Payroll periods and pay days for biweekly and monthly employees.
Biweekly Payday (O/S and M/P employees) is every other Thursday* as designated by the payroll schedule below. The payday is for the preceding pay period, not the pay period that has just ended.
Monthly Payday (M/P employees) is the last working day* of the month.
* If the payday falls on a federal holiday, payday will be the first preceding workday.
2026 Biweekly Pay Schedule
Pay Period | From | To | Payday | |
1 | 12/12/2025 | 12/25/2025 | Thu | Jan. 8, 2026 |
2 | 12/26/2025 | 1/8/2026 | Thu | Jan. 22, 2026 |
3 | 1/9/2026 | 1/22/2026 | Thu | Feb. 5, 2026 |
4 | 1/23/2026 | 2/5/2026 | Thu | Feb. 19, 2026 |
5 | 2/6/2026 | 2/19/2026 | Thu | Mar. 5, 2026 |
6 | 2/20/2026 | 3/5/2026 | Thu | Mar. 19, 2026 |
7 | 3/6/2026 | 3/19/2026 | Thu | Apr. 2, 2026 |
8 | 3/20/2026 | 4/2/2026 | Thu | Apr. 16, 2026 |
9 | 4/3/2026 | 4/16/2026 | Thu | Apr. 30, 2026 |
10 | 4/17/2026 | 4/30/2026 | Thu | May. 14, 2026 |
11 | 5/1/2026 | 5/14/2026 | Thu | May. 28, 2026 |
12 | 5/15/2026 | 5/28/2026 | Thu | Jun. 11, 2026 |
13 | 5/29/2026 | 6/11/2026 | Thu | Jun. 25, 2026 |
14 | 6/12/2026 | 6/25/2026 | Thu | Jul. 9, 2026 |
15 | 6/26/2026 | 7/9/2026 | Thu | Jul. 23, 2026 |
16 | 7/10/2026 | 7/23/2026 | Thu | Aug. 6, 2026 |
17 | 7/24/2026 | 8/6/2026 | Thu | Aug. 20, 2026 |
18 | 8/7/2026 | 8/20/2026 | Thu | Sep. 3, 2026 |
19 | 8/21/2026 | 9/3/2026 | Thu | Sep. 17, 2026 |
20 | 9/4/2026 | 9/17/2026 | Thu | Oct. 1, 2026 |
21 | 9/18/2026 | 10/1/2026 | Thu | Oct. 15, 2026 |
22 | 10/2/2026 | 10/15/2026 | Thu | Oct. 29, 2026 |
23 | 10/16/2026 | 10/29/2026 | Thu | Nov. 12, 2026 |
*24 | 10/30/2026 | 11/12/2026 | Wed | Nov. 25, 2026 |
25 | 11/13/2026 | 11/26/2026 | Thu | Dec. 10, 2026 |
26 | 11/27/2026 | 12/10/2026 | Thu | Dec. 24, 2026 |
2026 Monthly Pay Schedule
Pay Period | From | To | Payday | |
1 | 1/1/2026 | 1/31/2026 | Fri | Jan. 30, 2026 |
2 | 2/1/2026 | 2/28/2026 | Fri | Feb. 27, 2026 |
3 | 3/1/2026 | 3/31/2026 | Tue | Mar. 31, 2026 |
4 | 4/1/2026 | 4/30/2026 | Thu | Apr. 30, 2026 |
5 | 5/1/2026 | 5/31/2026 | Fri | May. 29, 2026 |
6 | 6/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 | Tue | Jun. 30, 2026 |
7 | 6/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 | Fri | Jul. 31, 2026 |
8 | 6/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 | Mon | Aug. 31, 2026 |
9 | 6/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 | Wed | Sep. 30, 2026 |
10 | 6/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 | Thu | Oct. 30, 2025 |
11 | 6/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 | Mon | Nov. 30, 2026 |
12 | 6/1/2026 | 6/30/2026 | Thu | Dec. 31, 2026 |