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Certified Payroll in New Jersey: MW-562 and the NJ Wage Hub
What are the certified payroll rules in New Jersey?
New Jersey requires certified payroll on covered public work: contracts over roughly $19,375 for municipalities or $2,000 for other public bodies. Registered contractors file the state MW-562 record electronically through the NJ Wage Hub within 10 days of each payday. A federal WH-347 alone does not satisfy the state requirement.
New Jersey pairs annual public works contractor registration with the NJ Wage Hub, its electronic filing system. The distinctive part is the clock: certified payroll is due within ten days of each payday, the tightest cadence of any portal state.
The rules at a glance
| State law | New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25 and following |
| Threshold | About $19,375 and up for municipal work (the figure adjusts periodically) and $2,000 and up for other public bodies |
| Form / format | MW-562 certified payroll record |
| Where it goes | NJ Wage Hub (link) |
| How often | Within 10 days of each payment of wages |
| Records kept | 2 years from the date of payment |
| Who administers it | NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance |
Does the federal WH-347 work in New Jersey?
No. Electronic submission through the NJ Wage Hub is mandatory and the MW-562 data set governs, so WH-347 alone does not satisfy New Jersey's requirement. WH-347 still applies to federally funded projects.
Note: Annual public works contractor registration is required before bidding or performing covered work.
Penalties
Debarment from public work for up to three years for serious violations, plus back wages and administrative penalties.
Federal jobs in New Jersey still mean WH-347
State rules govern state-funded work. The moment a project is federally funded or assisted, the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply and the weekly WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance is the filing, regardless of what New Jersey requires on its own jobs. Many contractors run both systems side by side on different projects, which is exactly why knowing which regime a given contract sits under is week-zero work (see the first-job checklist).
The free WeeklyCertified generator prepares the federal form with your wage determination's rates pulled live and the fringe and overtime math done to the cent.
Questions
Does the federal WH-347 satisfy New Jersey requirements?
No. Electronic submission through the NJ Wage Hub is mandatory and the MW-562 data set governs, so WH-347 alone does not satisfy New Jersey's requirement. WH-347 still applies to federally funded projects.
How often is certified payroll due in New Jersey?
Within 10 days of each payment of wages. Records: kept 2 years from the date of payment.
Who enforces prevailing wage in New Jersey?
NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance. Debarment from public work for up to three years for serious violations, plus back wages and administrative penalties.