We built CertifiedPayroll AI for firms doing prevailing wage work

If your firm bids on federal or state prevailing wage projects, you know how much overhead certified payroll creates. The forms are complex, the rate tables change by project and state, and the penalties for errors add up fast.

We started CertifiedPayroll AI because we saw construction firms paying $35-45 per hour for part-time payroll specialists—often $54,000 to $72,000 per year—just to manage the compliance paperwork. And those firms were still getting hit with penalties when classifications didn't match up.

CertifiedPayroll AI uses AI to parse prevailing wage rate tables across 50 states, auto-populate certified payroll forms from your timesheet data, and flag potential classification errors before you submit. The goal isn't to replace your entire payroll process—it's to handle the certified payroll piece so your existing team doesn't spend half their week on compliance paperwork.

Infrastructure bill funding has dramatically increased prevailing wage project volume. More projects means more certified payroll filings, and more opportunities for costly errors. That's why we're building the tool we wish existed when we were managing compliance for a construction firm.