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Payroll for Electrical Contractors

Certified payroll is a monthly burden most providers ignore. We don’t.

Prevailing wage reporting, correct W-2 classification, and a crew that moves between service calls and bid jobs — electrical contractor payroll has compliance demands most generic providers aren’t built for. 20+ years serving businesses in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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What we handle for electrical contractors
Certified payroll reporting support
Correct W-2 crew setup
Electronic new hire onboarding
Pay-as-you-go workers’ comp
Payroll tax filings
Retirement plan administration
Direct deposit & pay stubs
The electrical contractor payroll problem

Generic payroll doesn’t know what certified payroll is.

Most national payroll providers can run a standard biweekly check fine. The moment you win a prevailing wage job, you need monthly certified payroll reporting — and most generic platforms won’t even flag that you’re now required to do it.

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Certified payroll reporting falls through the cracks
If you win your first prevailing wage or public works job and your payroll provider has never set up certified payroll reporting, you’re at risk of missing the monthly filing — and the penalties start at 20% of the underpaid amount.
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Crews paid as 1099s create real audit exposure
If you set the schedule, supply tools or materials, and direct the work, that’s an employee relationship — and the stakes are higher on prevailing wage jobs, where misclassification compounds with wage compliance violations.
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Mixed crews on mixed projects are hard to track
An electrician working a service call Monday and a prevailing wage job Tuesday needs hours and wage rates tracked correctly for each — something most generic payroll software has no concept of.
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Workers’ comp audits create year-end surprises
Annual audits based on estimated payroll mean either overpaying all year or facing a large true-up bill. Pay-as-you-go ties premiums directly to actual payroll every period.
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No retirement plan means losing licensed electricians
Your journeymen and licensed electricians have options — including the union hall. A retirement plan is a real retention tool and a meaningful tax benefit for you as the owner.
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Your payroll company doesn’t know your name
You’ve got a certified payroll question before a monthly filing deadline. Your national provider has a hold queue. We have a person — in Mundelein or Grafton — and you know who they are.
How we solve it

Electrical contractor payroll, set up correctly — prevailing wage included.

We bring the platform and the people to handle payroll the way an electrical contracting business actually needs it done. On iSolved. With a real local team behind it.

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Certified Payroll Reporting Support
We help structure your payroll workflow so monthly certified payroll reporting on prevailing wage and public works jobs is accurate and submitted on time — every time, not just when someone remembers.
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Correct W-2 Crew Setup
We help you set crews up correctly as W-2 employees from the start, so you’re not carrying classification risk that compounds on every payroll run — and especially not on prevailing wage jobs. Pairs directly with worker classification review through our sister company, Accounting Freedom.
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Mixed Project & Wage Rate Tracking
iSolved tracks hours and wage rates separately across project types, so an electrician working both prevailing wage and standard jobs in the same pay period is paid and reported correctly for each.
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Electronic Employee Onboarding
New crew members complete I-9s, W-4s, direct deposit authorizations, and state withholding on their phone before day one. No paper holding up a start date on a time-sensitive job.
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Pay-As-You-Go Workers’ Comp
Premiums calculated on actual payroll each period and remitted automatically. No large upfront deposit. No year-end audit surprise.
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Retirement Plan Administration
We administer SIMPLE IRA, 401(k), and other plans through iSolved — contributions flow directly from payroll. Helps you retain licensed electricians who have options, including the union hall.

Not sure if your current crew is classified correctly, or how certified payroll fits into your tax planning? Our sister company Accounting Freedom reviews worker classification and job costing for electrical contractors. One call, both sides covered. Learn more about Illinois payroll tax requirements and Wisconsin payroll tax requirements for small businesses.

Ready to get payroll right?

Certified payroll, classification, compliance. All handled, every month.

Let’s walk through your current crew setup and show you what correct classification, certified payroll reporting, and fast electronic onboarding could look like on iSolved — no commitment, no pressure.

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Illinois: 847-566-0902  |  Wisconsin: 262-375-2440

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