WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2016 REGULAR SESSION
ENROLLED
House Bill 4005
By Delegates Householder, Cowles, Duke, Foster, Gearheart, Miller, Overington, Shott, Walters, Waxman and Westfall
[Passed February 4, 2016;
in effect ninety days from passage.]

House Bill 4005, Repealing West Virginia State Prevailing Wage

WorkForce West Virginia Prevailing Wage Survey

West Virginia law (§21-5A-5) requires WorkForce West Virginia to determine prevailing wage rates for specified trades and occupations involved in the construction of a public improvement. WorkForce West Virginia, with the assistance of West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, and the Center for Business and Economic Research at Marshall University, is conducting a survey to collect relevant data for determining prevailing wage rates in the seven workforce investment areas.

Prevailing Wage Rates

2015 Prevailing Wage Rate

Objections to the Prevailing Wage Methodology with Responses

Appeal by the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.

Notice of Hearing and Order Granting Intervention

Prevailing Wage Appeal Dismissal Order

Survey Links

Online Survey

You may submit your data online if you have less than 10 separate job titles to report.

Survey Spreadsheet

You may submit your data by e-mail or fax by using the survey spreadsheet.

Survey Form

If you haven’t received a Prevailing Wage Survey Form, and you have performed non-residential construction work within West Virginia during the past year, please complete and return a copy of the survey form to:

WorkForce West Virginia
Prevailing Wage Survey Unit
PO Box 428
Charleston, WV 25322-0428

If you do not have a survey ID number, please provide your FEIN number on the survey form.

Job Classification Book Revised 11/9/2015

A Job Classification Book is provided, indicating the correct occupation code, job description, and examples of each trade or occupation. This booklet is intended to be a convenient reference guide to be used to classify duties performed on public works projects.

Reference Information

Calculating the Prevailing Wage in West Virginia.

Survey Instructional Tutorial

This tutorial will walk you through the process of filling out the WorkForce West Virginia Prevailing Wage Survey Forms.

Monthly to Hourly Converter

This handy calculator allows you to calculate the monthly fringe benefits to an hourly equivalent for each employee.

Survey Method

A summary of survey methods used to collect and calculate prevailing wage rates in the designated regions of West Virginia.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions regarding the prevailing wage survey.

Contact Information

WorkForce West Virginia
Prevailing Wage Survey Unit
Research, Information and Analysis
PO Box 428
Charleston, WV 25322-0428
E-mail: pwrsurvey@wv.gov
Phone: (304)558 0481
Fax:(304)558 1343