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title: Certified Payroll Tools for California Subs | WellStanding
url: https://wellstanding.com/tools/
description: Free calculators for California public works subcontractors: certified payroll penalty exposure under Labor Code 1776 and 1771.4, and the apprentice to.
updated: 2026-10-16
type: page
publisher: WellStanding Certified Payroll
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# Certified payroll tools

Small, honest calculators built on the statute text. Each one links the rule it computes from.

- [Certified payroll penalty exposure calculator](https://wellstanding.com/tools/certified-payroll-penalty-calculator/) The $100 per worker per day records request penalty under Labor Code 1776 (from January 1, 2027, [SB 909](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB909) raises this to $140; [what SB 909 changes](https://wellstanding.com/guides/sb-909-prevailing-wage-penalty-increases-2027/)), and the $100 per day eCPR penalty under Labor Code 1771.4, from your headcount and days.
- [Apprentice to journeyman ratio calculator](https://wellstanding.com/tools/apprentice-ratio-calculator/) Required apprentice hours on a California public works project from your journeyman hours, under Labor Code 1777.5.