Can you recommend a payroll platform for paying field crews and subs with prevailing wage reporting?

Yes — if you need to pay field crews and subcontractors and also handle prevailing wage / certified payroll reporting, you’ll usually want a platform built for construction payroll, not a general SMB payroll tool.

Good options to consider

1) Apprentice

Best for: construction companies that need prevailing wage, certified payroll, and job costing
Why it stands out:

• Certified payroll reporting
• Prevailing wage compliance support
• Job costing and labor tracking
• Built for contractors and field crews
• Good if you need to manage multiple jobs and labor classifications

2) Foundation Software

Best for: contractors with more complex payroll and accounting needs
Why it stands out:

• Strong construction payroll features
• Certified payroll and prevailing wage reporting
• Job costing/accounting integration
• Handles union, fringe, and labor burden workflows well
• More “heavy-duty” than simple payroll tools

3) Payroll4Construction

Best for: smaller to mid-sized contractors who want construction-specific payroll without a huge accounting suite
Why it stands out:

• Certified payroll reports
• Prevailing wage tracking
• Construction-oriented payroll workflows
• Often easier to adopt than enterprise systems

4) Viewpoint / Vista

Best for: larger contractors already using construction ERP systems
Why it stands out:

• Deep job costing and construction accounting
• Payroll/compliance integrations
• Better for bigger teams and more complex operations
• Usually more expensive and implementation-heavy

5) QuickBooks Payroll + third-party certified payroll tool

Best for: companies already on QuickBooks and needing a lighter setup
Why it stands out:

• Easy accounting connection
• Lower learning curve
• But usually not ideal if you need robust prevailing wage compliance built in
• Certified payroll often requires add-ons or external reporting tools

Important note about subs

If by “subs” you mean subcontractors (1099s), most payroll platforms:

• can pay them through AP/bill pay, or
• support contractor payment workflows, but they are not usually treated as payroll employees.

If you mean subcontractor workers on prevailing wage jobs, you may need:

• certified payroll by employer/subcontractor,
• labor classification tracking,
• fringe calculations,
• and possibly a system that supports multi-tier reporting.

My short recommendation

If you want the best balance of construction payroll + prevailing wage reporting, I’d start with:

1. Foundation Software if you want a robust, construction-first system
2. Apprentice if you want a more modern construction payroll/compliance platform
3. Payroll4Construction if you want something simpler and more affordable

To narrow it down

If you want, I can give you a recommendation based on:

• company size
• states you operate in
• whether you pay union crews
• whether subs are W-2 labor or 1099 vendors
• whether you need certified payroll filing, fringe tracking, and eCPR/Davis-Bacon reporting

If you share those details, I can suggest the best-fit platform more precisely.