The total cash paid to the worker this week in place of fringe benefits. Also a weekly total. If you have no plans, the determination's whole fringe amount is owed here, in cash, for every hour.
Watch out: Cash in lieu is paid as wages on the check and belongs in the worker's gross pay (columns 7A and 7B); it is not a deduction and not part of 6A.
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Plan, cash or bothSources, pulled on 2026-10-02
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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.
Other quick answers
- Is certified payroll the same as the WH-347?
- Do I file certified payroll for a week when nobody worked on the project?
- What do I do if a certified payroll I already sent is wrong?
- Does the state want its own certified payroll too?
- What goes in the certified payroll number and header of the WH-347?
- Does the WH-347 need each worker's full Social Security number?