State and local agencies cannot impose prevailing wage requirements of their own under Idaho Code § 67-2809. That does not make Idaho paperwork-free on a federal job, it just means the only rulebook is the federal one.
Idaho Code § 67-2809 actually bars state and local agencies from requiring their own prevailing wage on public works, except where federal or state law separately requires it.
Idaho at a glance
- No state prevailing wage law applies, only the federal Davis-Bacon Act on federally funded work.
- State and local agencies cannot impose prevailing wage requirements of their own under Idaho Code § 67-2809.
- A purely state- or locally-funded Idaho project generally has no prevailing wage or certified payroll requirement.
- On a federally funded or assisted job over $2,000, the standard WH-347 and SAM.gov rates apply.
U.S. DOL: State Prevailing Wage Laws
What this means for your paperwork
On a federally funded Idaho project, the WH-347 is still the report that has to go out every week. Certified Payroll only handles the federal side: it checks the rate against the live SAM.gov wage determination and fills out the WH-347 with its Statement of Compliance. It does not file Idaho's own state form, so budget for that as a separate step if a different state law ever applies.
Frequently asked
Does Idaho have its own prevailing wage law?+
No. Idaho Code § 67-2809 actually bars state and local agencies from requiring their own prevailing wage on public works, except where federal or state law separately requires it.
Does Certified Payroll file Idaho's state certified payroll form?+
Certified Payroll files the federal WH-347 under Davis-Bacon. Since Idaho has no state form of its own to add, a federally funded Idaho project only needs the one report, and that is what it handles.
This is a general informational summary, not legal advice, and covers state-level rules only. Verify current requirements with Idaho's labor department or a qualified compliance advisor before relying on it.