How to Fill Out Form WH-347, Field by Field

Published November 3, 2026

Form WH-347 is the Department of Labor's optional form for the weekly certified payroll that contractors and subcontractors on Davis-Bacon covered projects must submit. The form itself is optional, but the weekly payroll information is not. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.) (Source: 29 CFR 5.5, contract provisions (certified payrolls, apprentices, overtime), (a)(3)(ii)(A).) Here is every field on page 1 of the current form, in order, with what goes in it.

The header

All rows paraphrase the DOL instructions for the form. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)

The worker columns

Columns 1A to 1E: who the worker is

An entry number, last name, first name and middle initial, then an identifying number for each worker, such as the last four digits of the Social Security number or another number specific to that worker. Do not put full Social Security numbers on the form. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)

Column 2: journeyworker or registered apprentice

Enter J for a journeyworker or RA for a registered apprentice in a program approved by DOL's Office of Apprenticeship or a State Apprenticeship Agency. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.) Apprentices have their own rules for rates and ratios: see how to report apprentices on the WH-347.

Column 3: labor classification

The classification for the work the worker actually did, taken from the wage determination in the contract. If someone worked in two classifications in the same week, they must be paid at least the rate for each classification for the time actually worked in it, and you need an accurate breakdown of the hours in each. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.) That usually means two lines for that worker.

Columns 4 and 5: hours

Column 4 is hours worked on this project each day, split into straight time and overtime. On contracts covered by the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, hours over 40 in the workweek go on the overtime line. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.) (Source: 40 U.S.C. 3702, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act overtime.) Column 5 is the total of the hours in column 4. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)

Column 6: rates and fringe

• 6A, hourly rate paid: the actual straight time rate on the top row and the overtime rate on the bottom row, for the classification in column 3. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)
• 6B, total fringe benefit credit: the total of your contributions to, or reasonably anticipated costs of, bona fide fringe benefit plans that you are taking as credit toward the prevailing fringe rate, as listed on page 2 under the hourly credit for fringe benefits. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)
• 6C, payment in lieu of fringe: cash paid to the worker instead of fringe benefits for the week. It should equal the worker's total hours times the hourly cash in lieu rate. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)

Overtime is figured on the basic rate, not on the basic rate plus fringe. That mistake is common enough that it is on our list of WH-347 mistakes to catch.

Columns 7 to 9: gross, deductions and net

• 7A: gross earned for the week on this project. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)
• 7B: if the worker also earned money that week on other work, including non-covered projects, the total gross for all work. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)
• 8: every deduction from the total gross for all work: tax withholding, FICA and other deductions. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)
• 9: the actual net amount paid to the worker for all hours worked that week, across all projects. (Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division: Form WH-347 (Rev. January 2025) and its instructions.)

These columns have to tie out. Hours times rates should match the gross, and gross minus deductions should match the net. When they do not, the payroll is the first thing a reviewer questions.

Page 2: the Statement of Compliance

Page 2 repeats the project details and carries the Statement of Compliance, signed by the certifying official. The signature certifies that the payroll is correct and complete and that every worker was paid at least the required rates. (Source: 29 CFR 5.5, contract provisions (certified payrolls, apprentices, overtime), (a)(3)(ii).) Who can sign it and what it exposes you to is covered in the Statement of Compliance guide.