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Montana Final Paycheck Checker (2026)
Enter your last day worked to see when your final paycheck is due in Montana — same day if you were fired, next payday if you quit.
Montana final paycheck checker
Enter your last day worked to apply the rule to your dates.
This is the Montana rule applied to what you entered — a plain summary of the deadline, not a determination that any employer did or did not pay on time.
- Separation
- Fired / discharged
- Last day worked
- Not entered
- Final pay due
- Same day
- Late-pay consequence
- Penalty up to 110% of unpaid wages
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.
Informational only, not legal advice. Final-pay rules turn on details this summary cannot weigh (payroll schedule, disputed amounts, deductions). See the full rules and citations on the Montana final paycheck reference, cited to Mont. Code Ann. §39-3-205 (timing); §39-3-206 (penalty).
How Montana final paycheck timing works
Montana splits the deadline by how the job ended. If you are fired for cause or laid off, your unpaid wages are due immediately on separation, meaning the check is postmarked that day or handed over by the earlier of close of business or four hours after you are told. The only way an employer can slow that down is a written personnel policy already in place, and even then the pay must arrive by your next regular payday or 15 days from separation, whichever is first. If you quit, the deadline is the next regular payday for the pay period you left in, or 15 days, whichever comes first. When an employer misses the deadline, Mont. Code Ann. §39-3-206 lets a penalty of up to 110% of the unpaid wages be assessed on top of the wages owed, and the violation counts as a misdemeanor.
This tool applies the Montana rule to your last day worked. It is informational only and not legal advice — a "next regular payday" rule depends on your payroll schedule, and disputed amounts or deductions can change things. For the full rules, penalties, and citations, see the Montana final paycheck reference.
Final paycheck checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own quit and fired deadlines.