What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a plumber in New Mexico?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for New Mexico publish 38 plumber classification rates ranging from $11.07 to $43.07 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in New Mexico have a published plumber rate?

33 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one plumber classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. New Mexico may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the New Mexico prevailing wage page.

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Plumber prevailing wage rates in New Mexico

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 38 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for New Mexico publish 38 plumber classification rates, across 38 determinations covering 33 counties.
Those published base rates run from $11.07 to $43.07 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting plumber rates in New Mexico: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in New Mexico's active federal determinations that is a form of plumber work (potable water, waste and gas piping) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

NM20260001 rev 1 · Residential · Bernalillo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$22.84	7.33	PLUM0412-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260001 on SAM.gov.

NM20260002 rev 1 · Residential · McKinley, San Juan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$11.07	0.00	SUNM1994-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260002 on SAM.gov.

NM20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Dona Ana, Valencia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$22.84	7.33	PLUM0412-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260003 on SAM.gov.

NM20260004 rev 1 · Residential · Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, McKinley, Mora and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$16.07	0.65	SUNM1999-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260004 on SAM.gov.

NM20260005 rev 1 · Residential · Catron, Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Grant and 8 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC WORK)	$12.00	0.00	SUNM1999-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260005 on SAM.gov.

NM20260006 rev 1 · Residential · Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$16.30	0.93	SUNM1999-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260006 on SAM.gov.

NM20260007 rev 1 · Heavy · Curry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$26.27	7.69	SUNM2009-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260007 on SAM.gov.

NM20260008 rev 1 · Heavy · Otero

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$26.27	7.69	SUNM2009-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260008 on SAM.gov.

NM20260009 rev 1 · Heavy · Taos

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$26.27	7.69	SUNM2009-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260009 on SAM.gov.

NM20260010 rev 1 · Heavy · Catron, Chaves

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$26.27	7.69	SUNM2009-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260010 on SAM.gov.

NM20260011 rev 1 · Heavy · Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos, McKinley and 5 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$26.27	7.69	SUNM2009-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260011 on SAM.gov.

NM20260012 rev 1 · Heavy · De Baca, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$26.27	7.69	SUNM2009-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260012 on SAM.gov.

NM20260013 rev 1 · Building · Catron

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260013 on SAM.gov.

NM20260014 rev 1 · Building · Chaves

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260014 on SAM.gov.

NM20260015 rev 2 · Building · Colfax

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260015 on SAM.gov.

NM20260016 rev 1 · Building · Curry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260016 on SAM.gov.

NM20260017 rev 1 · Building · De Baca

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260017 on SAM.gov.

NM20260018 rev 1 · Building · Eddy

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260018 on SAM.gov.

NM20260019 rev 1 · Building · Grant

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260019 on SAM.gov.

NM20260020 rev 1 · Building · Lea

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260020 on SAM.gov.

NM20260021 rev 1 · Building · Lincoln

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260021 on SAM.gov.

NM20260022 rev 1 · Building · Los Alamos

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260022 on SAM.gov.

NM20260023 rev 1 · Building · Luna

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260023 on SAM.gov.

NM20260024 rev 1 · Building · McKinley

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260024 on SAM.gov.

NM20260025 rev 1 · Building · Otero

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260025 on SAM.gov.

NM20260026 rev 2 · Building · Rio Arriba

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260026 on SAM.gov.

NM20260027 rev 1 · Building · Roosevelt

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260027 on SAM.gov.

NM20260028 rev 2 · Building · San Miguel

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260028 on SAM.gov.

NM20260029 rev 1 · Building · Socorro

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260029 on SAM.gov.

NM20260030 rev 2 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260030 on SAM.gov.

NM20260031 rev 2 · Building · Cibola, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Taos

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260031 on SAM.gov.

NM20260032 rev 1 · Building · Hidalgo, Sierra

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260032 on SAM.gov.

NM20260044 rev 1 · Building · Bernalillo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-014 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260044 on SAM.gov.

NM20260045 rev 1 · Building · Dona Ana

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-018 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260045 on SAM.gov.

NM20260046 rev 1 · Building · San Juan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-016 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260046 on SAM.gov.

NM20260047 rev 1 · Building · Sandoval

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-014 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260047 on SAM.gov.

NM20260048 rev 1 · Building · Santa Fe

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-018 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260048 on SAM.gov.

NM20260049 rev 1 · Building · Torrance, Valencia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	$43.07	16.60	PLUM0412-014 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NM20260049 on SAM.gov.

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