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Rhode Island PTO Payout Checker (2026)
Whether Rhode Island makes an employer pay out accrued, unused vacation or PTO when a job ends, applied to your own hours and rate.
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island rule on your numbers.
When the final check itself is due is a separate deadline: the Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island final paycheck reference; this record is cited to R.I. Gen. Laws §28-14-4(b).
How the Rhode Island rule works
Rhode Island requires payout of accrued vacation when employment ends, once the employee has completed at least one year of service. At that point the accrued vacation becomes wages payable in full or prorated. The payout right applies after at least one year of service and covers vacation accrued under collective bargaining, written or verbal company policy, or any other agreement, payable on the next regular payday.
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 Rhode Island final paycheck checker and the Rhode Island final paycheck reference.
PTO payout checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own rule.