A purely state- or locally-funded South Carolina project generally has no prevailing wage or certified payroll requirement. That does not make South Carolina paperwork-free on a federal job, it just means the only rulebook is the federal one.
South Carolina has never enacted a state prevailing wage statute for public works.
South Carolina at a glance
- No state prevailing wage law applies, only the federal Davis-Bacon Act on federally funded work.
- A purely state- or locally-funded South Carolina 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 exactly as they would anywhere else.
U.S. DOL: State Prevailing Wage Laws
What this means for your paperwork
On a federally funded South Carolina 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 South Carolina's own state form, so budget for that as a separate step if a different state law ever applies.
Frequently asked
Does South Carolina have its own prevailing wage law?+
No. South Carolina has never enacted a state prevailing wage statute for public works.
Does Certified Payroll file South Carolina's state certified payroll form?+
Certified Payroll files the federal WH-347 under Davis-Bacon. Since South Carolina has no state form of its own to add, a federally funded South Carolina 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 South Carolina's labor department or a qualified compliance advisor before relying on it.