Does Michigan have its own certified-payroll file or form?

Michigan does not publish a distinct downloadable state format that a tool generates. It collects certified payroll through LEO’s online system on the LCPtracker platform, and the underlying dataset is the standard federal WH-347. PayrollPenguin produces the file-ready WH-347 from your payroll; you submit through the state’s LEO/LCPtracker system.

When does online submission become mandatory in Michigan?

As of April 2, 2026, online submission through LEO’s system becomes the mandated primary method, replacing transmittal to the contracting agent. Plan to submit through the LEO/LCPtracker portal from that date forward, using the reviewed WH-347 from PayrollPenguin as your accurate source.

Is PayrollPenguin a compliance guarantee?

No. PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool — it formats your payroll to the official WH-347 specification and flags anomalies for your review. You certify and submit through Michigan’s LEO/LCPtracker system; the awarding agency reviews.

Michigan prevailing wage certified payroll

How to file certified payroll in Michigan (prevailing wage, LEO/LCPtracker)

Michigan reinstated its state prevailing-wage law in 2024, so state-funded public construction again requires certified payroll. Michigan collects that payroll through the online system run by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), hosted on the LCPtracker platform. The data underneath is the standard federal WH-347 dataset — classifications, hours, gross, deductions, and fringe per worker. PayrollPenguin turns your existing payroll run into a file-ready WH-347, formatted to the official spec, and flags anomalies — a rate below the wage determination, missing fringe, a zero-hour week — before you certify. You then submit through Michigan’s LEO/LCPtracker system.

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Michigan’s law is back — and the dataset is the WH-347

After Michigan reinstated prevailing wage in 2024, contractors on covered state-funded projects must report certified payroll again. Michigan does not invent a new set of fields: the payroll data its system collects is the same data the federal WH-347 carries — each worker’s classification, daily and total hours, gross pay, deductions, net, and the hourly fringe equivalent. PayrollPenguin maps your payroll lines to the right classifications and builds that WH-347 from your numbers; it reformats your payroll, it never invents a wage.

Submission runs through LEO on the LCPtracker platform

Michigan collects certified payroll through LEO’s online system, which is hosted on the LCPtracker platform — a direct-entry and upload portal. PayrollPenguin is not connected to that portal and does not upload or file on your behalf. What PayrollPenguin gives you is the correct, anomaly-checked WH-347 to work from, so the figures you enter or upload into LEO/LCPtracker are accurate and consistent with your payroll run.

Deadlines and MDOT highway work

Michigan reports are due within 10 days of the end of each pay period, so a steady weekly cadence keeps you ahead of the deadline. Highway and road work administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is handled through its own separate process rather than the general LEO program — confirm which track your project falls under with the awarding agency. PayrollPenguin flags a late cadence before the deadline and keeps a certification audit snapshot of who signed what, and when.

How to file Michigan certified payroll

Import your payroll run. Upload your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll for the pay period.
Pick the Michigan project. Select the covered state-funded project and attach its prevailing-wage determination so classifications and rates line up.
Resolve anomalies. PayrollPenguin flags a rate below the wage determination, missing fringe, or a zero-hour week so you can fix them before certifying.
Certify, export, then submit to LEO. Sign the Statement of Compliance and download the file-ready WH-347, then use it as your accurate source to enter or upload in Michigan’s LEO/LCPtracker system.

Frequently asked questions

Does Michigan have its own certified-payroll file or form?: Michigan does not publish a distinct downloadable state format that a tool generates. It collects certified payroll through LEO’s online system on the LCPtracker platform, and the underlying dataset is the standard federal WH-347. PayrollPenguin produces the file-ready WH-347 from your payroll; you submit through the state’s LEO/LCPtracker system.
When does online submission become mandatory in Michigan?: As of April 2, 2026, online submission through LEO’s system becomes the mandated primary method, replacing transmittal to the contracting agent. Plan to submit through the LEO/LCPtracker portal from that date forward, using the reviewed WH-347 from PayrollPenguin as your accurate source.
Is PayrollPenguin a compliance guarantee?: No. PayrollPenguin is a reporting and formatting tool — it formats your payroll to the official WH-347 specification and flags anomalies for your review. You certify and submit through Michigan’s LEO/LCPtracker system; the awarding agency reviews.

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Turn your existing payroll run into a file-ready Michigan prevailing wage 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.