# Texas — Final paycheck deadlines by US state — how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law

For Texas, deadline after firing/layoff is within six (6) calendar days of discharge; deadline after quitting is the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation; statute or source is Texas Payday Law, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline after firing/layoff:** within six (6) calendar days of discharge _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline after quitting:** the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute or source:** Texas Payday Law _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> If an employee is laid off, discharged, fired, or otherwise involuntarily separated from employment, the final pay is due within six (6) calendar days of discharge.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline after quitting

> If the employee quits, retires, resigns, or otherwise leaves employment voluntarily, the final pay is due on the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation.

### Statute or source

> Finally, the Texas Payday Law regulates the timing of the final paycheck in section 61.014.

## Source

- https://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay.html
- https://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay_severance_benefits.html

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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