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Facts & Figures

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

Sandia National Lab Funding
Totaled $3,070.2 Million in 2016

Total Lab Funding
Total Lab Funding: $3,070.2 Million
Budget% of Funding
Operating $3,020.5 98.4%
Capital Equipment $34.7 1.1%
Construction $15.0 0.5%
Total Lab Funding $3,070.2 100%

* Dollars represented in millions

Funding by Source Totaled $3,070.2M in 2016

CategoryFunding
CategoryFunding
NNSA 1,877.0M
Weapons Activities 1,708.0
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 167.0
Other NNSA 2.0
NON-NNSA DOE 2,082.6M
Energy & Threat 19.2M
Environmental Management 16.0M
Fossil Energy 8.2M
Nuclear Energy 21.3M
Science 59.9M
Other DOE 5.0M
Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability 13.8M
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energry 62.2M
Strategic Partnership Projects (WFO) 987.6M
DoD 762.0M
DHS 45.1M
Other Federal Agencies 107.4M
Non-Federal Agencies 23.9M
CRADAs & Licences/Royalties 12.3M
DOE Funded WFO 0
Inter-Entity Work 36.9M

Sandia’s Workforce
Totaled 12,206* people in 2016

Worforce TypeCount
Regular Employees 10,652
Students 738
Staff Augmentation 204
Post Docs 223
Limited-Term Employess 354
Faculty/Recurrents 35

* This figure shows the total workforce for all Sandia sites as of September 30, 2016. 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 10,652 degrees as of September 2016

Sandia’s regular employees have earned 936 associate degrees, 2,013 bachelor’s degrees, 4,031 master’s degrees, 1,857 doctorates, and 1,815 other degrees as of the end of FY16.

9%
936 Associates
17%
1,815 Other
19%
2,013 Bachelors
17%
1,857 Doctorates
38%
4,031 Masters
Degree%
Associates 9%
Other 17%
Bachelors 19%
Doctorates 17%
Masters 38%

Miscellaneous information about
Sandia sites as of September 2016

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: 13,740
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 410
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 179,200
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 133
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 19
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): --
  • Number of buildings, trailers
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 689
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 75
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 83
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 56
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 16
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 98
  • Number other structures, facilities
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 60
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 36
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 58
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 50
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 1
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 3
  • Gross square footage:
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 5,956,600
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 878,249
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 122,775
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 50,317
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 362,760
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 216,034
  • Site population*
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 9,697
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 1,226
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 16
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 1
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 1,266
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): --