Pay frequency (payday) laws by state

Pending verification. Official source (dol.gov).

Semi-monthly or monthly. Employers must establish monthly or semi-monthly pay periods at the employee's election; monthly pay periods may be agreed in an annual initial contract of employment. (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements)

At least 2 paydays a month. Employers must designate two or more fixed paydays in each month, not more than 16 days apart. (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements, footnote 3)

Pending verification. Official source (labor.arkansas.gov).

At least 2 paydays a month. Most wages must be paid at least twice during each calendar month on days designated in advance as regular paydays (with some exceptions). (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements, footnote 10)

Monthly. Colorado requires regular pay periods of no longer than one calendar month or 30 days, whichever is longer. (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements)

Weekly. Employers must pay weekly all wages due on a regular payday designated in advance; the Labor Commissioner may permit less frequent paydays on application. (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements)

Monthly. Employers must pay all wages on regular paydays designated in advance, at least once during each calendar month. (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements)

Semi-monthly. Employers must pay wages on regular paydays designated in advance, at least twice during each calendar month; bona fide administrative, executive and professional employees must be paid at least once per month, and an employer that by contract or custom has paid wages at least once each calendar month may continue to do so. (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements)

Pending verification. Official source (dol.gov).

Semi-monthly. Georgia requires at least semi-monthly paydays for most employees. (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

Semi-monthly. Hawaii private employers must pay wages at least twice a month (semi-monthly); monthly pay is allowed only by employee election under a special procedure or by exception from the director. (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

Monthly. Idaho requires employers to pay all wages due at least once each calendar month on regular paydays designated in advance. (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

• General rule: Semi-monthly (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))
• Executive administrative professional: Monthly (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

Semi-monthly or bi-weekly. Indiana employers must pay at least semi-monthly or bi-weekly if the employee requests it. (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

At least monthly. Iowa employers must pay most employees on a regular payday at least monthly (weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly are all allowed), no later than 12 days (excluding Sundays and legal holidays) after the end of the pay period. (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

Monthly. Kansas employers must pay all wages due at least once each calendar month, on regular paydays designated in advance. (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

Semi-monthly. Kentucky requires at least semi-monthly paydays. (State Payday Requirements (U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division table, January 1, 2023))

Manufacturing mining oil 10 plus or public service: Twice per calendar month. Employers with 10 or more employees engaged in manufacturing, mining or boring for oil, and every public service corporation, must pay employees no less than twice during each calendar month. Except at public service corporations, this does not apply to the clerical force or to salesmen, and it does not cover employees in a bona fide executive, administrative, supervisory or professional capacity or employees exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. (Louisiana payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements, footnote 7))

No more than 16 days apart. Employers must pay wages at regular intervals not to exceed 16 days; this does not apply to members of the employer's family or to salaried employees. (Maine payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements, footnote 8))

Bi-weekly or semi-monthly. Employers must set regular pay periods and pay each employee at least once every 2 weeks or twice each month (bi-weekly or semi-monthly); administrative, executive or professional employees may be paid less frequently. (Maryland payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements table))

Hourly employees: Weekly or bi-weekly. Hourly employees must be paid weekly or bi-weekly. (Massachusetts payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements, footnote 9))

One more case (Salaried employees) is pending verification. Official source (malegislature.gov).

Weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly. Michigan requires wages to be paid on a regular basis: weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly. (U.S. DOL WHD State Payday Requirements)

No more than 31 days apart. Employers must pay all wages at least once every 31 days on a regular payday, and commissions at least once every three months. (Minnesota payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements, footnote 11))

Pending verification. Official source (dol.gov).

Semi-monthly. Corporations doing business in Missouri (and railroad operators) must pay wages at least semi-monthly; at the employer's option, executive, administrative and professional employees and employees paid on commission may be paid monthly. (Missouri payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements table))

Semi-monthly (default). If there is no established pay period or time when wages are due, the pay period is presumed to be semimonthly. (Montana payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements, footnote 13))

Designated by employer. Wages must be paid on regular days designated by the employer or agreed upon by the employer and employee. (Nebraska payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements, footnote 14))

Semi-monthly. Nevada: wages of employees in private employment are due semimonthly. (Nevada payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements table row))

Weekly or bi-weekly. Wages must be paid weekly or bi-weekly; paying less often (semi-monthly or monthly) requires written permission of the NH Department of Labor. (New Hampshire payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements, footnote 15))

Semi-monthly. Wages must be paid at least twice during each calendar month on regular paydays designated in advance; bona fide executive, supervisory and other special classifications may be paid once per month. (New Jersey payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements table row))

Pending verification. Official source (dol.gov).

• Clerical and other workers: Semi-monthly (New York payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements, footnote 17))
• Manual workers: Weekly (New York payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements, footnote 17))

Employer choice (daily to monthly). Wages must be paid on the regular payday; pay periods may be daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly. (North Carolina payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements, footnote 18))

Monthly. Employers must pay at least once each calendar month on regular paydays designated in advance. (North Dakota payday (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements table row))

Semi-monthly. Ohio employers must pay wages at least semi-monthly: wages for the first half of a month by the first day of the next month, and wages for the second half by the fifteenth day of the next month. (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements)

Semi-monthly. Oklahoma employees (except exempt employees) must be paid at least twice each calendar month (semi-monthly). (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements)

Monthly. Oregon employers must keep regular paydays; paydays may not be more than 35 days apart (DOL table: monthly). (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements)

Employer designated: Pennsylvania sets no fixed pay frequency: wages must be paid on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer. (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements)

Weekly. Most Rhode Island employers must pay employees weekly. (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements)

Employer designated: South Carolina sets no fixed pay frequency: employers with 5 or more employees must notify employees in writing at hiring of the time and place of payment and pay on those terms. (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements)

Monthly. South Dakota employers must pay all wages due at least once each calendar month or on regular agreed paydays designated in advance. (U.S. DOL WHD, State Payday Requirements)

Pending verification. Official source (tn.gov).

• Exempt employees: At least once per month (Texas Payday Law (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 21))
• Non exempt employees: At least twice per month (Texas Payday Law (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 21))

• General rule: Semi-monthly (Utah Payment of Wages Act (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table))
• Yearly salary employees: Monthly (Utah Payment of Wages Act (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 22))

• General rule: Weekly (21 V.S.A. § 342 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table))
• Biweekly or semimonthly with notice: Bi-weekly or semi-monthly (21 V.S.A. § 342 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 23))

• High earners by agreement: Monthly (Va. Code § 40.1-29 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 24))
• Hourly employees: Bi-weekly or semi-monthly (Va. Code § 40.1-29 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table))
• Salaried employees: Monthly (Va. Code § 40.1-29 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table))

Monthly. Wages must be paid on an established regular payday at no longer than monthly payment intervals. (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table)

At least twice every month. Employers (except railroad companies) must pay employees at least twice every month, with no more than 19 days between paydays, unless otherwise provided by special agreement. (W. Va. Code § 21-5-3(a))

Monthly. Most employers must pay all wages earned at least monthly, with no longer than 31 days between pay periods. (Wis. Stat. ch. 109 (U.S. DOL WHD state payday table, footnote 25))

Semi-monthly (certain industries only). Wyoming requires semi-monthly paydays only in certain industries; most employers have no set pay frequency requirement. (W.S. 27-4-101(a) (Wyoming Statutes Title 27, wyoleg.gov))