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Pennsylvania certified payroll & prevailing wage compliance
Pennsylvania runs its own prevailing-wage law on top of federal Davis-Bacon: the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (43 P.S. §165-1 et seq.) applies at $25,000. We prepare and check certified payroll, wage-rate compliance, and get the submission package ready for Pennsylvania public-works contractors and for federally funded projects located in Pennsylvania — to whatever format the awarding body actually requires, filed by you or, where the portal accepts an authorized submitter, by us on your written authorization.
The law here
Pennsylvania applies the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (43 P.S. §165-1 et seq.) at $25,000: $25,000 for public works contracts.
How we do the work
Method
Confirm coverage
We confirm whether the project is covered by Pennsylvania’s law, federal Davis-Bacon, or both, and which wage determination or state wage schedule actually applies.
Build the payroll record
Laborer and mechanic classifications, hours, and rates are captured in the format the awarding body requires — WH-347 for federal work, or the state’s own certified payroll form and portal where one exists.
Verify rates and fringe
Wages and any fringe-benefit credit are checked against the governing wage determination before the payroll is finalized, not after an auditor flags it.
Gate the submission
The same pre-flight discipline as our California compliance desk: exceptions caught and held before anything goes out under a contractor’s signature.
Submission-ready, filed on your say
Made submission-ready for whatever system the awarding body actually uses — a state labor-department portal, an agency’s own upload tool, or paper WH-347. You file it, or, where the portal accepts an authorized submitter, we file it on your written authorization — with a dated compliance file kept for audit.
What you receive
Deliverables
- Coverage determination for Pennsylvania law, federal Davis-Bacon, or both
- Certified payroll prepared in the format the awarding body requires
- Wage-rate and fringe verification against the governing determination
- Pre-submission exception review
- A submission-ready filing for the required state or federal portal, filed by you or by us on your written authorization where the portal allows it
- Dated compliance file retained for audit
Certified payroll and prevailing-wage compliance for Pennsylvania projects is scoped and quoted per engagement once we’ve confirmed coverage — email hello@aeternusdynamics.com, or see how per-facility pricing works on our California compliance desk.
Pricing & scopeQuestions contractors ask
Common questions
Does Pennsylvania’s prevailing wage law apply to my project?
If the project is public work in Pennsylvania and the contract value meets the state’s threshold — $25,000 for public works contracts. — the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (43 P.S. §165-1 et seq.) applies on top of any federal requirement. We confirm coverage before you rely on it rather than assume.
What if my project is federally funded instead of state-funded?
Federal Davis-Bacon rates apply to federally funded or federally assisted construction contracts over $2,000 in Pennsylvania regardless of whether the state’s own law also applies — see our nationwide federal Davis-Bacon page. On a project with both federal money and Pennsylvania funding, the higher of the two wage requirements controls.
Do you need to be licensed in Pennsylvania to do this work?
No. Certified payroll and prevailing-wage compliance is recordkeeping, wage-rate verification, and reporting — not a licensed construction trade. Aeternus Dynamics holds no contractor license in Pennsylvania or any other state, and does not perform, supervise, or advertise construction work.
Source
- U.S. Department of Labor, “Dollar Threshold Amount for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws”, U.S. Department of Labor.
Aeternus Dynamics uses AI-assisted tools to help prepare and check compliance documents; all deliverables are reviewed by a qualified human before submission or use. Aeternus Dynamics is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, and holds no contractor license in any state. See our Terms & Disclosures.
Start an engagement
Tell us where the project sits and how it’s funded; we’ll confirm coverage and scope the filing.
Email hello@aeternusdynamics.com