Does Georgia have a state prevailing-wage law?

No. Georgia has no state prevailing-wage statute and no state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll applies to federally funded work in Georgia under the federal Davis-Bacon Act, reported on the U.S. Department of Labor’s WH-347.

When does a Georgia project need certified payroll?

When the project receives federal funding or assistance that triggers Davis-Bacon (for example HUD or FHWA dollars). Purely private, non-federal Georgia work generally has no certified-payroll requirement. GDOT federal-aid highway projects may also require it, sometimes via AASHTOWare Project Payroll — confirm the format with the awarding agency.

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. You certify and the awarding agency / DOL reviews.

Georgia Davis-Bacon certified payroll

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

Georgia has no state prevailing-wage law, so there is no Georgia state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll comes into play only when a project is federally funded — that triggers the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, and contractors report each pay period on the U.S. Department of Labor’s WH-347 with a signed Statement of Compliance. PayrollPenguin turns your payroll run into a file-ready WH-347, flags anomalies like missing fringe or a rate below the wage determination, and gates the export behind your certification.

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No state law — certified payroll is federal here

Unlike New York, New Jersey, or California, Georgia does not have its own prevailing-wage statute or an electronic state filing format. If your Georgia job is privately funded with no federal money, there is generally no certified-payroll requirement at all. The obligation attaches when federal funds are involved — for example HUD, FHWA, or other federally assisted construction — which brings the project under Davis-Bacon and the WH-347.

What Davis-Bacon requires on the WH-347

For covered federal work, you submit a weekly WH-347 per project listing each worker, their classification, hours, gross pay, deductions, and net pay, plus how fringe benefits were paid (in cash or to a plan). The applicable wage determination sets the minimum rate and fringe per classification. PayrollPenguin maps your classifications to the determination, reshapes your weekly hours into the form, and flags a rate below the determination or a missing fringe component — it reformats your numbers; it never invents a wage.

GDOT federal-aid highway work

Georgia DOT (GDOT) federal-aid highway projects can carry certified-payroll requirements as a condition of federal funding, sometimes collected through AASHTOWare Project Payroll rather than a loose WH-347. Treat this as a per-project possibility on federally funded road work: confirm the required format with the awarding agency, since the obligation still flows from the federal Davis-Bacon rules, not a Georgia state statute.

How to file Georgia certified payroll

Import your payroll run. Upload your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll for the pay period.
Pick the federal project. Select the federally funded project and attach the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination.
Resolve flagged anomalies. PayrollPenguin flags a rate below the wage determination, missing fringe, or classification gaps before you can certify.
Certify and export the WH-347. Sign the Statement of Compliance, then download the file-ready WH-347 to submit to the awarding agency.

Frequently asked questions

Does Georgia have a state prevailing-wage law?: No. Georgia has no state prevailing-wage statute and no state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll applies to federally funded work in Georgia under the federal Davis-Bacon Act, reported on the U.S. Department of Labor’s WH-347.
When does a Georgia project need certified payroll?: When the project receives federal funding or assistance that triggers Davis-Bacon (for example HUD or FHWA dollars). Purely private, non-federal Georgia work generally has no certified-payroll requirement. GDOT federal-aid highway projects may also require it, sometimes via AASHTOWare Project Payroll — confirm the format with the awarding agency.
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. You certify and the awarding agency / DOL reviews.

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Turn your existing payroll run into a file-ready Georgia Davis-Bacon certified payroll filing — anomalies flagged, nothing invented.

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PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool, not a compliance guarantor or legal advisor. You certify your filings; the awarding agency reviews them.