Rates, fringe math, WH-347, and state forms in one workflow.
PrevailComply helps small contractors working on public projects pay the right prevailing wage, classify workers correctly, calculate fringe benefits, and generate certified payroll reports without rebuilding the same spreadsheet every week.
County and classification checked before the certified payroll is generated.
Benefit credits and cash-in-lieu clear the required total package.
Federal WH-347 plus the state form required for this job.
Payroll software pays people. Prevailing wage software makes sure the public works payroll you file proves the right rate, classification, fringe, and form.
Map the project location, trade, and classification to the wage determination instead of guessing from last week's spreadsheet.
Track benefit credits, cash-in-lieu, overtime, and annualization issues before an underpayment appears on a certified payroll report.
Flag registered apprentice status and journeyworker ratios before an apprentice gets paid at a rate the agency will reject.
Create a clean WH-347 and Statement of Compliance for Davis-Bacon covered jobs from the same payroll data.
California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington, and Pennsylvania do not all want the same report. PrevailComply is built state-first.
Use QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, or a CSV export for payroll. PrevailComply handles the compliance layer that general payroll tools do not.
The buyer is usually not shopping for more payroll software. They are trying to file correctly, avoid payment holds, and stop spending Friday rebuilding reports by hand.
| Need | Excel / paper | QuickBooks | Enterprise tools | PrevailComply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll payments | Manual | Yes | Sometimes | Imports from payroll |
| WH-347 generation | Template only | Desktop only | Yes | Yes |
| Prevailing wage rate checks | No | Manual setup | Yes | Yes |
| State certified payroll forms | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Small subcontractor workflow | Error-prone | Payroll-first | Often overbuilt | Built for it |
| Setup burden | Low at first | Medium | High | Lightweight |
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A lot of public works pain starts after the federal form: the state portal, the state cadence, and the state penalty clock. PrevailComply is built around those differences.
Prepare California public works payroll for DIR eCPR requirements, monthly submission cadence, and classification/rate checks.
Track New York electronic certified payroll requirements, PRC/project details, and the 30-day filing rhythm.
Keep NJ Wage Hub filing details, contractor registration, and payroll record fields from becoming a separate manual process.
Support Illinois certified transcript workflows and deadlines where late or false certified payroll can become personal risk.
Connect certified payroll with the filings that bracket Washington public works jobs: Intent, payroll, and Affidavit.
Handle Pennsylvania weekly certified payroll records even when there is no single state portal to absorb the work.
Bring in hours and workers from QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, or a spreadsheet export.
Confirm location, trade classification, wage rate, fringe, and apprentice status.
Create the WH-347 and any state certified payroll form required by the project.
Keep a clean audit trail so you can answer the GC, agency, or compliance officer fast.
Prevailing wage software helps contractors find the required wage rates for a public works project, match workers to the correct classifications, calculate fringe benefits and apprentice ratios, and produce the certified payroll reports required by federal or state agencies.
No. QuickBooks is for running payroll and paying workers. PrevailComply sits on top of QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, or a payroll export and handles the prevailing-wage-specific forms, checks, and records.
Yes. PrevailComply generates the federal WH-347 certified payroll report and Statement of Compliance, then adds state forms where the project requires more than the federal report.
Small subcontractors and payroll admins working on public works construction jobs: electrical, plumbing, HVAC, concrete, drywall, and similar trades with crews that are too small for enterprise compliance software but too exposed to keep guessing in spreadsheets.
PrevailComply generates WH-347, state certified payroll forms, and e-filing for small public works contractors. Sign up to start filing, or drop your email for the free WH-347 checklist.