Certified Payroll Reporting
Contractors and subcontractors on most public works projects are required to submit certified payroll records (CPRs) to the Labor Commissioner using DIR's Public Works Website Services.
A few categories of public works projects are exempt from reporting online to DIR.
Submit Payroll Records
Find Payroll Records Online
Payroll records are available to the public using the CPR Public Search. Confidential information has been removed.
* Software Requirements for XML Files:
- Create your own template using the CPR XML schema V1.3.
- Download and use the XML schema file.
- View a sample XML file.
- OR
- Use compatible software to create certified payroll records in XML format. Although DIR does not endorse or guarantee their products, the following vendors offer software
for submitting certified payroll records in XML.
- Anovo Systems, LLC
- BluePoint Payroll Solutions
- Certified Payroll Solutions
- Contractor Business Tools, LLC
- eBacon
- Elations
- Emars
- Fennbridge
- LaborZoom
- LCPTracker
- eComply Solutions LLC
- Points North
- Prism Compliance Management
- Quantum Software Solutions Inc.
- Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc.
Vendors who want their products to be added to the list should contact publicworks@dir.ca.gov
June 2024
For more information and to find exact legal definitions and language please see the Public Works Chapter of the California Labor Code.