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- Ariz. Rev. Stat. 23-353. Accessed 1 October 2026.
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When is a final paycheck due in Arizona?
Arizona is another earlier-of-two state, and the pairing is unusual: seven working days against the end of the next pay period, with the sooner date governing.
· Arizona, United States guide
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In Arizona final wages after a discharge are due within seven working days or by the end of the next pay period, whichever is sooner, under Ariz. Rev. Stat. 23-353. A resignation is paid on the next regular payday.
Working days rather than calendar days is the distinguishing detail. Weekends and public holidays extend the seven-day count rather than consuming it, which makes Arizona meaningfully more generous than a state like Texas counting calendar days.
But the second limb can still cut it short: if the next pay period ends before those seven working days are up, that earlier date is the deadline.
When must a final paycheck be paid after firing someone in Arizona?
Within seven working days or by the end of the next pay period, whichever is sooner, under Ariz. Rev. Stat. 23-353.
Both limbs have to be checked for every discharge, because which one governs depends on where in your pay cycle the termination falls. A discharge early in a pay period will usually be governed by the seven working days; one late in a period may be governed by the period's end.
Counting in working days is the detail employers get wrong in the opposite direction from Texas: here a weekend does extend the window.
The duty to pay is separate from whether the termination itself was lawful. That is covered on the Arizona termination and at-will page.
What if the employee resigns instead?
The next regular payday for the pay period in which they quit.
Arizona ties the resignation deadline to the pay period the departure fell in rather than simply to the next payday, which is a slightly tighter formulation than it first appears.
As elsewhere, the discharge route is the one that will force an off-cycle payment.
How does Arizona compare with the states around it?
Arizona is more generous than California next door and tighter than several of its other neighbours.
| State | If fired | If employee quits | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Within 7 working days or end of next pay period, whichever is sooner | Next regular payday for the pay period in which the employee quit | Ariz. Rev. Stat. 23-353 |
| California | Immediately | Within 72 hours, or immediately if 72 hours notice given | Cal. Labor Code 201, 202 |
| Nevada | Immediately | Next payday or within 7 days, whichever is earlier | Nev. Rev. Stat. 608.020, 608.030 |
| Utah | Within 24 hours of termination | Next regular payday | Utah Code 34-28-5 |
| New Mexico | Within 5 days (task, piece and commission wages within 10 days) | Next regular payday | N.M. Stat. 50-4-4 |
The full 50-state picture is on the final paycheck laws by state table.
Arizona final pay, in short
- Deadline if fired
- Within 7 working days or end of next pay period, whichever is sooner
- Deadline if the employee quits
- Next regular payday for the pay period in which the employee quit
- Governing statute
- Ariz. Rev. Stat. 23-353
- Source
- Primary source
- Last verified
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Questions people ask about Arizona final pay
When is a final paycheck due in Arizona if someone is fired?
Within seven working days or by the end of the next pay period, whichever is sooner, under Ariz. Rev. Stat. 23-353.
When is it due if the employee quits?
The next regular payday for the pay period in which they quit.
Are Arizona's seven days working days or calendar days?
Working days. Ariz. Rev. Stat. 23-353 counts seven working days, so weekends and public holidays extend the window rather than falling inside it. The deadline is still whichever is sooner of those seven working days and the end of the next pay period.
A note from Tom Price-Daniel
Arizona counts in working days, which is kinder than it sounds.
Then it adds a second deadline that can cut the first one short.
Check both limbs on every discharge, because which governs depends on your pay cycle.
Tom Price-Daniel · Co-founder, Teamed
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