Pay schedule requirements for each state

Last updated: March 15, 2026

State	Weekly	Bi-weekly	Semi-monthly	Monthly	Information	Agency Resource
Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Public service corporations employing 50 or more people must pay employees at least twice per month and not more than 15 days following the close of a pay period. Alabama does not have laws dictating when or how frequently private sector employers must pay employees their wages.	Alabama Department of Labor Resource
Alaska	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Depends- see Information	An employer must pay employees at least once per month on regularly scheduled paydays. Employers may pay monthly or semi-monthly if elected by the employee.	Alaska State Legislature
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	An employer must pay two or more days per month, not more than 16 days apart.	Industrial Commission of Arizona resource
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Only corporations that have an annual gross income of $500,000 or more may pay management-level employees that are classified as exempt from overtime, and that earn an annual gross income of more than $25,000 a minimum of once per month.	Arkansas paycheck requirements resource
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Wages must be paid twice during each calendar month on the days designated in advance as regular paydays. For exceptions, click the link in the next column	California Department of Industrial Relations resource
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Wages must be paid regularly once per month, no later than 10 days following the end of each pay-period.	Colorado Department of Labor and Employment resource
Connecticut	Yes	Approval required - see Information	Approval required - see Information	Approval required - see Information	Employers must pay employees at least weekly, and on a regular payday designated in advance, no later than 8-days after the end of the pay-period. Longer pay frequency intervals, up to monthly, can be permitted if approved by Labor Commissioner.	Connecticut Department of Labor resource
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Employers must pay wages at least once per month, no later than 7-days after the close of the pay-period.	Delaware Department of Labor resource
District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)	Yes	Yes	No	Depends- see Information	Non-exempt employees must be paid at least twice per month. Administrative, executive, and professional employees must be paid at least once per month.	Council of the District of Columbia resource
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Florida has no requirements for pay frequency.	Florida Department of Labor resource
Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Georgia's law requires workers to be paid at least twice per month.	Georgia Department of Labor
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Every employer is required to pay wages to all employees at least twice during each calendar month, on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer.	State of Hawaii Wage Standards Division
Idaho	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	All employees must be paid at least once per month, no more than 15 days after the end of the pay-period.	Idaho legislature resource
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Employees should be paid at least twice per month. Exceptions may be allowed for commission payments. Click on the link for additional information.	Illinois Department of Labor resource
Indiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Any employer doing business in Indiana, must pay each employee at least semi-monthly or biweekly.	Indiana General Assembly resource
Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Employers must pay wages at least monthly, twice a month, or every two weeks on regular paydays.	Iowa Labor Center resource
Kansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Must pay employees at least once per month, on regular paydays, and inform employees of paydays in advance.	Kansas Department of Labor resource
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Employers must pay employees at least semi-monthly.	Kentucky General Assembly resource
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Employers must pay most hourly employees via a regular payday at least bi-weekly or semi-monthly.	Louisiana Legislature resource
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Employers can pay employees at least every 16 days.	Maine Legislature resource
Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Employers must pay employees every two weeks or twice per month. Executive, Professional and Administrative employees may be paid less frequently.	Maryland Department of Labor resource
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Hourly employees must be paid on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, within six days of the pay period ending. Employers may pay exempt and salaried non-exempt employees weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly.	Commonwealth of Massachusetts resource
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	All employees must be paid at least on a semi-monthly basis.	Michigan Legislature resource
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Employers must pay all wages, including salary, earnings, and gratuities earned by an employee at least once every 31 days; and all commissions earned by an employee at least once every three months, on a regular payday designated in advance by the employer regardless of whether the employee requests payment at longer intervals.	Minnesota Legislature resource
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Mississippi does not have laws dictating how often to pay employees. Exception: if your company is engaged in manufacturing and has 50 or more employees, or if you're a public labor or public service corporation, then you must pay your employees at least biweekly or semi-monthly, or on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. Manufacturing and public labor companies must pay their employees within 10 days of the end of the pay period. Public service corporations must pay their employees within 15 days of the end of the pay period.	Mississippi Payroll Rules resource
