When your final paycheck is due in New Mexico
In New Mexico, if you are fired or laid off, your final paycheck is due within 5 days (10 days for task, piece or commission pay). If you quit, it is due on the next regular payday.
- Fired or laid off
- Within 5 days (10 days for task, piece or commission pay)
- If you quit
- Next regular payday
- If the employer pays late
- If the employee demanded payment and was refused, wages continue at the same rate until paid, up to 60 days.
- Filing a wage claim
- File a wage claim with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, Labor Relations Division.
The law
N.M. Stat. §§ 50-4-4, 50-4-5. Read the statute or the state agency’s page.
Checked in October 2026 against a published copy of the statute, because the official code site was unavailable. Laws change, so confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
What to do next
If the deadline has passed, ask for the wages in writing first and keep a copy. The free first letter in the Wage Claim Letters kit does this. If that doesn’t work, file a wage claim with the agency listed above. The final paycheck lookup compares states side by side.
Other states
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- Washington, D.C.
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General information about New Mexico law, not legal advice, and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Wage Claim Letters is a self-help template kit from Kits For That.