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Facts & Figures

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

Sandia National Labs Funding
Totaled $3,919.1 Million in FY20

Total Labs Funding
Total Labs Funding: $3,919.1 Million
Budget % of Funding
Operating $3,797.7 96.9%
Capital Equipment $79.5 2.0%
Construction $41.9 1.1%
Total Labs Funding $3,919.1 100%

* Dollars represented in millions

Funding by Source Totaled $3,919.1M in FY 2020

Category Funding
Category Funding
NNSA 2,436.1M
Weapons Activities 2,174.8
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 260.6
Other NNSA 0.7
NON-NNSA DOE 314.1M
Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability 36.5M
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energry 84.9M
Energy & Threat 26.5M
Environmental Management 26.9M
Fossil Energy 6.7M
Nuclear Energy 37.9M
Science 81.6M
Other DOE 13.1M
Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP) 1,168.9M
DoD 925.3M
DHS 51.9M
Other Federal Agencies 116.8M
Non-Federal Agencies 25.8M
CRADAs & Licences/Royalties 10.8M
DOE Funded WFO -
Inter-Entity Work 38.3M

Sandia’s Employees
Totaled 14,500* people in FY 2020

Worforce Type Count
Regular Employees 13,000
Students 930
Post Docs 270
Limited-Term Employess 210
Faculty/Recurrents 30

* This figure shows the total employees for all Sandia sites as of Sept. 18, 2020; 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 2020

Sandia’s regular employees have earned 872 associate degrees, 2,664 bachelor’s degrees, 4,891 master’s degrees, 2,205 doctorates, and 2,382 other degrees as of the end of FY20.

7%
872 Associates
18%
2,382 Other
20%
2,664 Bachelors
17%
2,205 Doctorates
38%
4,891 Masters
Degree %
Associates 7%
Other 18%
Bachelors 20%
Doctorates 17%
Masters 38%

Miscellaneous information about
Sandia sites as of September 2020

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: 13,734
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 410
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 3,520
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 133
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 2,713
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): --
  • Number of buildings, trailers
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 690
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 71
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 81
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 48
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 16
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 101
  • Number other structures, facilities
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 82
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 39
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 50
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 48
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 3
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 2
  • Gross square footage:
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 6,059,571
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 899,019
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 117,818
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 48,509
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 486,382
    • Permits (primarily KAFB): 233,133
  • Site population*
    • Albuquerque, N.M. site: 12,100
    • Livermore, Calif. site: 1,600
    • Tonopah Test Range (Nevada): 30
    • Kauai Test Facility (Hawaii): 4
    • Leased space @ All Other Locations: 740