WH-347 Federal Certified Payroll

What is Form WH-347?

Form WH-347 is the U.S. Department of Labor's weekly certified payroll form used by contractors and subcontractors on federal or federally assisted construction contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA). It documents that every worker was paid at least the prevailing wage and fringe benefits required for their labor classification.

While the form itself is optional, contractors must still submit payroll information weekly and include a signed Statement of Compliance with identical wording. Filing false statements can result in penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, including fines and imprisonment of up to five years.

Who must file WH-347?

Any contractor or subcontractor working on a federal or federally financed construction project covered by the Davis-Bacon Act must submit a certified payroll each week. This applies to prime contractors and subcontractors of any tier, on projects such as highways, federal buildings, public housing, and other infrastructure work.

What data does WH-347 require?

The form is two pages and collects detailed payroll information for each worker on the project.

Page 1 - Payroll details

• ✓Project name, contract number, location, and week ending date
• ✓Contractor or subcontractor business name and address
• ✓Wage determination number and revision
• ✓Worker name, entry number, and identifying number (not full SSN)
• ✓Labor classification and whether the worker is a journeyworker or registered apprentice
• ✓Hours worked each day, broken into straight time and overtime
• ✓Hourly wage rate paid for straight time and overtime
• ✓Fringe benefit credit or cash payment in lieu of fringe benefits
• ✓Gross pay, deductions, and net payment for all work

Page 2 - Statement of Compliance

• ✓Certifying official name, title, signature, date, phone, and email
• ✓Confirmation that payrolls are accurate and complete
• ✓Confirmation that every worker was paid at least the required prevailing wage and fringe benefits
• ✓Apprenticeship program details when apprentices are reported
• ✓Fringe benefit plan details, plan numbers, and hourly credits claimed
• ✓Electronic signatures are allowed; scanned or photocopied signatures are not

Common compliance pain points

Collecting and certifying this data manually every week creates significant risk and administrative burden:

• Data is spread across systems - time clocks, payroll, HR, and project management tools rarely share a single view.
• Prevailing wage rates change - wage determinations and classifications must be matched correctly every pay period.
• Workers move between classifications - hours must be split and paid at the correct rate for each classification.
• Fringe benefit math is complex - credits, unfunded plans, and cash-in-lieu amounts must be tracked and documented.
• Signatures and submissions are manual - late or missing certified payrolls can trigger DOL review, contract delays, or payment holds.

How Praisidio streamlines WH-347

Praisidio connects your time, payroll, HR, and project data into a single operational workbench, then automates the WH-347 workflow from assembly to certification.

• Unified data foundation - pull time, payroll, worker, classification, and project data into one place.
• Auto-populated WH-347 reports - fill worker details, hours, wages, fringe credits, deductions, and net pay automatically.
• Prevailing wage validation - compare actual pay against the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination and flag underpayments or missing fringe benefits.
• Classification split handling - when a worker moves between classifications, hours and rates are separated into the correct rows.
• Weekly scheduling and delivery - generate certified payrolls automatically every week and route them to the right project owners or contracting agencies.
• Compliance dashboard - track which payrolls are submitted, signed, and pending, and catch exceptions before they become violations.
• Audit-ready history - maintain a complete record of certified payrolls, corrections, and approvals for DOL or agency review.

With Praisidio, your team stops copying data between spreadsheets and starts generating accurate, compliant WH-347 payrolls directly from your workforce data.