Prevailing wage and certified payroll, handled.
Prevailing wage and certified payroll serving Long Island, New York, New Jersey and beyond.
PayNortheast runs prevailing wage payroll and certified payroll for contractors on New York State, New York City and federal Davis-Bacon projects, from the same payroll data that pays your crews.
Prevailing wage payroll, at a glance.
Prevailing wage payroll has more moving parts than ordinary payroll: project-specific wage schedules, supplements, multiple classifications per worker, union rules and certified payroll filed on a deadline. PayNortheast builds all of it into your payroll setup, so the right rate is applied every time and every report ties back to the paycheck.
- New York State: public work under Labor Law Article 8, Section 220, and covered private projects under Section 224-a
- NYSDOL filing: beginning January 1, 2026, certified payroll is submitted electronically through the Bureau of Public Work’s Certified Payroll portal, including weeks with no work
- New York City: annual schedules published by the NYC Comptroller, with certified payroll filed through the City’s own online system
- Federal: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts work, with weekly certified payroll on Form WH-347
- New Jersey: public work in New Jersey follows its own Prevailing Wage Act and state rate determinations, separate from New York’s rules, so ask us about New Jersey projects
- Stop-work risk: Section 224-b allows a stop-work order for substantial non-compliance, so getting it right every week matters
What we handle for prevailing wage contractors
- Project wage schedules set up by classification
- Fringe and supplements paid to plans or in cash
- Only registered apprentices paid apprentice rates on NY public work
- Public and private jobs in the same pay run
- Certified payroll filed electronically on time
- Advanced Job Costing by job, class and phase
- Free account setup when you switch
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Certified payroll reports in any format.
PayNortheast has a custom report generator that can generate payroll or certified payroll reports in any certified payroll report format.
That includes Form WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance, New York certified payroll formats, the layouts agencies and prime contractors require, and electronic files for portal upload, all built from one set of payroll data.
Any format. Any report. If you need it, we build it.
Where prevailing wage payroll gets complicated.
Supplements and fringe are where prevailing wage payroll most often goes wrong on New York public work. We build the rules into your payroll so the right rate is applied every time.
Fringe benefits & supplements
Credits for bona fide benefit plans and cash paid in lieu of fringe, tracked per worker and per job.
Union payroll
Union scales, dues and benefit fund contributions tracked by local and job, ready for remittance reporting.
Multi-rate pay
More than one classification and rate for the same worker in the same week, with hours split correctly and overtime calculated right.
Prevailing wage certified payroll, submitted and ready for review.
We prepare and submit certified payroll to LCPtracker, Elation Systems, eMars and others, plus the NYSDOL Certified Payroll portal. PayNortheast also works with many auditors and provides audit-ready, auditor-friendly reports for prevailing wage audits, Department of Labor and agency audits, and labor compliance reviews.
Prepare
Certified payroll built from your payroll, in the format each platform requires.
Submit
Reports and supporting documents entered or uploaded on schedule, after your sign-off.
Follow through
Reviewer questions answered, corrections made and reports resubmitted.
Choose how you run prevailing wage payroll.
Run it online, send it to us, or customize your own process. Same dedicated contact behind every one.
Online Portal
Process payroll and manage your team online, anytime.
Email or Text
Simply send us your hours. We do everything else.
Custom
Payroll as unique as your business. We build it around how you work.
“I want to enter the payroll. You enter the new hires.”
“I just want to send you the hours from my point of sale. You do the rest.”
“I want you to enter the daily logs, add the hours to payroll and add new hires.”
“Pay my staff automatically every payroll. I’ll let you know if anything changes.”
“I want to run everything myself online, but have someone to call when I need help.”
Tell us how you want it. We’ll build it. Let’s Chat →
Go deeper at NYCertifiedPayroll.com
Our dedicated New York certified payroll site, by PayNortheast, covers certified and prevailing wage payroll in depth, with its own sample reports and service options.
- New York prevailing wage and NYSDOL filing
- Davis-Bacon and WH-347 certified payroll
- Fringe benefits, union and multi-rate payroll
- Audit-ready reports and sample reports
- LCPtracker, Elation and eMars submission
Prevailing wage payroll FAQ
What is prevailing wage payroll in New York?
On public work covered by New York Labor Law Article 8, Section 220, contractors and subcontractors must pay workers at least the prevailing rate of wages and supplements (fringe benefits) for their trade classification. Prevailing wage payroll means applying those rates and supplements correctly, by job and classification, and reporting them on certified payroll.
Who sets prevailing wage rates in New York?
For public work let by New York City, the NYC Comptroller publishes prevailing wage schedules each year. For most other Article 8 public work in the state, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) issues the prevailing wage schedule for the project.
How is certified payroll filed with NYSDOL?
Beginning January 1, 2026, contractors and subcontractors on Article 8 public work submit certified payroll electronically through NYSDOL’s Certified Payroll portal, including weeks with no work. New York City public work is filed through the City’s own online certified payroll system. We prepare and submit both.
Do you handle Davis-Bacon certified payroll too?
Yes. For federally funded work under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts we prepare weekly certified payroll on Form WH-347 or the agency’s required format, with the Statement of Compliance ready for your signature.
Does New Jersey prevailing wage payroll follow New York’s rules?
No. New Jersey public work is covered by the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, with rates set by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, so its rules, rates and reporting differ from New York’s. Tell us about your New Jersey projects and we’ll go over what they require.
How do you handle fringe benefits and union payroll on prevailing wage jobs?
We set up the supplement or fringe rate for each classification from the project’s wage schedule and track what is paid to benefit plans and in cash in lieu, per worker and per job. Union scales, dues and benefit fund contributions are tracked by local and by job.
How can I run prevailing wage payroll with PayNortheast?
Three ways: Online Portal, where you process payroll and manage your team online, anytime; Email or Text, where you simply send us your hours and we do everything else; and Custom, where we build payroll around how you work, such as automatic payroll for salaried staff, or handling new hires while you run payroll online. The same dedicated contact is behind every option.
Which certified payroll platforms do you submit to?
We prepare and submit certified payroll to LCPtracker, Elation Systems, eMars and others, including state and agency portals and prime-contractor systems, and we handle corrections and resubmissions.
Do you help with certified payroll audits and prevailing wage audits?
Yes. PayNortheast works with many auditors and provides audit-ready, auditor-friendly reports. When a prevailing wage audit, a U.S. Department of Labor or agency audit, or a labor compliance review comes up, we produce the certified payroll, payroll registers, rate and fringe detail and job cost reports the reviewer asks for.
Let’s talk about your prevailing wage payroll.
Tell us about your public jobs, agencies and wage schedules. We’ll show you how PayNortheast would run prevailing wage and certified payroll for your Long Island or New York crews.
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