Electrician Salary in New Mexico (2026)

Worth knowing: Sandia + LANL + Kirtland + WIPP cleared federal facility electrical + NM substantial top-5 US solar state is one of the country's most distinctive concentrated US single-state DOE Lab cleared + solar electrical demand cluster and a feature most national electrician compensation surveys understate for NM. The substantial NM cleared federal facility electrical demand (Sandia ~11K Albuquerque + LANL ~14K + Kirtland AFRL ~21K + WIPP ~1.5K + the substantial NM cleared facility electrical supporting substantial DOE Lab + AFRL + WIPP substation + power distribution + emergency power + the substantial DOE Q clearance premium) supports substantial cleared electrical work. Senior cleared NM electricians at Sandia + LANL + WIPP clear $85-135K + OT with DOE Q clearance premium. Intel Rio Rancho Fab 11X substantial semiconductor facility electrical demand (the substantial Intel Rio Rancho semiconductor manufacturing + the substantial post-2021 Intel $3.5B+ Rio Rancho expansion + the substantial Intel cleanroom electrical + the substantial Intel manufacturing automation electrical + the substantial post-2022 CHIPS Act Intel facility expansion electrical) supports substantial NM semiconductor electrical. Senior Intel semiconductor electricians clear $88-128K + OT. The substantial NM top-5 US solar state position (~$10B+ NM solar capex + the substantial post-IRA NM solar acceleration + the substantial NM utility-scale solar at Roswell + Las Cruces + Mesilla Valley + the substantial NM-Pueblo + Navajo tribal solar projects + the substantial PNM Public Service Company of New Mexico solar buildout + the substantial NM Renewable Energy Transition Act 2019) supports substantial NM solar farm electrical work. The substantial NM Permian Basin oil & gas electrical demand (NM #2 US oil producer + the substantial NM Permian drilling rig electrical + the substantial NM Permian pipeline + processing electrical + the substantial NM Permian post-2020 horizontal drilling automation electrical) supports substantial NM oil & gas electrical. IBEW Local 611 Albuquerque + IBEW Local 480 Las Cruces + IBEW Local 1116 Farmington provide substantial NM union electrician training + Davis-Bacon prevailing wage work + multi-employer pension support. PNM substantial NM utility electrical + the substantial NM Four Corners Power Plant + San Juan Generating Station legacy + the substantial NM substantial post-2022 PNM coal plant retirement + transition to solar + wind. NM substantial post-2022 + post-2024 storm + wildfire restoration substantial NM lineman work clearing $92-148K+ OT + storm premium. NM progressive 1.7-5.9% top by 2026 + NM is NOT a RTW state + lower NM cost of living. The 2025 OBBBA No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028.