Plumber Salary in New Mexico (2026)

Worth knowing: Sandia + LANL + Kirtland + WIPP cleared federal facility pipefitting is one of the country's most distinctive concentrated US single-state DOE Lab + cleared transuranic waste facility pipefitting cluster and a feature most national plumber compensation surveys understate for NM. The substantial NM cleared pipefitting demand (Sandia ~11K Albuquerque cleared workforce + LANL ~14K + Kirtland AFRL ~21K + WIPP ~1.5K + the substantial NM cleared federal facility pipefitting supporting substantial DOE Lab + AFRL + WIPP utilities + compressed air + nitrogen + helium + chemical delivery + gas distribution + ultrapure water + the substantial DOE Q clearance premium) supports substantial cleared pipefitting work. Senior cleared NM pipefitters at Sandia + LANL + WIPP clear $82-128K + OT with DOE Q clearance premium. Intel Rio Rancho Fab 11X substantial semiconductor facility pipefitting demand (the substantial Intel Rio Rancho semiconductor manufacturing + the substantial post-2021 Intel $3.5B+ Rio Rancho expansion supporting Intel Foundry Services + the substantial Intel ultrapure water UPW systems + chemical delivery + gas distribution + the substantial Intel semiconductor facility pipefitting + the substantial Intel post-2022 CHIPS Act facility expansion pipefitting) supports substantial NM semiconductor pipefitting. Senior Intel semiconductor pipefitters clear $85-125K + OT. The substantial NM Permian Basin oil & gas pipefitting demand (NM #2 US oil producer + the substantial NM Permian drilling pad pipefitting + the substantial NM Permian pipeline construction + the substantial NM Permian processing facility pipefitting + the substantial NM Eddy + Lea County oil & gas) supports substantial NM oil & gas pipefitting. UA Local 412 Plumbers & Pipefitters Albuquerque + UA Local 423 Las Cruces provide substantial NM union pipefitter + plumber training + Davis-Bacon prevailing wage work + multi-employer pension support. NM Associated Builders & Contractors ABC operates substantial merit-shop apprenticeship + training (NM is NOT a RTW state — the substantial NM public + private sector collective bargaining preserved + the substantial NM Construction Industries Division licensing). NM Construction Industries Division licenses NM plumbers at apprentice + journeyman + master plumber tiers. Holloman + Cannon + WSMR substantial cleared federal facility plumbing. NM progressive 1.7-5.9% top by 2026 + lower NM cost of living anchor the NM plumber proposition. The 2025 OBBBA No Tax on Overtime federal deduction applies through 2028.