Does Indiana still have a state prevailing-wage law?

No. Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage act in 2015. There is no Indiana state prevailing-wage rate, form, or portal. Certified payroll in Indiana is federal-only: it applies when a project carries federal funding under Davis-Bacon and is filed on the federal WH-347.

When do I have to file certified payroll on an Indiana job?

Only when the project is federally funded and Davis-Bacon applies. Purely state- or locally funded Indiana construction has no prevailing-wage certified-payroll requirement since the 2015 repeal. For a federal job, you file weekly on Form WH-347 with the Statement of Compliance.

Is PayrollPenguin a compliance guarantee?

No. PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool — it formats your payroll to the WH-347 specification and flags anomalies. You certify and the awarding agency reviews.

Indiana Davis-Bacon certified payroll

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

Indiana no longer has a state prevailing-wage law: the Common Construction Wage act was repealed in 2015. Today, certified payroll on an Indiana job is triggered only when federal money is in the project — Davis-Bacon work — and it is filed on the federal WH-347. There is no Indiana state form or state portal to upload to. PayrollPenguin turns your payroll run into a file-ready WH-347 and flags anomalies — missing fringe, a rate below the wage determination, classification gaps — before you certify.

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Indiana repealed its state prevailing-wage law

Indiana’s Common Construction Wage act was repealed in 2015, so there is no longer a separate state prevailing-wage rate or a state certified-payroll form to file. For purely state- or locally funded Indiana construction, no prevailing-wage certified payroll is required at all. The requirement comes back only when federal funding attaches to the project.

Federal funding is the only trigger now

When a project carries federal funds, Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply, and contractors must submit weekly certified payroll on Form WH-347 with the Statement of Compliance. The wage determination comes from the federal schedule for the project’s county and work type — not from any Indiana state rate. PayrollPenguin maps your classifications to that determination and reshapes your weekly hours into the WH-347 layout; it reformats your numbers, it never invents a wage.

One file-ready WH-347, anomalies surfaced first

Because there is no Indiana state format, the whole job is a single WH-347 per pay period. PayrollPenguin imports your payroll, formats it to the WH-347 spec, and flags anomalies — missing fringe, a paid rate below the wage determination, or a classification with no matching rate — so you resolve them before you sign. Filing stays gated behind your explicit certification.

How to file Indiana certified payroll

Import your payroll run. Upload your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll for the pay period.
Pick the federally funded Indiana project. Select the Davis-Bacon project and its wage determination so classifications map to the right federal rates.
Resolve flagged anomalies. PayrollPenguin flags missing fringe, rates below the wage determination, and classification gaps to fix before you 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 Indiana still have a state prevailing-wage law?: No. Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage act in 2015. There is no Indiana state prevailing-wage rate, form, or portal. Certified payroll in Indiana is federal-only: it applies when a project carries federal funding under Davis-Bacon and is filed on the federal WH-347.
When do I have to file certified payroll on an Indiana job?: Only when the project is federally funded and Davis-Bacon applies. Purely state- or locally funded Indiana construction has no prevailing-wage certified-payroll requirement since the 2015 repeal. For a federal job, you file weekly on Form WH-347 with the Statement of Compliance.
Is PayrollPenguin a compliance guarantee?: No. PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool — it formats your payroll to the WH-347 specification and flags anomalies. You certify and the awarding agency reviews.

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Turn your existing payroll run into a file-ready Indiana 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.