Accurate, compliant payroll—including specialized certified payroll, Davis-Bacon, and prevailing wage reporting for contractors and government-funded projects.
Certified payroll is a special weekly payroll report that contractors must submit on many government-funded construction projects, proving every worker was paid at least the required prevailing wage for their job classification. It's filed on federal form WH-347 with a signed Statement of Compliance—and getting it wrong can hold up your payments or trigger penalties.
Side By Side Financial provides full-service payroll plus certified payroll and Davis-Bacon compliance for contractors nationwide. We handle the wage calculations, fringe tracking, and weekly WH-347 filings so your projects stay compliant and your payments keep flowing. New to this? Read our full guide: Certified Payroll & Davis-Bacon Explained.
Payroll processing, direct deposit, pay stubs, and new-hire reporting—accurate and on time, every cycle.
Weekly certified payroll reports prepared and filed for public and government-funded projects.
Correct prevailing wage rates by classification and county, applied and documented every week.
Fringe benefits calculated and reported correctly, whether paid as wages or into approved plans.
Federal, state, and local payroll taxes deposited and filed, plus year-end W-2s and 1099s.
Multi-state payroll and commission tracking for complex pay structures.
You generally need certified payroll if your business works on:
If your contract mentions Davis-Bacon, prevailing wage, or a wage determination number, certified payroll almost certainly applies. General contractors are also responsible for collecting compliant certified payroll from their subcontractors.
Each week, for every worker on the project, the WH-347 records their classification, hours, pay rate, gross wages, deductions, net pay, and fringe benefits—signed with a Statement of Compliance certifying everyone was paid correctly. It's due weekly, and many agencies require a "no work" report even for weeks with no activity. We prepare, file, and track all of it for you.
Our certified payroll expertise makes us a natural fit for construction, trades, and trucking—but we run accurate, compliant payroll for businesses in every industry we serve, from restaurants and retail to professional services and nonprofits.
Payroll pricing typically depends on how many employees you run and how often, plus whether you need certified payroll reporting on top of standard payroll. Certified payroll adds the weekly WH-347 filings and prevailing wage tracking, which is specialized work most general payroll providers don't handle well.
We price payroll transparently based on your team size and project requirements—and getting it right the first time is far cheaper than a compliance penalty or a held-up payment. Get an exact quote in your free consultation.
Our certified payroll expertise makes us a natural fit for construction, trades, and trucking—but we run reliable payroll for every industry we serve.
We don't just do your books—we become a strategic part of your team. Our clients get enterprise-level financial expertise at a fraction of the cost of an in-house finance department.
Keep your projects compliant and your payments flowing with payroll experts who know Davis-Bacon.