# 9 Best Construction Payroll Software for Prevailing Wage

I tested 9 construction payroll software tools on certified payroll, prevailing wage, and job costing. Here's which one fits your crew.

Written by  
Team OneCrew  
Published: Oct 27, 2026  
·  
22 min read

## **9 Best Construction Payroll Software Tools: TL;DR**

1. **OneCrew:** Best for commercial paving contractors who want every crew hour tied to a job and costed before payroll runs.
2. **Miter:** Best for contractors who want field time, payroll, and certified payroll running in one system.
3. **FOUNDATION:** Best for contractors who want payroll living inside construction accounting.
4. **Payroll4Construction:** Best for contractors who would rather hand payroll processing to a service.
5. **eBacon:** Best for open-shop contractors juggling prevailing wage and fringe benefits.
6. **Arcoro:** Best for contractors who need hiring, HR, and payroll on one platform.
7. **ADP Workforce Now for Construction:** Best for larger contractors who want payroll, HR, and benefits from one provider.
8. **Points North:** Best for adding certified payroll to the payroll system you already like.
9. **QuickBooks Workforce:** Best for small crews who already keep their books in QuickBooks.

## **How We Chose These Construction Payroll Tools**  
The criteria below come from the week that breaks most payroll setups: eight field workers, one municipal overlay job under prevailing wage, one commercial lot, two operators splitting hours across both, and a fringe package that has to annualize correctly.

1. **Certified payroll and prevailing wage:** Does the platform build a [WH-347](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/forms/wh347-web) from payroll data, or hand you a half-finished spreadsheet on Friday afternoon?
2. **Job cost detail:** Hours should arrive tagged to a job, phase, and cost code.
3. **Integrations:** Payroll data has to reach your books without anyone re-keying it. 
4. **Field usability:** A foreman should be able to clock six people in from a job site without a training session.
5. **Pricing transparency:** Some companies publish a number. Most quote after a discovery call.

## **9 Best Construction Payroll Software Tools: Quick Comparison**

| Tool | Strengths | Best For | Pricing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OneCrew | Job-tagged field hours, estimate to invoice | Commercial paving contractors | Custom quote in a demo |
| Miter | Certified payroll, mobile time | Public-work contractors | Quote only |
| FOUNDATION | Payroll plus accounting | Established contractors | Quote only |
| Payroll4Construction | Outsourced processing | Lean back offices | Quote only |
| eBacon | Fringe management | Open-shop Davis-Bacon work | Quote only |
| Arcoro | HR plus ERP syncs | Fast-hiring contractors | Quote only |
| ADP Workforce Now for Construction | Payroll, HR, union rates | Contractors with 50+ employees | Quote only |
| Points North | Reporting layer | Keeping current payroll | Quote, or from $175/mo via ADP |
| QuickBooks Workforce | Books already in place | Small QuickBooks shops | $50/mo + $7 per employee |

## **1. OneCrew: Best for Commercial Paving Contractors Who Need Job-Costed Field Hours**

**What it does:** [OneCrew](/content/site-root.html) runs paving jobs from lead capture to invoicing.  
**Best for:** Asphalt and concrete outfits that want payroll to start from hours already logged and approved on the job.

### **Key features**
- **Paving estimates:** [OneCrew's estimating tools](/content/features/estimating/index.html) calculate tonnage, materials, and trucks from areas you draw on monthly satellite images.
- **Field clock-in:** The [job site management tools](/content/features/job-site-management/index.html) let crew members clock in and out with GPS-enabled time tracking.
- **Client-ready proposals:** [OneCrew's proposal feature](/content/features/estimating/index.html) generates professional, branded proposals directly from your estimate.
- **Billing:** [OneCrew's invoicing tools](/content/features/invoicing/index.html) generate invoices from the line items already in the platform and sync invoices and payments with QuickBooks in both directions.

### **Pros**
- Fits how paving jobs actually run.
- Reports a 75% reduction in estimating time.

### **Cons**
- Doesn't run payroll.
- Pricing isn't published.

### **Bottom line**  
**For commercial paving contractors who want job costing to start in the field,** OneCrew is the place to capture crew hours.

