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Missouri PTO Payout Checker (2026)
Whether Missouri makes an employer pay out accrued, unused vacation or PTO when a job ends, applied to your own hours and rate.
Missouri PTO payout checker
The accrued, unused balance on your last pay stub or in the HR portal. One vacation day is usually 8 hours.
Salaried? Divide your annual salary by 2,080 (52 weeks of 40 hours) for an hourly figure.
In Missouri, what the handbook, offer letter, or contract says about unused vacation at separation is what controls. Read it before counting on a payout, and keep a copy: a promise in writing is what makes the amount collectible.
Enter your unused hours and your rate to see the Missouri rule on your numbers.
When the final check itself is due is a separate deadline: the Missouri final paycheck checker shows it for a quit and for a firing.
Informational only, not legal advice. Sick leave, commissions, and bonuses follow different rules, and collective bargaining agreements can change the answer. For the timing rules and citations on the check itself, see the Missouri final paycheck reference; this record is cited to Mo. Rev. Stat. §290.110 (final wages); no Missouri statute treats accrued vacation as wages.
How the Missouri rule works
Missouri does not itself require vacation payout at separation. If the employer's policy or contract promises a payout, the employer has to follow it. The final-pay statute covers wages due at discharge but does not treat vacation as wages; the state labor department says vacation is at the employer's discretion except where a contract or policy establishes it, and use-it-or-lose-it policies are permitted.
This checker states the rule and prices your unused hours; it is informational only and not legal advice, and it does not decide whether your employer owes you. The other half of the question, when the final check itself must arrive, is covered by the Missouri final paycheck checker and the Missouri final paycheck reference.
PTO payout checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own rule.