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South Carolina PTO Payout Checker (2026)
Whether South Carolina makes an employer pay out accrued, unused vacation or PTO when a job ends, applied to your own hours and rate.
South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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 South Carolina rule on your numbers.
When the final check itself is due is a separate deadline: the South Carolina 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 South Carolina final paycheck reference; this record is cited to S.C. Code Ann. §41-10-10(2); §41-10-50.
How the South Carolina rule works
South Carolina counts vacation pay as wages only when it is due under an employer policy or employment contract. The company's policy decides whether unused vacation is paid at separation. When the policy makes accrued vacation due at separation, it must be paid within 48 hours or by the next regular payday, not to exceed 30 days; a policy that does not provide for payout leaves nothing due.
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 South Carolina final paycheck checker and the South Carolina final paycheck reference.
PTO payout checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own rule.