How to fill out form WH-347, column by column
The WH-347 is one page of payroll grid plus one page of sworn statement. Here is what goes where, and the spots where filings actually get rejected. (Or skip the manual work — the free generator fills the grid for you.)
The header
Contractor or subcontractor name (check the correct box), your address, the payroll number (sequential per project — payroll No. 1 is your first week on the job), the week ending date, and the project name, location, and project or contract number as they appear in your contract documents.
The worker grid
One row per worker, per classification. The columns:
1 — Name & ID
Full name plus an identifying number (typically the last four digits of the SSN — never the full SSN on the submitted copy).
2 — Withholding exemptions
Optional; many filers leave it blank.
3 — Work classification
The trade classification from the applicable wage determination (e.g. “Electrician — Journeyman”). A worker doing two trades in one week gets two rows.
4 — Hours worked each day
The daily grid, split into overtime (top) and straight-time (bottom) rows. Daily entries must sum to column 5 — the most common arithmetic rejection.
5 — Total hours
Weekly totals for the OT and straight-time rows.
6 — Rate of pay
Base hourly rate, with fringe benefits shown as required (cash paid in lieu of fringes goes here as a rate addition). Overtime at no less than 1.5× the base rate.
7 — Gross amount earned
Gross for this project; if the worker also worked private jobs that week, show project gross over total gross.
8 — Deductions
Taxes and other permissible deductions; anything unusual must be explained.
9 — Net wages paid
What the worker actually received for the week.
Page 2 — the Statement of Compliance
An owner or officer signs certifying the payroll is correct and complete, workers were paid no less than the applicable prevailing wage, and fringe benefits were paid to plans or in cash (check paragraph 4(a) or 4(b) accordingly). This signature carries criminal exposure for willful falsification — which is exactly why the arithmetic on page 1 deserves more than a quick eyeball.
Deadlines
Weekly, delivered within seven days after the regular pay date for that payroll week — for every week your workers are on the covered project. California contractors also file electronically with the DIR — see the eCPR guide.