Washington certified payroll filing
Soft Home Global files Washington certified payroll for public works contractors at$1,600 per seat per month. Weekly filing on every job and every crew, fringe benefits and classifications checked before submission, and rejections worked until the state marks the record approved.
Washington L&I requires a Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before work starts and an Affidavit of Wages Paid before final payment is released, on every public works contract.
What the seat files, every week
- Statement of Intent filed and approved before the first shift
- Weekly certified payroll for every crew on every job
- Affidavit of Wages Paid filed at closeout
- Apprentice utilisation reporting
- Rejections worked until L&I marks the record approved
Why we know this state
We hold filing records for 6,776 Washington contractors from L&I's own public Intent and Affidavit data, so we know what the state accepts and what it bounces.
That is public filing data, not a claim about clients. We read what the state accepts and what it bounces, which is a different and more useful thing than knowing the form.
The rule that catches people out
Washington L&I requires a Statement of Intent before work starts and an Affidavit of Wages Paid before final payment.
What it costs
$1,600
Per seat, per month. One full time person covers weekly certified payroll across multiple active jobs. Compare that against what a rejected filing costs you when it holds a progress payment on a public contract.
How certified payroll processing works →
Questions
Who files certified payroll in Washington?
The contractor is responsible, on every public works contract. Washington L&I requires a Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before work starts and an Affidavit of Wages Paid before final payment is released, on every public works contract. A Soft Home Global seat does the filing on your behalf and works the rejections, but the legal responsibility stays with you, which is why every submission is visible to you before and after it goes.
What does it cost?
A certified payroll specialist is $1,600 per seat per month. Full time, forty hours a week, on US hours. One seat covers weekly filing across multiple jobs and multiple crews.
What happens when a filing is rejected?
It gets worked until the state marks the record approved. A rejected filing that sits unworked is the same as no filing, and on a public job that can hold up payment on the whole contract.
Do you need access to worker personal data?
Only what the filing itself requires, inside your own payroll system, through a named login you issue. Nothing is exported, printed or copied out. When the engagement ends we hold nothing.
Sources
- US Department of Labor — Davis-Bacon and Related Acts — The federal prevailing wage requirement and who it covers
- Form WH-347 and its instructions — The weekly payroll form and the Statement of Compliance
- SAM.gov — wage determinations — The determination attached to a contract governs the classifications
- 29 CFR Part 5 — labour standards for federally assisted construction — Records to be kept, and for how long
Sources checked September 2026.
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Next step
One seat on your Washington filings
Weekly certified payroll, rejections worked, $1,600 a month. Twenty minutes on a call is enough to see whether it fits your job mix.
Or write to ops@softhomeglobal.com