All corporations and railroads, operators of mines, stone and granite quarries, and manufacturers are subject to Missouri's wage payment law.
Corporations and railroads must pay wages at least semimonthly, with a 16-day holdover permitted; executive, administrative, professional, sales employees and others compensated on commission basis must be paid at least monthly; employees of mines, stone and granite quarries must be paid at least every 15 days, with a five-day holdover for coal mines; manufacturers must pay at least every 15 days, with a 5-day holdover.