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

Kentucky repealed its state prevailing-wage law in 2017

Kentucky no longer has a state prevailing-wage statute — it was repealed in 2017 — and there is no Kentucky-specific certified-payroll form or state portal to file into. State-funded and purely private Kentucky construction work generally has no prevailing-wage certified-payroll requirement. The obligation now comes from one place: federal money on the project.

Federal funding is the trigger — and it means the WH-347

When a Kentucky project is funded in whole or part by the federal government, the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply, and contractors submit a weekly certified payroll on Form WH-347 (including the Statement of Compliance) to the contracting agency. The WH-347 shows each worker’s classification, hours, rates, gross, deductions, and fringe — and the federal form shows only the last four digits of the SSN. PayrollPenguin produces the WH-347 from your own data.

Your payroll data, reshaped — not invented

PayrollPenguin imports your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll and reformats it into the WH-347 layout — mapping classifications, splitting straight-time and overtime, and handling fringe. The transformation is deterministic: it reformats your numbers and never invents a wage. Along the way it flags anomalies — missing fringe, a rate below the wage determination, or zero-hour weeks — for you to resolve before you certify.

How to file Kentucky certified payroll

1. Import your payroll run. Upload your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll for the pay period.
2. Pick the federally funded Kentucky project. Select the Davis-Bacon project and its wage determination so the WH-347 maps classifications to the right rates and fringe.
3. Resolve flagged anomalies. Review PayrollPenguin’s flags — missing fringe, a rate below the wage determination, or zero-hour weeks — before you can certify.
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 Kentucky still have a state prevailing-wage law?

No. Kentucky repealed its state prevailing-wage law in 2017, and there is no current Kentucky state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll in Kentucky today is triggered only by federally funded work, which is reported on the federal Davis-Bacon WH-347.

Which form do I file for a federally funded Kentucky job?

The federal Davis-Bacon Form WH-347, submitted weekly to the contracting agency with the Statement of Compliance. PayrollPenguin turns your payroll run into a file-ready WH-347 and flags anomalies for your review before you certify.

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 contracting agency / DOL reviews.