Missouri	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Executive, administrative, or professional employees, salespersons, and employees on commission may be paid monthly.	Revisor of Missouri resource
Montana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Employers must establish regular pay schedule and pay wages no more than 10 days following the end of the pay period.	Montana Department of Labor and Industry resource
Nebraska	Designated by employer, and approved by employee	Designated by employer, and approved by employee	Designated by employer, and approved by employee	Designated by employer, and approved by employee	Designated by employer, and approved by employee.	Nebraska Department of Labor resource
Nevada	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	A monthly payday is only permitted for Executive, Administrative, and Professional personnel.	Nevada Department of Business and Industry resource
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Yes, with written permission—see important information.	Yes, with written permission—see important information.	Weekly or bi-weekly payment of wages is required. Semi-monthly or monthly payment of wages are available upon written permission of the NHDOL.	New Hampshire Department of Labor resource
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Monthly paydays are permitted only for exempt Executive, Administrative, and Professional personnel.	New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce resource
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Monthly payday requirements for exempt Executive, Administrative, and Professional personnel. Penalties are imposed for violations.	New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions resource
New York	Depends- see Information	Depends- see Information	Depends- see Information	Depends- see Information	New York State Labor Law requires manual workers to be paid weekly, and clerical and other workers at least twice per month. Review the link to the right for additional information about pay frequencies.	New York State Senate resource
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Pay periods may be daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly.	North Carolina Legislature resource
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Must pay at a minimum of monthly or on a regularly scheduled pay date.	North Dakota Code resource
Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Payment at shorter or longer intervals is permitted when it is customary or when it has been established by written contract or law.	Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules resource
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Every employee must be paid all wages due at least twice each calendar month. State, county, municipal and overtime exempt employees shall be paid a minimum of once each calendar month.	Oklahoma Labor Department's Wage and Hour FAQ resource
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Paydays may not be more than 35 days apart.	Oregon Labor and Industries resource
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Pennsylvania employers must pay their hourly employees every two weeks or more frequently depending on the terms of the employment contact.	Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry resource
Rhode Island	Yes	Depends- see Information	Depends- see Information	Depends- see Information	Every employee must be paid weekly for all wages due from an employer. Exceptions: Those employees whose compensation is fixed at a bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly or yearly rate, and those employees working for the state and its political subdivisions and of religious literary, or charitable corporations.	Rhode Island Labor Relations resource
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No regulation on pay frequency.	South Carolina Legislature resource
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Employers must pay all wages due at least once each calendar month.	South Dakota Legislature resource
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Employers must pay at least monthly.	Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development resource
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Employees exempt from the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must be paid at least once per month; others must be paid at least twice a month. Semi-monthly pay periods must contain, as nearly as possible, an equal number of days.	Texas Workforce Commission resource
Utah	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Employees on a yearly salary can be paid on a monthly basis.	Utah Payment of Wages
Vermont	Yes	Yes, with written consent from the employee	Yes, with written consent from the employee	No	Employers must pay employees on a weekly basis. However, after providing written notice to its employees, an employer may issue paychecks on a bi-weekly or semi-monthly basis. Payday must be within six (6) days of the last day of the pay period.	Vermont Department of Labor resource
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends- see Information	Employees exempt from overtime should be paid at least once a month and hourly employees should be paid at least once every two weeks or twice a month.	Code of Virginia resource
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Employers must pay wages at least once per month on a regular payday.	Washington State Legislature resource
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Employers must pay wages at least twice every month on a regular basis.	West Virginia Division of Labor resource
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes—review the resource for exempt employees.	With limited exceptions, employers must pay wages at least monthly. The only employers exempt from this requirement can be found by clicking the Wage Payment and Collection Law link to the right.	Wisconsin Wage Payment and Collection Law resource
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends—review resource for a list of restricted occupations.	Wyoming does not have laws governing how frequently an employer must pay its employees. Certain occupations are not permitted to pay employees monthly. Review the resource to the right for more info.	Wyoming Workforce FAQ resource