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Prevailing wage, explained

Every guide on the site, in reading order

  1. What is a prevailing wage? - the definition and where the requirement comes from.
  2. The Davis-Bacon Act - coverage, the $2,000 threshold, the 2023 rule.
  3. Wage determinations - the binding document and how to read it.
  4. How rates are calculated - majority rule, the 30% rule, surveys.
  5. The Service Contract Act - the service-contract counterpart.
  6. Certified payroll and the WH-347 form guide.
  7. Comparisons: vs minimum wage · vs union scale.
  8. Tools: prevailing-wage calculator · fringe annualization calculator · rate lookup.
The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.