France international Payet formed part of Slaven Bilic's new-look attacking line-up at Upton Park and was the pick of the bunch as they capitalised on a lifeless display from Steve McClaren's men, who stay in the bottom three.
A stunning Payet strike gave the hosts an early lead and lit up a relatively low-key first half, with the former Marseille man on target again within four minutes of the restart.
The pace and guile of the West Ham forward line continued to cause problems after the break, with debutant Victor Moses surging clear and hitting the crossbar - Payet making the most of the rebound to double his tally for the evening.
Payet's third Premier League goal put the game to bed as McClaren saw his side struggle for attacking intent and ideas in the absence of suspended striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Newcastle's haul of two points from five games does little to demonstrate improvement under McClaren, although Bilic - who handed Andy Carroll his first appearance since February off the bench - will be delighted to have built on West Ham's excellent 3-0 win at Liverpool with another vibrant performance.
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