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

West Virginia repealed its state prevailing-wage law

In 2016 West Virginia repealed its state prevailing-wage statute. There is no current West Virginia state certified-payroll form, no state rate schedule, and no state portal to upload to. If your project is funded entirely with state or private money, no prevailing-wage certified payroll is owed at the state level — the obligation now comes from federal funding.

Federal funding triggers Davis-Bacon and the WH-347

When a West Virginia project receives federal funds, the Davis-Bacon Act applies and you owe weekly certified payroll on Form WH-347, including the signed Statement of Compliance. The applicable wage determination comes from the federal schedule (SAM.gov / the DOL), not from a state office. PayrollPenguin maps your classifications to the WH-347 layout and reshapes your weekly hours into the form — it reformats your numbers; it never invents a wage.

From your payroll run to a file-ready WH-347

You keep your existing payroll system. PayrollPenguin imports the run from ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or a CSV, normalizes hours and fringe, and produces the WH-347 for the pay period. Anomalies — a missing fringe, a rate below the wage determination, a zero-hour week — are surfaced for your review, and nothing is filed until you certify.

How to file West Virginia certified payroll

1. Import your payroll run. Upload your ADP, Gusto, QuickBooks, Paychex, or CSV payroll for the pay period.
2. Confirm the project is federally funded. Davis-Bacon (and the WH-347) applies only to federally funded work — West Virginia has no state prevailing-wage filing since 2016.
3. Review flagged anomalies. PayrollPenguin flags missing fringe, a rate below the wage determination, or a zero-hour week for you to resolve before certifying.
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 West Virginia still have a state prevailing-wage law?

No. West Virginia repealed its state prevailing-wage law in 2016. There is no state certified-payroll form or portal today. Certified payroll is owed only on federally funded work, under the federal Davis-Bacon Act, filed on Form WH-347.

Which form do I file for a federally funded West Virginia job?

The federal WH-347, with the signed Statement of Compliance, filed weekly to the awarding agency. PayrollPenguin formats your payroll run into a file-ready WH-347 and flags anomalies 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 awarding agency / DOL reviews.