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Wisconsin PTO Payout Checker (2026)
Whether Wisconsin makes an employer pay out accrued, unused vacation or PTO when a job ends, applied to your own hours and rate.
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin rule on your numbers.
When the final check itself is due is a separate deadline: the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin final paycheck reference; this record is cited to Wis. Stat. §109.01(3).
How the Wisconsin rule works
Wisconsin counts vacation pay as wages when it is agreed between employer and employee or provided as an established policy, so a promised payout is collectible as unpaid wages. A policy that denies payout at separation controls. The Department of Workforce Development enforces the terms of the employer's policy, including forfeiture provisions.
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 Wisconsin final paycheck checker and the Wisconsin final paycheck reference.
PTO payout checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own rule.