The WH-347 Rev. January 2025 edition: what is on it
If you have been filling in a WH-347 template for years, it is worth checking which edition it is. This page lists what can be read directly off the Rev. January 2025 edition of Form WH-347. It does not cover the rulemaking behind the form or any history beyond what the form itself shows. For anything else, check the DOL WH-347 page, and always compare the form you file against the current DOL PDF.
How to identify the edition
- Title: "Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Weekly Certified Payroll Form," U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
- Marked "For Contractor's Optional Use."
- Rev. January 2025
- OMB No.: 1235-0008, Expires: 01/31/2028
- Two pages, landscape letter size.
The burden statement estimates an average of 55 minutes to complete.
Page 1 header
Three checkboxes sit at the top:
- Submission of final DBRA certified payroll form (the DOL instructions say to mark it for the final week of work on the project)
- Prime contractor
- Subcontractor
The header fields are: project name; project no. or contract no.; certified payroll no.; prime contractor's/subcontractor's business name; project location; wage determination no.; week ending date; and prime contractor's/subcontractor's business address.
Page 1 columns
| Column | Label |
|---|---|
| 1A-1D | Worker entry no., last name, first name, middle initial |
| 1E | Worker identifying no. |
| 2 | (J) journeyworker / (RA) registered apprentice |
| 3 | Labor classification |
| 4 | Days of work week and dates; hours worked each day in ST and OT rows |
| 5 | Total hours worked for week |
| 6A | Hourly wage rate paid for ST and OT |
| 6B | Total fringe benefit credit |
| 6C | Payment in lieu of fringe benefits |
| 7A, 7B | Gross amount earned on this project; gross amount earned for all work |
| 8 | Deductions for all work: tax withholdings, FICA, other (specify), total deductions |
| 9 | Net pay to worker for all work |
When you compare an older template against this list, check in particular for a separate identifying number column (1E), for which the DOL instructions say to use something like the last four digits of the SSN, never a full SSN; a J/RA column (2); and separate fringe columns 6B and 6C.
Page 2: six numbered items
Page 2 carries the project header, the certifying official's name and title, and the statement "I paid or supervised the payment of the laborers or mechanics..." followed by six numbered items:
- Payroll correct and complete; rates paid not less than the wage determination.
- Payrolls and basic records complete, accurate and available.
- Classifications reported are the work actually performed.
- Apprentices registered with OA or a recognized SAA, with an apprenticeship table (program name, OA/SAA, registered name of labor classification).
- Fringe benefits paid in cash and/or to bona fide plans, with an hourly credit for fringe benefits table (up to six plans per worker: name, type, plan number, funded/unfunded, hourly credit, and a total).
- Full weekly wages paid, with no rebates or deductions other than those permitted under 29 CFR part 3.
Then Additional Remarks and a signature block with signature, date, telephone number and email address, plus the falsification warning and a FOIA disclosure note. More on each item in the Statement of Compliance guide.
The 4(a)/4(b) restructure
Older editions of the WH-347 had a fringe item 4 with (a) for amounts paid to approved plans, funds or programs and (b) for amounts paid in cash. The Rev. January 2025 form has no items labelled 4(a) or 4(b). Item 4 covers apprentices, and fringe is handled by item 5, its hourly-credit table, and columns 6B and 6C. See the fringe benefit columns guide.
Our tool and the current edition
The WH-347 Layout Tool produces an optional layout that follows the Rev. January 2025 field and column list above, from a CSV or Excel export read in your browser. It does not fill the apprenticeship or hourly-credit tables and leaves the signature, date, phone and email blank. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor, so check what you file against the current DOL PDF.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know I have the current WH-347?
The current edition is marked Rev. January 2025, OMB No. 1235-0008, Expires 01/31/2028. Compare the form you file against the current PDF on the DOL WH-347 page.
Where did fringe items 4(a) and 4(b) go?
Older editions had a fringe item 4 with (a) paid to approved plans, funds or programs and (b) paid in cash. The Rev. January 2025 form has no 4(a) or 4(b); fringe is item 5 with an hourly-credit table, plus columns 6B and 6C.
Is the Rev. January 2025 WH-347 mandatory?
The form notice says use of Form WH-347 itself is optional, but covered contractors and subcontractors must submit payroll information weekly with a signed Statement of Compliance.
About the WH-347 Layout Tool
- Browser-only: your CSV or Excel payroll export is read and laid out in your browser. Payroll is never uploaded. No account.
- Optional layout: it produces the WH-347 layout (Rev. January 2025, OMB 1235-0008). Use of Form WH-347 itself is optional; the weekly payroll information and a signed Statement of Compliance are what you submit.
- Price: free watermarked preview. Clean PDF + normalized CSV: $39 one-time for one project (31 days) or $29/month for one project.
- Not legal, payroll or tax advice. You review the output and the certifying official signs page 2.