South Carolina Davis-Bacon certified payroll

How to file certified payroll in South Carolina (federal WH-347)

South Carolina has no state prevailing-wage law and no state certified-payroll form or portal. A certified payroll obligation in South Carolina comes from one place: federal Davis-Bacon funding on the project. When a job is federally funded, you file the federal WH-347 each pay period. PayrollPenguin turns your payroll run into a file-ready WH-347 — pulling hours, rates, and fringe straight from your numbers — and flags anomalies before you certify.

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No state prevailing-wage law in South Carolina

Unlike states such as New York or California, South Carolina has not enacted a state prevailing-wage statute. There is no South Carolina state certified-payroll form and no state portal to upload to. If your project is funded entirely with private or non-Davis-Bacon money, no certified payroll filing is required at all.

Federal funding is what triggers certified payroll

The only certified-payroll requirement on South Carolina work is federal: Davis-Bacon and related Acts apply when a project receives covered federal funding, such as federal highway, housing, or infrastructure dollars. On those jobs you submit the U.S. Department of Labor WH-347 weekly to the contracting or funding agency. Check the contract — the wage determination and Davis-Bacon clauses tell you whether the job is covered.

One WH-347, straight from your payroll

The WH-347 carries each worker’s classification, hours, rate, gross, deductions, and fringe, plus the signed Statement of Compliance. PayrollPenguin maps your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV export into the WH-347 layout — it reformats your numbers, it never invents a wage — and flags gaps like a missing fringe or a rate below the wage determination for your review.

How to file South Carolina 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 project. Select the Davis-Bacon project and attach its wage determination so classifications and rates line up.
  3. Resolve flagged anomalies. PayrollPenguin flags missing fringe, classification gaps, or a rate below the wage determination 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 awarding agency.

Frequently asked questions

Does South Carolina have a state prevailing-wage law?
No. South Carolina has no state prevailing-wage law and no state certified-payroll form or portal. Certified payroll is required only on federally funded (Davis-Bacon) work, which is filed on the federal WH-347.
Which form do I file for certified payroll in South Carolina?
The federal WH-347 from the U.S. Department of Labor. Because there is no South Carolina state form, every certified payroll filing for South Carolina work uses the federal WH-347, submitted weekly to the contracting or funding agency.
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 / DOL reviews.

File South Carolina certified payroll in minutes

Turn your existing payroll run into a file-ready South Carolina 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.