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Construction Payroll Without the Duct Tape

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Construction payroll software pays crews by job, classification, and cost code while turning the same data into certified payroll, prevailing wage, and job costing. eBacon handles it all in one platform, generating payroll and a DOL-ready WH-347 from the same payroll run—without re-entering hours or relying on spreadsheets.

 What makes construction payroll different from regular payroll? 

Construction payroll pays workers by job, classification, and cost code, applies prevailing wage and fringe rates, generates certified payroll reports like the WH-347, and sends labor costs to job costing. General payroll platforms like ADP or Gusto can calculate paychecks but aren’t built for changing job rates, prevailing wage, or certified payroll.

A Construction Payroll Platform built with You in Mind

product-time-and-attendance How does field time get into payroll without paper timesheets?

eBacon captures job-costed time in the field and sends it directly to payroll and certified payroll. Crews clock in with the eBacon mobile app, assigning every hour to the right job and cost code—eliminating manual timesheets and missing hours. 

See Time & Attendance

 
Job-Costing How does construction payroll connect to job costing?

 eBacon ties every clocked hour to a job and cost code automatically, so job costing reports are accurate the moment payroll runs. Not three weeks later, when someone finally opens the spreadsheet and discovers the concrete crew has been billing to the parking lot job since August.  

See Job Costing

 
product-garnishment-management-1 How does eBacon handle garnishments and deductions?

 eBacon calculates garnishments and deductions directly inside payroll and applies the correct order of priority automatically. When an employee has more than one order on file, you're not sorting out which one comes first by hand. Court orders, sorted. No detective work required.  

See Garnishment Management

 
Tax-Advantaged Savings Can I run construction payroll on my own schedule?

Yes. eBacon supports unlimited payroll cycles, automatically calculating paychecks and taxes, filing federal and state returns, and tracking PTO and sick leave. Same- and next-day direct deposit and pay cards keep crews paid, while employee self-service provides access to pay stubs, PTO balances, and W-2s.

See Tax Management

 
product-general-ledger-integration-1 Does eBacon work with my accounting software?

 Yes. eBacon exports a customizable general ledger import built around your chart of accounts, so payroll numbers land where your accountant expects them. No manual re-entry, and no "I'll get to it Monday" that turns into the following Monday.  

 See General Ledger Integration

 
reports How does eBacon handle W-2s, 1099s, and payroll reports?

 eBacon generates W-2 and 1099 filings directly from payroll data, without a separate reconciliation pass at year end. A full library of payroll reports and a report wizard for building your own cover the rest, so the next "can you pull a report on that" request takes minutes instead of an afternoon. 

View Reports

 

What is eBacon?

eBacon is the only construction-focused platform featuring certified payroll with a money-saving fringe trust. All-in-one software with scheduling, GPS-enabled time tracking, safety system, and inventory management for contractors with 15 to 500 employees.

Construction Payroll FAQs

What is the difference between construction payroll and certified payroll?

Construction payroll is the full process of paying a construction crew: wages, taxes, deductions, job costing, and filings. Certified payroll is one part of it, the weekly report contractors submit on prevailing wage jobs to prove each worker got the correct wage and fringe. eBacon produces both from the same payroll run, so nothing gets entered twice.

Can one employee be paid different rates on different jobs in the same week?

Yes. Construction payroll software should pay each hour at the rate for that job and classification, even when one worker splits a week between a private job and a prevailing wage job. eBacon applies the correct rate to each hour automatically, then reports the prevailing wage hours on the certified payroll report for that project.

Can I run private jobs and prevailing wage jobs in the same payroll?

Yes. Most open-shop contractors run a mix of private and public works jobs every week, and eBacon handles both in a single payroll run. Private job hours pay at your regular rates, prevailing wage hours pay at the required wage and fringe, and only the public works hours flow onto certified payroll reports.

Does eBacon produce state certified payroll reports, not just the federal WH-347?

Yes. Many states and agencies require their own certified payroll format or an electronic upload instead of, or in addition to, the federal WH-347. eBacon generates the WH-347 along with state-specific certified payroll reports and uploads from the same payroll data. The Reporting page covers which formats are supported. 

Do my field employees need a separate app to clock in?

No. Field employees clock in and out on the eBacon mobile app, available for iPhone and Android, and their time feeds directly into payroll, certified payroll, and job costing. There is no separate time clock app to buy, set up, or reconcile with payroll at the end of the week. 


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Is eBacon the right fit for my company?

eBacon is built for open-shop and merit-shop contractors with 15 to 500 employees, especially those running prevailing wage work alongside private jobs. If you have fewer than 15 employees and no certified payroll on the schedule, a general payroll service like Gusto is probably the simpler fit for now.

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