Meta Los Lunas
Meta's data center campus in Los Lunas, New Mexico, opened in 2019, with nearly $2 billion invested across eight buildings; Meta bought adjacent land in 2026 for a possible expansion. The United Association says the campus gave long-term work to Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 412 of Albuquerque, with mechanical contractors Southland and Yearout Mechanical.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 48 MWPer building (Cleanview)
- Estimated cost
- $2,000,000,000
- Building size
- 3,615,000 sq ftCampus total (Baxtel)
- Construction start
- Not available
- Expected completion
- 2021First section (six buildings); second phase under way
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Owner
- Subcontractor
- Southland Industries — listed as “Southland”
- Yearout Mechanical
Unions
- Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 412 · Union labor reported · Plumbers & pipefitters
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Carpenters
- Insulators
- Elevator constructors
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Valencia County, by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 611 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $60.45 · Double time 2× $80.60 · Benefits /hr $13.41 | $40.30 | $60.45 | $80.60 | $13.41 | $53.71 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 412 · effective Jan 2, 2025PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $64.61 · Double time 2× $86.14 · Benefits /hr $16.60 | $43.07 | $64.61 | $86.14 | $16.60 | $59.67 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 495 · effective Jan 1, 2023IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALOvertime 1.5× $42.08 · Double time 2× $56.10 · Benefits /hr $18.11 | $28.05 | $42.08 | $56.10 | $18.11 | $46.16 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 49 · effective Jan 1, 2024SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION)Overtime 1.5× $56.25 · Double time 2× $75.00 · Benefits /hr $18.51 | $37.50 | $56.25 | $75.00 | $18.51 | $56.01 |
| LaborersNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateLABORER: COMMON OR GENERALOvertime 1.5× $23.99 · Double time 2× $31.98 · Benefits /hr $4.72 | $15.99 | $23.99 | $31.98 | $4.72 | $20.71 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Non-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOEOvertime 1.5× $41.96 · Double time 2× $55.94 · Benefits /hr $5.16 | $27.97 | $41.96 | $55.94 | $5.16 | $33.13 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 1505 · effective Jun 1, 2018CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $36.12 · Double time 2× $48.16 · Benefits /hr $10.79 | $24.08 | $36.12 | $48.16 | $10.79 | $34.87 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 76 · effective Jan 1, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $54.99 · Double time 2× $73.32 · Benefits /hr $11.83 | $36.66 | $54.99 | $73.32 | $11.83 | $48.49 |
| PaintersNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old ratePAINTER: SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $24.77 · Double time 2× $33.02 · Benefits /hr $2.14 | $16.51 | $24.77 | $33.02 | $2.14 | $18.65 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Sep 26, 2018 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $27.60 · Double time 2× $36.80 · Benefits /hr $7.45 | $18.40 | $27.60 | $36.80 | $7.45 | $25.85 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 131 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $80.03 · Double time 2× $106.70 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $53.35 | $80.03 | $106.70 | $38.44 | $91.79 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination NM20260049 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- United Association (opens in a new tab)ua.org · Press release
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (NM) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination NM20260049 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Cleanview (tracker) (opens in a new tab)cleanview.co · Other
- Baxtel (tracker) (opens in a new tab)connect.baxtel.com · Other
- Baxtel (tracker) (opens in a new tab)baxtel.com · Other
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