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Montana PTO Payout Checker (2026)
Whether Montana makes an employer pay out accrued, unused vacation or PTO when a job ends, applied to your own hours and rate.
Montana 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.
Enter your unused hours and your rate to see the Montana rule on your numbers.
When the final check itself is due is a separate deadline: the Montana 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 Montana final paycheck reference; this record is cited to Mont. Code Ann. §39-3-201 (definition of wages), as applied by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.
How the Montana rule works
Montana treats vacation that has been earned under the employer's policy as wages. Accrued, unused vacation is due and payable when employment ends, regardless of the reason. Use-it-or-lose-it policies are not permitted, though accrual caps are allowed. Final wages, including accrued vacation, are due by the next scheduled payday or within 15 days of separation, whichever comes first.
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 Montana final paycheck checker and the Montana final paycheck reference.
PTO payout checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own rule.