Davis-Bacon rates — Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.

Building

NM20260045 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 14 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	36.66	11.83	48.49
CARPENTER (EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING)	24.08	10.79	34.87
PIPEFITTER	43.07	16.60	59.67
PLUMBER	43.07	16.60	59.67
SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	37.50	18.51	56.01
PAINTER: SPRAY	16.51	2.14	18.65
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	16.60	3.88	20.48
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	25.73	4.51	30.24
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	17.60	—	17.60
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	16.49	4.54	21.03
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	28.00	8.21	36.21
ELECTRICIAN	29.26	8.98	38.24
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	18.93	5.85	24.78
CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	19.64	6.20	25.84

Residential

NM20260003 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 19 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
PLUMBER	22.84	7.33	30.17
TRUCK DRIVER (TANDEM DUMP)	9.00	—	9.00
TRUCK DRIVER (DUMP-SEMI)	10.00	—	10.00
SHEET METAL WORKER (SETTING OF HVAC UNIT AND DUCT WORK INSTALLATION ONLY)	10.81	—	10.81
ROOFER	9.83	—	9.83
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (BACKHOE)	12.59	—	12.59
PAINTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)	9.03	—	9.03
LATHER	10.00	—	10.00
LABORER (UNSKILLED)	8.62	—	8.62
LABORER (PIPE LAYER)	8.59	—	8.59
LABORER (LANDSCAPE WORKER)	7.25	—	7.25
LABORER (FENCE ERECTOR)	8.00	0.28	8.28
INSULATOR (BATT AND BLOWN)	13.38	—	13.38
ELECTRICIAN	13.52	1.93	15.45
DRYWALL HANGER	12.67	—	12.67
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	14.88	—	14.88
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	9.79	—	9.79
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	11.60	0.30	11.90
CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SCAFFOLD SETTING, FORM WORK, DRYWALL HANGING, INSTALLATION OF OVERHEAD DOORS, SOFT FLOORS AND BATT INSULATION)	11.44	0.30	11.74

Highway

NM20260035 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 34 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN (BOOM OPERATOR)	29.79	12.74	42.53
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK	13.51	1.51	15.02
TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP TRUCK (SAN JUAN)	12.95	0.26	13.21
TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP TRUCK (DONA ANA)	12.14	0.26	12.40
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK (DONA ANA)	15.04	0.26	15.30
TRUCK DRIVER (FLATBED TRUCK)	13.30	0.26	13.56
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRENCHER (SAN JUAN)	15.93	0.26	16.19
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRENCHER (DONA ANA)	15.22	0.26	15.48
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER (ASPHALT AND DIRT) (SAN JUAN)	12.91	1.60	14.51
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER (ASPHALT AND DIRT) (DONA ANA)	16.27	1.51	17.78
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER	22.08	8.72	30.80
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC	23.24	1.51	24.75
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	17.64	1.51	19.15
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID LOADER	14.56	0.26	14.82
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (SAN JUAN)	16.27	1.51	17.78
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (DONA ANA)	17.74	0.26	18.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (PILEDRIVER)	16.26	0.26	16.52
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (LOADER(FRONT END))	16.53	0.26	16.79
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (BROOM SWEEPER)	16.67	1.57	18.24
LABORER: PIPELAYER	17.13	5.04	22.17
LABORER: MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE	10.25	0.35	10.60
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (SAN JUAN)	11.48	0.35	11.83
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (DONA ANA)	11.95	0.35	12.30
LABORER (FLAGGER/CONE SETTER)	14.27	0.35	14.62
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (SAN JUAN)	16.41	5.85	22.26
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DONA ANA)	22.61	6.03	28.64
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (SAN JUAN)	14.39	0.35	14.74
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: INCLUDES HIGHWAY LINE/PARKING LOT LINE STRIPING AND LINE STRIPING TRUCK DRIVER (DONA ANA)	15.44	0.35	15.79
ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION AND INSTALLATION (SAN JUAN)	24.46	8.56	33.02
ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION AND INSTALLATION (DONA ANA)	25.91	9.45	35.36
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	13.65	0.26	13.91
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK (SAN JUAN)	13.42	0.44	13.86
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK (DONA ANA)	14.15	0.44	14.59
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP (SAN JUAN)	21.70	9.65	31.35

Heavy

NM20260039 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 15 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	27.31	13.18	40.49
ELECTRICIAN	34.50	10.81	45.31
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	15.53	—	15.53
OPERATOR: ROLLER	18.83	—	18.83
OPERATOR: OILER	18.23	—	18.23
OPERATOR: LOADER	18.30	—	18.30
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	19.02	—	19.02
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	21.00	—	21.00
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	21.06	—	21.06
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	20.85	4.19	25.04
LABORER: PIPELAYER	16.67	3.04	19.71
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	15.68	0.35	16.03
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	27.80	—	27.80
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	19.44	8.08	27.52
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	16.43	—	16.43

Filing the WH-347 that these rates feed into? I build certified payroll tools, and I will prepare your first weekly filing from your payroll register free, with worker names removed — partly to be useful, partly because real registers are the only way to test the thing properly. hamza.aiemployee@gmail.com. No sign-up on this site, and nothing here is tracked.