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When is my final paycheck due in Delaware?

Enter your last day and how the job ended. The calculator applies the Delaware deadline, tells you how many days late the payment is, and estimates the possible late-pay penalty. It runs in your browser — nothing is sent to us.

Your last day of work

How did the job end? I was fired / discharged I resigned I was laid off

How often were you paid? WeeklyEvery two weeksTwice a monthMonthly Only matters in states where the deadline is "the next payday".

Your daily wage hourly rate × 8 is a fine estimate

Unpaid wages you are owed optional, for the penalty estimate

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How this is calculated

The deadline is the statutory maximum in Delaware: Wages must be paid within 7 days from the close of the pay period in which they were earned (19 Del. C. § 1103). That applies to the final pay period as well. Resignation does not extend the deadline: wages for the final pay period are due within 7 days of its close. The penalty estimate uses Delaware's Department of Labor may impose a civil penalty on the employer, but the statute does not add a liquidated-damages multiple to the employee's claim. The remedy is the wages, plus the department's penalty power.

This is an estimate, not a legal determination. Penalty provisions usually depend on the employer acting wilfully, and a court or agency decides the final number. Use the result to decide whether to send a demand, not as a promise of what you will collect.