Start here
- What is certified payroll?Who must file it, what goes on it, weekly pay and reporting, and what it costs.
- WH-347 instructions, field by fieldEvery box on the 2025 form in order, with a filled example and common mistakes.
- Davis-Bacon Act requirementsA 12-point contractor checklist, penalties, and where the rules stand in 2026.
From your payroll software
- QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks' own report on Premium and Elite, or export the week and fill the form.
- GustoGusto has no WH-347 report; which exports to combine and how.
- ADP RUNPaid add-on apps, or one custom report plus daily hours.
Rates, fringes and apprentices
- Find your wage ratesWage determinations on SAM.gov, which revision applies, rate codes like SU and UAVG.
- Fringe benefitsCash vs plans, overtime and annualization, with worked numbers.
- ApprenticesRegistration, wage percentages, ratio checks and the WH-347 boxes.
- Prevailing wage calculatorMinimum cash per hour, overtime and fringe owed, from your rates and hours.
Special situations
- Weeks with no workWhen a no-work payroll is needed and how to keep the numbering straight.
- SubcontractorsWho submits what to whom, prime contractor liability and a weekly review checklist.
California public works
Tools
The free WH-347 generator turns a payroll export into the filled form; Pro adds the California XML. Both run in your browser, and nothing about your workers is sent to us.
These guides are general information, not legal advice. Your contract, wage determination and the agency's instructions govern. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected].