--- title: "Texas Final Paycheck Law: Due in 6 Days If Fired | MCC" description: "Texas final paycheck: due 6 days after a firing, next payday after a quit. Unused vacation payout rules and dated examples from Texas's own pages." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-laws-texas" --- Final pay · Texas # Texas final paycheck law When Texas says a departing employee must be paid, what changes between a firing and a quit, and what Texas's official pages say about unused vacation and commissions. [![Intuit ProAdvisor Gold tier badge](/img/credentials/intuit-proadvisor-gold.png)](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77)Gold tier in Intuit's ProAdvisor program. [See my Intuit listing](https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search?searchId=matthew-coleman77) Want this tracked every month? Wrenfold keeps your budget on your own device. [See Wrenfold](/personal-finance) **Short answer.** Fired or laid off: Within 6 calendar days of discharge. Quit: On the next regularly scheduled payday after the effective date of resignation. ## Texas final pay at a glance Fired or laid off Within 6 calendar days of discharge. Quit On the next regularly scheduled payday after the effective date of resignation. Law Texas Payday Law Agency Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) ## In Texas's words **Fired or laid off** Hiring in another state? [Employer registration in Texas, done for you](/bookkeeping/out-of-state-employer-registration), or [a free bookkeeping health check](/bookkeeping/health-check). "due within six (6) calendar days of discharge" **Quitting** "due on the next regularly-scheduled payday following the effective date of resignation" ## Example with dates Suppose a Texas employee's last day is Saturday, November 14, 2026 and the weekly payroll's next payday is Friday, November 20, 2026. The final check would be due: - **Fired or laid off:** Friday, November 20, 2026 - **Quit:** Friday, November 20, 2026 Your own dates: [open the calculator set to Texas](/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-due-date-calculator?state=tx). ## Unused vacation in Texas Only if the employer promised it in a written policy or agreement; the policy's wording controls what's owed. ## Texas commissions at separation Depends on the terms of the commission or bonus agreement. ## Worth knowing in Texas TWC says it is not legal to hold a final paycheck past the deadline. **Not stated on the Texas pages we read:** how the check is delivered, a late-pay penalty. ## Official Texas sources - [TWC: Final Pay (Texas Guidebook for Employers)](https://efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay.html) (checked November 2026) - [TWC: Accrued Leave Payouts](https://efte.twc.texas.gov/accrued_leave_payouts.html) (checked November 2026) - [TWC: Texas Payday Law](https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/wage-and-hour/texas-payday-law) (checked November 2026) Texas rules as published on the pages above, checked November 2026. General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. A union contract or written agreement can change the timing. ## Texas final paycheck questions **How soon is a final paycheck due after a firing in Texas?** Within 6 calendar days of discharge. Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) puts it as "due within six (6) calendar days of discharge." **When does an employee who quits in Texas get the last check?** On the next regularly scheduled payday after the effective date of resignation. Notice doesn't change it on the page we checked. **Is unused vacation paid out at the end of a job in Texas?** Only if the employer promised it in a written policy or agreement; the policy's wording controls what's owed. **What about commissions in a Texas final paycheck?** Depends on the terms of the commission or bonus agreement. All states: [final paycheck laws by state](/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-laws-by-state) · [Pennsylvania](/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-laws-pennsylvania) · [Utah](/bookkeeping/final-paycheck-laws-utah) Letting someone go in Texas? ## Employee Separation Checklist Kit A state picker workbook that puts Texas's deadline on a date, a separation checklist, a final pay worksheet and an exit paperwork log, as Word files and PDFs. [Get the kit ($15)](/toolkits/employee-separation-checklist-kit) [Free sample](/toolkits/employee-separation-checklist-kit#free-starter)14-day full refund Wrenfold ### Keep this going in a budget you own Wrenfold keeps accounts, budgets, bills and goals on your own computer or iPhone, with budgets that roll over each month. Bring in a bank CSV or your You Need A Budget file, or keep balances current through SimpleFIN Bridge, a separate service you sign up for. $79 once, with an optional $5 a month for updates; the app keeps working if you stop. The free trial records up to 60 entries. [See Wrenfold](/personal-finance) [Compare the three apps](/software) ## Want payroll handled for you? [See bookkeeping services](/bookkeeping/)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)