Free Blank California Certified Payroll (Form WH-347) (2026)
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| State prevailing-wage law | Yes — California's public works law requires the general prevailing rate of per diem wages on public works, and the awarding body must include the rates in the call for bids and the contract.Source: Cal. Lab. Code §§ 1720, 1771 |
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| Certified payroll on state projects | Required — filed monthly to Labor Commissioner (DIR) through the online eCPR system, and to the awarding body on request. Each contractor and subcontractor must keep accurate payroll records showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight-time and overtime hours worked each day and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each worker, and must furnish certified copies; records furnished to the public or to joint labor-management committees are redacted so that only the last four digits of the social security number appear.Source: Cal. Lab. Code § 1776(a), (e) |
| State form or system | DIR Form A-1-131 (Public Works Payroll Reporting Form) or any format containing the same information — DIR eCPR (Public Works Website Services)Source: Cal. Lab. Code § 1776(a) |
| Contract threshold | $1,000 (Lab. Code § 1771); a higher threshold of over $25,000 for construction and over $15,000 for alteration, demolition, repair or maintenance applies where Lab. Code § 1771.5 is invoked.Source: U.S. DOL, Wage and Hour Division, Dollar Threshold Amounts for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws (Jan. 1, 2023) |
| Record retention | Certified payroll records must be furnished within 10 days of a written request; a contractor that does not comply is assessed $100 per calendar day per worker until the records are produced.Source: Cal. Lab. Code § 1776(b), (h) |
| Federal WH-347 accepted | Yes — A contractor may report on its own payroll format — including federal Form WH-347 — as long as it contains all of the information Labor Code § 1776(a) requires.Source: Cal. Lab. Code § 1776(a) |
| Federal requirement | Contractors and subcontractors must submit weekly certified payrolls to the federal agency that is a party to the contract or, where the agency is not a party, to the applicant, sponsor, owner or other entity that maintains the records for transmission to the federal agency.Source: 29 C.F.R. § 5.5(a)(3)(ii) |
| Statement of compliance | Each weekly payroll must be accompanied by a signed Statement of Compliance — page 2 of Form WH-347 or any document with identical wording — executed by the contractor, subcontractor, or the authorized officer or employee who supervises the payment of wages, and signed with an original handwritten signature or a legally valid electronic signature.Source: 29 C.F.R. § 3.3(b) |
| Worker identification | The payroll submitted to the agency must not contain the worker's full social security number or home address; it shows an individual identifying number, such as the last four digits of the social security number.Source: 29 C.F.R. § 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(A); Form WH-347 instructions, column 1E |
| Overtime | On covered contracts, laborers and mechanics must be paid one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.Source: 40 U.S.C. § 3702(a) (Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act) |
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