The hourly rate actually paid, straight time on the top row and overtime on the bottom row. This is the cash wage rate only: cash paid in lieu of fringe benefits is not part of it.
Watch out: On the straight-time row, the rate here plus the per-hour plan credit from the page-2 table plus any cash in lieu paid per hour must reach the determination's basic rate plus fringe for that classification. Columns 6B and 6C then carry the week's totals of those two.
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- Instructions for completing Form WH-347
DOL Wage and Hour Division. For the January 2025 form; pulled from the live page (no revision date shown). Pulled 2026-10-02.
- 29 CFR 5.5, Davis-Bacon contract clauses (records, certified payrolls, Statement of Compliance)
eCFR. eCFR up to date as of 10/01/2026; last amended 90 FR 1859, Jan. 10, 2025. Pulled 2026-10-02.
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