before bidding or paying workers under it.

Federal contracts ≥ $2,000 in New Mexico must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Full compliance guide →