Form walkthrough
WH-347 help for contractors who need the report right the first time.
WH-347 is the federal certified payroll form many contractors use to report weekly prevailing-wage labor on public work.
The hard part is not typing into boxes. The hard part is making sure the form agrees with the payroll register, wage determination, classifications, fringe records and project submission rules every week.
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Field by field
How to think through WH-347 before submission
This is a practical walkthrough, not legal advice. Always follow the prime contractor, agency and project instructions that apply to your contract.
Contractor, subcontractor and project
Match the legal company name, project name, contract number and work location to the prime contractor or agency instructions before preparing the week.
Payroll number and work week ending
Use a consistent sequence for each project and confirm the seven-day work week that the agency or prime contractor expects.
Employee identity fields
List each worker required for the reporting week. Keep sensitive identifiers out of public intake forms and exchange them only through the approved secure channel.
Work classification
Classifications should follow the wage determination or state schedule for the actual work performed, not just the employee's normal job title.
Daily and total hours
Separate straight time and overtime where required, and watch for workers split across multiple projects or classifications in the same week.
Rate of pay and fringe benefits
Confirm the base rate, fringe amount and how bona fide benefits or cash fringes are documented for the project.
Gross wages, deductions and net wages
Reconcile the certified payroll report to the underlying payroll register so correction requests do not start from mismatched totals.
Statement of compliance
The contractor's authorized representative reviews, signs and certifies. PrevailingShield can prepare and review the package, but your team retains certification authority.
Common problems
Why WH-347 reports get questioned
Most rejection risk begins before the form is generated: with unclear classifications, inconsistent source records or missing support.
- Using a home-office job title instead of the required prevailing-wage classification.
- Reporting one worker's week without accounting for split classifications or split projects.
- Treating fringe benefits as complete without matching support documentation.
- Changing a correction week without keeping the prior weeks consistent.
- Submitting before the authorized signer has reviewed the supporting payroll records.
Have a WH-347 or equivalent certified payroll due soon?
Start with a readiness review. We will identify your project stage, reporting channel, classification questions and any records that need confirmation before the next weekly certified payroll deadline.
Do not upload or paste employee payroll records into the public form.
Usually 2–4 minutes. Start with what you know.