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Facts & Figures

Sandia’s multimission work is represented in a diverse funding portfolio.

Sandia National Labs Funding
Totaled $3,811.1 Million in FY19

Total Labs Funding
Total Labs Funding: $3,811.1 Million
Budget % of Funding
Operating $3,717.2 97.5%
Capital Equipment $34.1 0.9%
Construction $59.8 1.6%
Total Labs Funding $3,811.1 100%

* Dollars represented in millions

Funding by Source Totaled $3,811.1M in FY 2019

Category Funding
Category Funding
NNSA 2,273.7M
Weapons Activities 2,014.7
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 259.0
Other NNSA -
NON-NNSA DOE 277.8M
Energy & Threat 21.1M
Environmental Management 21.4M
Fossil Energy 9.2M
Nuclear Energy 32.1M
Science 75.7M
Other DOE 16.5M
Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability 32.0M
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energry 69.8M
Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP) 1,259.6M
DoD 1,000.6M
DHS 62.5M
Other Federal Agencies 115.0M
Non-Federal Agencies 25.4M
CRADAs & Licences/Royalties 12.8M
DOE Funded WFO -
Inter-Entity Work 43.3M

Sandia’s Employees
Totaled 14,014* people in FY 2019

Worforce Type Count
Regular Employees 12,545
Students 948
Post Docs 251
Limited-Term Employess 238
Faculty/Recurrents 32

* This figure shows the total employees for all Sandia sites as of Sept. 20, 2019; figure does not include staff aug. contractors. Totals may vary slightly due to rounding. A full-time equivalent is defined as one regular employee on roll for a full fiscal year.

Sandia regular employees have
earned 12,545 degrees as of September 2019

Sandia’s regular employees have earned 892 associate degrees, 2,660 bachelor’s degrees, 4,579 master’s degrees, 2,076 doctorates, and 2,338 other degrees as of the end of FY19.

7%
892 Associates
19%
2,338 Other
21%
2,660 Bachelors
17%
2,076 Doctorates
37%
4,579 Masters
Degree %
Associates 7%
Other 19%
Bachelors 21%
Doctorates 17%
Masters 37%

Miscellaneous information about
Sandia sites as of September 2019

Sandia operates in Albuquerque, N.M.; Livermore, Calif.; Tonopah Test Range, Nev.; and Kauai Test Facility and Maui, Hawaii; and has leased space at other locations, including a Washington, D.C., office.

* In full-time equivalents (FTEs), includes limited-term employees, contractors, students, and postdocs

  • Acres of land mass
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 13,736
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 410
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 179,200
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 133
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 2,713
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): --
  • Number of buildings, trailers
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 685
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 71
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 80
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 50
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 16
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 100
  • Number other structures, facilities
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 83
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 39
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 49
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 48
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 2
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 2
  • Gross square footage:
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 6,031,681
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 891,722
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 117,658
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 49,059
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 375,289
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 231,641
  • Site population*
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 12,469
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 1,505
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 30
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 1
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 115