What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a traffic control / striping in New Mexico?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for New Mexico publish 9 traffic control / striping classification rates ranging from $13.66 to $16.37 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 traffic control / striping rate?

29 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one traffic control / striping 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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Traffic Control / Striping prevailing wage rates in New Mexico

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 4 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for New Mexico publish 9 traffic control / striping classification rates, across 4 determinations covering 29 counties.
Those published base rates run from $13.66 to $16.37 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: Highway.
Last determination revision affecting traffic control / striping 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 traffic control / striping work (pavement marking, signing and work-zone traffic control) 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

NM20260034 rev 1 · Highway · Santa Fe

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER	$14.75	0.35	SUNM2011-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260034 on SAM.gov.

NM20260035 rev 1 · Highway · Dona Ana, San Juan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (SAN JUAN)	$14.39	0.35	SUNM2011-003 DOL wage survey rate
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (DONA ANA)	$15.44	0.35	SUNM2011-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260035 on SAM.gov.

NM20260036 rev 1 · Highway · Catron, Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Grant and 8 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER	$15.93	0.35	SUNM2011-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260036 on SAM.gov.

NM20260037 rev 1 · Highway · Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos, McKinley and 6 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (SAN MIGUEL)	$15.31	0.35	SUNM2011-005 DOL wage survey rate
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (QUAY)	$16.37	0.26	SUNM2011-005 DOL wage survey rate
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (MCKINLEY)	$14.55	0.35	SUNM2011-005 DOL wage survey rate
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (COLFAX, GUADALUPE, HARDING, LOS ALAMOS, MORA, RIO ARRIBA, TAOS, UNION)	$15.16	0.35	SUNM2011-005 DOL wage survey rate
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (CIBOLA)	$13.66	0.35	SUNM2011-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260037 on SAM.gov.

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