The Washington rule in one paragraph
Pay is due on the next regular payday.
Timing note: Wages are due at the end of the established pay period, for a quit and for a discharge. Severance is allocated over weeks.
What to do: A written demand that quotes the state window and lists each item is the record a wage claim is built from.
Checked against the state's published rule
Washington RCW 49.48.010
Summarized as a rule category, not a citation. The state agency publishes the current text, and plan language can be stricter than the floor.
Final Paycheck Timing across all 50 covered states
| State | Rule category | Rule page |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No state final-pay deadline. The pay cycle and your contract control; federal law sets no timing rule either. | Alabama Final Pay rule |
| Alaska | Pay is due within 6 calendar days of a discharge; next payday if you quit. | Alaska Final Pay rule |
| Arizona | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Arizona Final Pay rule |
| Arkansas | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Arkansas Final Pay rule |
| California | Pay is due at separation: on your last day for a quit with notice, and on the day of a discharge (the state note below gives the exact window). | California Final Pay rule |
| Colorado | Pay is due at the end of the last working day for a discharge; next payday if you quit. | Colorado Final Pay rule |
| Connecticut | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Connecticut Final Pay rule |
| Delaware | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Delaware Final Pay rule |
| District of Columbia | Pay is due within 10 days of separation. | District of Columbia Final Pay rule |
| Florida | No state final-pay deadline. The pay cycle and your contract control; federal law sets no timing rule either. | Florida Final Pay rule |
| Georgia | Pay is due within 30 days of the last day worked. | Georgia Final Pay rule |
| Hawaii | Pay is due at the end of the last working day for a discharge; next payday if you quit. | Hawaii Final Pay rule |
| Idaho | Pay is due within 10 days of separation. | Idaho Final Pay rule |
| Illinois | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Illinois Final Pay rule |
| Indiana | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Indiana Final Pay rule |
| Iowa | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Iowa Final Pay rule |
| Kansas | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Kansas Final Pay rule |
| Kentucky | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Kentucky Final Pay rule |
| Louisiana | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Louisiana Final Pay rule |
| Maine | Pay is due within 10 days of separation. | Maine Final Pay rule |
| Maryland | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Maryland Final Pay rule |
| Massachusetts | Pay is due at the end of the last working day for a discharge; next payday if you quit. | Massachusetts Final Pay rule |
| Michigan | Pay is due within 10 days of separation. | Michigan Final Pay rule |
| Minnesota | Pay is due within 24 hours of separation for a discharge; next payday if you quit. | Minnesota Final Pay rule |
| Mississippi | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Mississippi Final Pay rule |
| Missouri | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Missouri Final Pay rule |
| Montana | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Montana Final Pay rule |
| Nebraska | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Nebraska Final Pay rule |
| Nevada | Pay is due at the end of the last working day for a discharge; next payday if you quit. | Nevada Final Pay rule |
| New Hampshire | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | New Hampshire Final Pay rule |
| New Jersey | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | New Jersey Final Pay rule |
| New Mexico | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | New Mexico Final Pay rule |
| New York | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | New York Final Pay rule |
| North Carolina | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | North Carolina Final Pay rule |
| North Dakota | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | North Dakota Final Pay rule |
| Ohio | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Ohio Final Pay rule |
| Oklahoma | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Oklahoma Final Pay rule |
| Oregon | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Oregon Final Pay rule |
| Pennsylvania | Pay is due within 30 days of the last day worked. | Pennsylvania Final Pay rule |
| South Carolina | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | South Carolina Final Pay rule |
| South Dakota | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | South Dakota Final Pay rule |
| Tennessee | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Tennessee Final Pay rule |
| Texas | Pay is due within 6 calendar days of a discharge; next payday if you quit. | Texas Final Pay rule |
| Utah | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Utah Final Pay rule |
| Vermont | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Vermont Final Pay rule |
| Virginia | No state final-pay deadline. The pay cycle and your contract control; federal law sets no timing rule either. | Virginia Final Pay rule |
| Washington | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | Washington Final Pay rule |
| West Virginia | Pay is due on the next regular payday. | West Virginia Final Pay rule |
| Wisconsin | Pay is due within 31 days of the last pay period. | Wisconsin Final Pay rule |
| Wyoming | The state wage-payment text was not verified in this build, so no day count is asserted here. Get the deadline in writing from the state agency before you quote it in a demand letter. | Wyoming Final Pay rule |
Rows are rule categories. Confirm the current text with the state wage and hour agency before quoting it in a letter or a filing.
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