Finance & Contracts

Certified Payroll

A weekly payroll report required on prevailing-wage projects, sworn under penalty of perjury.

On federal Davis-Bacon work and most state public-works projects, contractors must submit weekly certified payroll reports (federal form WH-347 or state equivalent). The report lists each worker, hours, wage rate, fringe paid, deductions, and net pay. The contractor signs a Statement of Compliance under penalty of perjury. False certified payroll is a federal felony. Software that generates certified payroll is the primary value-add of construction accounting tools like Sage and Acumatica for federally-funded contractors.