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When is my final paycheck due in Massachusetts?

Enter your last day and how the job ended. The calculator applies the Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts: An employee who is discharged must be paid in full on the day of discharge (M.G.L. c. 149, § 148). Massachusetts is one of the few states that requires same-day payment. An employee who leaves voluntarily must be paid in full on the next regular payday; if there is no regular payday, on the following Saturday. The penalty estimate uses M.G.L. c. 149, § 150: a prevailing employee recovers the unpaid wages plus treble damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Massachusetts is one of the strongest late-pay statutes in the country on the employee side.

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.