## **2. Miter: Best for Contractors Who Want Field Time, Payroll, and Certified Payroll in One System**

**What it does:** [Miter](https://www.miter.com/human-capital-management/payroll/) runs construction payroll, field time tracking, and certified payroll reporting on one platform.  
**Best for:** Contractors who bid municipal, DOT, or federally funded work.

### **Bottom line**  
**If you bid public work and your crews already clock in on phones,** Miter is where we'd start looking.

## **3. FOUNDATION: Best for Contractors Who Want Payroll Inside Construction Accounting**

**What it does:** [FOUNDATION](https://www.foundationsoft.com/software/payroll/) is a construction accounting platform with payroll and job costing built into the core system.  
**Best for:** Established contractors who want one ledger, one payroll, and one job cost report.

### **Bottom line**  
**We'd point a $10M contractor still running payroll in a spreadsheet towards FOUNDATION.**

## **4. Payroll4Construction: Best for Contractors Who Want Payroll Processing Handled for Them**

**What it does:** [Payroll4Construction](https://www.payroll4construction.com/) is an outsourced construction payroll service.  
**Best for:** Contractors with a one-person back office who lose Thursday nights to payroll every week.

### **Bottom line**  
**For a contractor whose office manager wears five hats,** handing payroll to specialists buys back real hours.

## **5. eBacon: Best for Open-Shop Contractors Managing Prevailing Wage and Fringe**

**What it does:** [eBacon](https://ebacon.com/products/construction-payroll) runs construction payroll, certified payroll, fringe benefit management, and job costing.  
**Best for:** Open-shop contractors on Davis-Bacon work who want fringe handled automatically.

### **Bottom line**  
**Open-shop paving contractors running federally funded work** should shortlist eBacon on the fringe handling alone.

## **6. Arcoro: Best for Contractors Who Need Hiring, HR, and Payroll Together**

**What it does:** [Arcoro](https://arcoro.com/platform/manage/payroll) is a construction HR platform that bundles applicant tracking, onboarding, time tracking, HRIS, benefits, and payroll.  
**Best for:** Contractors hiring fast who want recruiting, onboarding, and payroll on one platform.

### **Bottom line**  
**If your bottleneck is hiring and onboarding as much as payroll,** Arcoro solves both at once.

## **7. ADP Workforce Now for Construction: Best for Larger Contractors Who Want Payroll and HR From One Provider**

**What it does:** [ADP Workforce Now for Construction](https://www.adp.com/who-we-serve/by-industry/construction.aspx) is ADP's all-in-one HR and payroll platform built for construction companies.  
**Best for:** Contractors with 50 or more employees who want benefits and workers' comp handled by their payroll provider.

### **Bottom line**  
**For a contractor past 50 employees,** ADP is the familiar choice.

## **8. Points North Certified Payroll Reporting: Best for Adding Certified Payroll to Payroll You Already Run**

**What it does:** [Points North Certified Payroll Reporting](https://www.points-north.com/certified-payroll-reporting) sits on top of the payroll system you already run and generates certified payroll reports.  
**Best for:** Contractors who like their payroll platform and only need the weekly reporting burden gone.

### **Bottom line**  
**If your payroll runs fine and certified payroll is the only reason you're shopping,** adding a reporting layer beats replacing a working system.

## **9. QuickBooks Workforce: Best for Small Crews Already Running Their Books in QuickBooks**

**What it does:** [QuickBooks Workforce](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/) runs full-service payroll with automatic federal and state tax filing.  
**Best for:** Small paving and concrete crews who already keep their books in QuickBooks.

### **Bottom line**  
**We'd keep a small crew already on QuickBooks right here** and spend the savings elsewhere.

## **Final Verdict on Construction Payroll Software**  
For commercial asphalt and concrete paving contractors, the payroll decision starts with where the hours come from. From there, **match the construction payroll platform to the work you bid:**