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Pennsylvania prevailing wage and certified payroll
Pennsylvania has its own prevailing-wage law (Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act of 1961 (Act 442), 43 P.S. §§165-1–165-17; 34 Pa. Code ch. 9) on top of federal Davis-Bacon.
State law
Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act of 1961 (Act 442), 43 P.S. §§165-1–165-17; 34 Pa. Code ch. 9
Applies to contracts
Estimated total project cost over $25,000 (no splitting)
Certified payroll
Weekly certified payrolls submitted to the public body (no state portal); records kept 2 years for L&I and the public body. Project-specific determinations requested from L&I before bidding.
In CertifyWage
WH-347 and Statement of Compliance, which this state accepts; state rules applied to overtime and rates.
Notes
Overtime after 40 hours a week only, at 1.5x the base rate plus cash paid in lieu of fringes.
Federal rules that apply in Pennsylvania too
Davis-Bacon
Federal and federally assisted construction contracts over $2,000 carry a wage determination from SAM.gov. Every laborer and mechanic is paid at least the listed base rate plus fringe for the classification of work actually performed.
Weekly certified payroll
The contractor and every subcontractor submit a certified payroll each week work is performed, with a signed Statement of Compliance. The U.S. Department of Labor’s optional form is the WH-347 (Rev. January 2025).
Overtime
On covered contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires time and a half of the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Fringe benefits are not multiplied.
Records
Payroll records are kept for at least three years after the work is completed and made available to the contracting agency and the Department of Labor on request.
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