How to simplify certified payroll jobs with Knowify + Lumber

Managing prevailing wage jobs is one of the toughest parts of running a contracting business. Between tracking hours, applying the right wage rates, and generating certified payroll reports, it’s easy to lose hours each week to paperwork or risk costly mistakes.

That’s why we partnered with Lumber, the leading workforce management and payroll platform for contractors. Together, Knowify + Lumber give you one streamlined workflow for tracking labor, running payroll, and producing certified payroll reports.

With this integration, you’ll save time, pay crews right, and stay compliant on every prevailing wage job.

Here’s how it works:

1. Build accurate budgets for prevailing wage work

With Knowify, you can build job budgets based on the true cost of prevailing wage labor, including prevailing wage rates, max fringe, and benefits, so you can accurately estimate your labor costs before putting together a bid.

Learn more: How to manage prevailing wage jobs in Knowify

2. Track labor and calculate job costs in real time

As your crew logs their time on the job from the Knowify mobile app, each time card captures the project, phase, and job classification each employee worked.

Knowify automatically calculates the actual job costs and compares them to your initial budget, giving project managers a real-time view of where each project stands.

3. Run payroll with confidence

When you’re ready for payroll, simply sync your time cards into Lumber and review the project, employee, and job classification details — no need to manually re-enter the time entries in Lumber.

Lumber automatically applies the right prevailing wage, union, and fringe rates, so your crews get paid correctly every pay period, without manual calculations that slow you down or put compliance at risk.

4. Generate certified payroll reports in one click

Lumber also makes certified payroll simple. With WH-347 reporting built in, you can generate your weekly reports using the time and payroll data already in the system.

By connecting Knowify and Lumber, contractors can:

• Save time: Crews log hours once in the field; office staff run payroll in minutes.
• Get paid right: Lumber applies the correct prevailing wage, union, and fringe rates automatically.
• Stay compliant: Generate WH-347 certified payroll reports with a single click.
• Understand job costs: Track actual labor against your budget in real time.

Ready to get started?

Connecting Knowify and Lumber only takes a few minutes. Once it’s set up, you’ll have a fully connected workflow for labor tracking, payroll, and certified reporting.