Free Blank Massachusetts Certified Payroll (Form WH-347) (2026)

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Massachusetts rules that this document follows

State prevailing-wage lawYes — Massachusetts requires the prevailing wage on public works of the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions, with no contract-amount threshold.Source: M.G.L. c. 149 §§ 26, 27
Certified payroll on state projectsRequired — filed weekly to the awarding authority (by first-class mail or e-mail). Every contractor and subcontractor submits a weekly certified payroll record to the awarding authority — a complete copy of the payroll accompanied by a signed statement that the records are correct and that the rates paid are not less than the applicable prevailing rates — and files a statement of compliance within fifteen days after completing its portion of the work.Source: M.G.L. c. 149 § 27B
State form or systemWeekly Certified Payroll Report Form and Statement of Compliance (Attorney General's Fair Labor Division)Source: M.G.L. c. 149 § 27B
Contract thresholdNo dollar threshold.Source: U.S. DOL, Wage and Hour Division, Dollar Threshold Amounts for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws (Jan. 1, 2023)
Record retention3 years — The employer must preserve its payroll records for three years from the date of completion of the contract.Source: M.G.L. c. 149 § 27B
Federal requirementContractors 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 complianceEach 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 identificationThe 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
OvertimeOn 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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