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When is my final paycheck due in Virginia?

Enter your last day and how the job ended. The calculator applies the Virginia 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 Virginia: On termination of employment the employee must be paid all wages due for work performed, on or before the date the employee would have been paid had employment continued (Va. Code § 40.1-29). Resignation follows the same rule: wages for work performed are due on or before the date you would have been paid had you stayed. The penalty estimate uses Virginia does not add a liquidated-damages formula for the employee. § 40.1-29 instead provides civil penalties payable to the Commonwealth, back-wage restitution ordered by the Commissioner or a court, and the Commissioner's power to investigate and issue subpoenas.

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.