The U.S. Department of Labor's optional standard form for weekly certified payroll on Davis-Bacon projects: worker classifications, daily hours, rates, gross, deductions, net, plus the signed Statement of Compliance. Equivalent formats are acceptable; the weekly content and signature are mandatory.

Where do I get a fillable WH-347?

DOL publishes the official fillable PDF and instructions free at dol.gov. This page links both, plus a free spreadsheet template with the same columns.

Do I file WH-347 when no work was performed?

Keep the payroll numbering unbroken: submit a payroll marked “no work performed” for the idle week, or note the gap on the next payroll, per the contracting agency's practice.

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Form WH-347, column by column

DOL's certified-payroll form - how to fill it, sign it, and not get it kicked back

Form WH-347 is the Department of Labor's standard certified-payroll form for Davis-Bacon projects: one page listing each worker's classification, daily hours, rate, gross, deductions and net for the week, plus the Statement of Compliance signed by the contractor. Using WH-347 itself is optional - submitting its contents weekly is not (certified payroll, explained).

Official fillable WH-347 (PDF, dol.gov) · DOL instructions (PDF) · Free spreadsheet template (CSV, no signup)

The form, column by column

Col.	Field	What goes in it
1	Name and ID of worker	Full name plus an identifying number (e.g. last four of SSN) - never the full SSN.
2	Number of withholding exemptions	Optional column - many agencies leave it blank.
3	Work classification	The classification from the wage determination. Split-classification workers get one line per class, with hours split accordingly.
4	Hours worked each day	A grid of days across the payroll week, overtime hours on the O row, straight time on the S row.
5	Total hours	Straight-time and overtime totals for the week.
6	Rate of pay (including fringe)	Base rate, and how fringe is being met - cash in the rate, or plans noted in 4(a)/4(b) of the Statement of Compliance.
7	Gross amount earned	This project's gross, and - shown as a fraction - total gross across all projects if the worker worked elsewhere in the week.
8	Deductions	Itemized: taxes, FICA, and any other deductions (which must be permissible under 29 CFR part 3).
9	Net wages paid for week	Gross minus total deductions.

The Statement of Compliance (page 2)

The signer - an owner or supervisor of payment - certifies the payroll is correct and complete, workers were paid not less than the applicable wage determination rates, and deductions were proper. Check 4(a) if fringe is paid into bona fide plans, 4(b) if paid in cash, and use 4(c) for exceptions. Falsification is a federal crime (18 U.S.C. §1001) and grounds for debarment.

The mistakes reviewers reject payrolls for

Classification doesn't match the wage determination (or a worker's actual duties).
Overtime computed on base + fringe instead of base only - see the overtime math.
Fringe claimed against public-job hours only - see annualization.
Missing weeks (a no-work week still needs a numbered “no work performed” payroll or a note on the next one).
Unsigned or unchecked Statement of Compliance.