State payroll quick reference
The four wage-payment fields each state page on this site fills in — primary wage payment statute, final paycheck deadline, minimum wage, and overtime authority — side by side for all 50 states.
How this table is built.
The statute, final-paycheck and overtime cells come from that state's own quick-reference table on its
/state/<xx> page on this site; the minimum wage and overtime-authority columns come from the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division state minimum wage table dated July 1, 2026, cited below.All 50 states, four fields
| State | Primary wage payment statute | Final paycheck deadline | Minimum wage (DOL, as of July 1, 2026) | Overtime authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | AS 23.05.140 | Within 3 working days (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $14.00/hr | State law: overtime after 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Alabama | No state wage payment statute | Next regular payday | Federal $7.25/hr (no state minimum or state rate below federal) | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Arkansas | A.C.A. §11-4-401 | Within 7 days | $11.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Arizona | A.R.S. §23-351 | Within 7 working days or next payday | $15.15/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| California | Cal. Lab. Code §204 | Immediately (involuntary) or within 72 hours (voluntary) | $16.90/hr (higher in many cities) | State law: overtime after 8 hours a day at time and a half or 12 hours a day at double time; after 40 hours a week; and on the 7th day of the workweek, the first 8 hours at time and a half and hours over 8 on the 7th day at double time (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Colorado | C.R.S. §8-4-103 | Immediately (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $15.16/hr | State law: overtime after 12 hours a day or 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-71b | Next business day (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $16.94/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Delaware | 19 Del. C. §1102 | Next regular payday | $15.00/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Florida | No state wage payment statute | Next regular payday | $14.00/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Georgia | O.C.G.A. §34-7-2 | Next regular payday | Federal $7.25/hr (no state minimum or state rate below federal) | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Hawaii | HRS §388-2 | Immediately (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $16.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Iowa | Iowa Code §91A.3 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Idaho | Idaho Code §45-608 | Within 10 days or next payday | $7.25/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Illinois | 820 ILCS 115/3 | Next regular payday | $15.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Indiana | IC 22-2-5-1 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Kansas | K.S.A. §44-314 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Kentucky | KRS §337.020 | Within 14 days or next payday | $7.25/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week, and on the 7th day (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Louisiana | La. R.S. §23:631 | Within 15 days or next payday | Federal $7.25/hr (no state minimum or state rate below federal) | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Massachusetts | M.G.L. c.149 §148 | Day of discharge (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $15.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Maryland | Md. Code Ann. Lab. & Empl. §3-502 | Next regular payday | $15.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Maine | 26 M.R.S. §621-A | Next regular payday | $15.10/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Michigan | MCL §408.472 | Next regular payday | $13.73/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. §181.101 | Within 24 hours (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $11.41/hr | State law: overtime after 48 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. §290.080 | Day of discharge | $15.00/hr | State law: premium pay after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Mississippi | Miss. Code §71-1-35 | Next regular payday | Federal $7.25/hr (no state minimum or state rate below federal) | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Montana | Mont. Code §39-3-205 | Immediately (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $10.85/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| North Carolina | N.C.G.S. §95-25.6 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| North Dakota | N.D.C.C. §34-14-02 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-1230 | Next regular payday | $15.00/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| New Hampshire | N.H. RSA 275:43 | Within 72 hours | $7.25/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| New Jersey | N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.2 | Next regular payday | $15.92/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| New Mexico | NMSA §50-4-2 | Within 5 days (task wages) or next payday | $12.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Nevada | NRS §608.060 | Immediately (involuntary) or 7 days (voluntary) | $12.00/hr | State law: employees earning less than 1.5 times the state minimum wage are entitled to premium pay for hours worked in excess of 8 in a single day or 40 in a single week; employees earning at least 1.5 times the state minimum wage are entitled to premium pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a single week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| New York | N.Y. Lab. Law §191 | Next regular payday | $17.00/hr (New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, & Westchester County); $16.00/hr (remainder of the state) | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Ohio | O.R.C. §4113.15 | Next regular payday | $11.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Oklahoma | 40 O.S. §165.1 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Oregon | ORS §652.140 | Day of discharge or next payday | $15.55/hr (standard state rate); $16.80/hr (Portland Metro Area); $14.55/hr (Non-Urban counties) | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Pennsylvania | 43 P.S. §260.5 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws §28-14-4 | Next regular payday | $16.00/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| South Carolina | No state wage payment statute | Within 48 hours or next payday | Federal $7.25/hr (no state minimum or state rate below federal) | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| South Dakota | SDCL §60-11-9 | Next regular payday | $11.85/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Tennessee | T.C.A. §50-2-103 | Next regular payday or 21 days, whichever is later | Federal $7.25/hr (no state minimum or state rate below federal) | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Texas | Tex. Lab. Code §61.011 | Within 6 days (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $7.25/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Utah | Utah Code §34-28-3 | Within 24 hours (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $7.25/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Virginia | Va. Code §40.1-29 | Next regular payday | $12.77/hr | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Vermont | 21 V.S.A. §342 | Within 72 hours (involuntary) or next payday (voluntary) | $14.42/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Washington | RCW §49.48.010 | Next regular payday | $17.13/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. §109.03 | Next regular payday | $7.25/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| West Virginia | W. Va. Code §21-5-4 | Next regular payday | $8.75/hr | State law: overtime after 40 hours a week (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
| Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. §27-4-101 | Next regular payday or 5 days | Federal $7.25/hr (no state minimum or state rate below federal) | Federal FLSA only (DOL, July 1, 2026) |
Minimum wage figures come from the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division state minimum wage table dated July 1, 2026; check your state labor department for later changes.
The Overtime authority column shows the state premium-pay rule of the same US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division state minimum wage table (as of July 1, 2026) for the 31 states whose entry carries one, and "Federal FLSA only" for the 19 states whose entry carries none. A state premium-pay rule can be a daily-hours rule, a weekly threshold above 40 hours, a seventh-day rule, or a statutory rest-day premium, so read the cell itself rather than assuming a 40-hour week.
Counts across the 50 state pages
| State pages listing no state wage payment statute | 3 of 50 (6%) |
|---|---|
| State pages whose DOL record carries a state premium-pay rule | 31 of 50 |
| State pages whose DOL record carries no state premium-pay rule (federal FLSA only) | 19 of 50 |
How to use this table
Each row links to the state page it was built from, which carries the biweekly and semi-monthly schedules for all eight years alongside the same four fields summarized here.