How to file certified payroll in Arkansas (Davis-Bacon WH-347)

Arkansas repealed its prevailing-wage law in 2017

Act 1068 of 2017 repealed Arkansas’s state prevailing-wage statute. Since then, there is no state wage determination, no state certified-payroll form, and no state portal to upload to. If you only work on purely state- or privately-funded jobs in Arkansas, prevailing-wage certified payroll generally does not apply at all.

Federal funding is what triggers certified payroll

When an Arkansas project receives federal funding — highways, federal buildings, many federally-assisted housing and infrastructure jobs — the federal Davis-Bacon Act applies. Covered contractors must pay the published Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and submit a weekly certified payroll on Form WH-347 to the contracting agency. Check the contract and the wage determination to confirm coverage before you assume it does or does not apply.

WH-347 from your existing payroll

The WH-347 is a weekly report with daily hours, straight-time and overtime, gross pay, itemized deductions, and a fringe-benefit statement, signed under the Statement of Compliance. PayrollPenguin maps your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll onto the WH-347 layout — it reformats your numbers; it never invents a wage — and flags problems like a rate below the wage determination, missing fringe, or a zero-hour week before you certify.

How to file Arkansas certified payroll

1. Import your payroll run. Upload your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll for the pay period.
2. Confirm the job is federally funded. Certified payroll in Arkansas applies only to Davis-Bacon work — confirm the project carries federal funding and attach its federal wage determination.
3. Resolve flagged anomalies. PayrollPenguin flags a rate below the wage determination, missing fringe, classification gaps, or zero-hour weeks for you to review and resolve.
4. Certify and export the WH-347. Sign the Statement of Compliance, then download the file-ready WH-347 to submit to the contracting agency.

Frequently asked questions

Does Arkansas still have a state prevailing-wage law?

No. Arkansas repealed its state prevailing-wage law in 2017 (Act 1068), so there is no state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll applies only to federally-funded work under the Davis-Bacon Act, which is reported on the federal WH-347.

Which projects in Arkansas require certified payroll?

Projects that carry federal funding subject to the Davis-Bacon Act — for example federal-aid highway, federal building, and many federally-assisted construction jobs. Purely state- or privately-funded Arkansas work generally has no prevailing-wage certified-payroll requirement. Always check the contract and wage determination to confirm.

Is PayrollPenguin a compliance guarantee?

No. PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool — it formats your payroll to the federal WH-347 specification and flags anomalies for your review. You certify and the contracting agency / DOL reviews.