2027 Payroll Calendar
2027 has 26 biweekly, 52 weekly, 24 semi-monthly and 12 monthly paydays for almost every payroll. Nine bank holidays close the Federal Reserve on a weekday and move a payday: January 1 and 18, February 15, May 31, July 5, September 6, October 11, November 11 and November 25. Three Fridays close federal offices but not the Federal Reserve: June 18, December 24 and December 31. A Friday payroll gets a third check in two months, and which two depends on its cycle.
| 2027 | Bank holidays | Weekly, Friday | Biweekly, Friday from Jan 1 | Biweekly, Friday from Jan 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1, Jan 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| February | Feb 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| March | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| April | — | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| May | May 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| June | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| July | Jul 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| August | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| September | Sep 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| October | Oct 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| November | Nov 11, Nov 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| December | — | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 9 on weekdays | 52 | 26 | 26 |
Paydays counted by the date paid, with a weekend or bank-holiday payday moved to the business day before. The Friday, January 1 check is then paid Thursday, December 31, 2026 and counts in 2026. Under this rule a semi-monthly payroll on the 15th and last day pays twice in every month, and a monthly payroll on the last day once. Bank holidays are Federal Reserve closures on a weekday (Federal Reserve Board K.8). Last updated: October 27, 2026 (U.S. Central time).
Your 2027 payroll calendar
26 paydays in 2027
Payday Federal Reserve closed Federal offices closed, Federal Reserve open
The file adds each payday as an all-day event. Open it with Apple Calendar or Outlook, or import it in Google Calendar.
Three-paycheck months for every biweekly cycle
A biweekly payroll pays 26 times in 2027, so two months get a third check. Which two depends on the weekday and on which of the two cycles for that weekday you're on. The cycle is named by its first payday in January.
| Payday | First 2027 payday | Paid the day before | Paid the day after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Jan 4 | March, August | March, August |
| Monday | Jan 11 | May, November | June, November |
| Tuesday | Jan 5 | March, August | March, August |
| Tuesday | Jan 12 | June, November | June, November |
| Wednesday | Jan 6 | March, September | March, September |
| Wednesday | Jan 13 | June, December | June, December |
| Thursday | Jan 7 | April, September | April, September |
| Thursday | Jan 14 | July, December | July, December |
| Friday | Jan 1 | July, December | January, July, December |
| Friday | Jan 8 | April, October | April, October |
The rule changes the months in two places. The Monday cycle from January 11 has a payday on Monday, May 31, Memorial Day: paid early on Friday, May 28 it stays in May, and paid late on Tuesday, June 1 it gives June its third check. The Friday cycle from January 1 starts on New Year's Day: paid early, that check is paid on Thursday, December 31, 2026, and January 2027 has two paydays; paid late, on Monday, January 4, January has three and the year has 27. The full Friday lists are on the biweekly pay schedule 2027.
Where published 2027 calendars move a payday differently
Federal offices close on June 18 and December 31, 2027, but the Federal Reserve Banks are open, so a direct deposit dated either Friday settles that day. Some published calendars move those paydays to Thursday anyway, following the federal-office holiday instead of the bank one. Both conventions are in use; the table shows which date each calendar prints.
| Scheduled payday | Federal Reserve | GSA federal payroll (EFT) | A university biweekly calendar | A payroll software calendar | This calendar, paid early |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jun 18 (Juneteenth observed) | Open | Thu, Jun 17 | Thu, Jun 17 | Fri, Jun 18 | Fri, Jun 18 |
| Fri, Dec 31 (New Year's Day 2028 observed) | Open | Thu, Dec 30 | Thu, Dec 30 | Fri, Dec 31 | Fri, Dec 31 |
Checked on October 27, 2026 (U.S. Central time) on the GSA 2027 payroll calendar, a university's 2027 bi-weekly pay period PDF and a payroll software company's 2027 payroll calendar, as published that day. Friday, December 24 (Christmas observed) is left out: of these, only the payroll software calendar has a payday that day, and it keeps Friday.
This page answers which day each 2027 check is paid. Which days make up each pay period, including the 26 federal pay periods of 2027 and the workdays and hours in each, is on the 2027 pay period calendar.
Every 2027 payday that lands on a holiday
Nine bank holidays fall on a weekday in 2027. Each row lists the schedules with a payday that day and the two dates the check can move to. Biweekly cycles are named by their first payday in January.
| Holiday | Paydays that land on it | Paid the business day before | Paid the business day after |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day, Fri, Jan 1 | Weekly Friday; biweekly Friday from Jan 1; semi-monthly 1st and 15th, 1st and 16th; monthly 1st | Thu, Dec 31, 2026 | Mon, Jan 4 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mon, Jan 18 | Weekly Monday; biweekly Monday from Jan 4 | Fri, Jan 15 | Tue, Jan 19 |
| Washington's Birthday, Mon, Feb 15 | Weekly Monday; biweekly Monday from Jan 4; semi-monthly 15th and last, 1st and 15th; monthly 15th | Fri, Feb 12 | Tue, Feb 16 |
| Memorial Day, Mon, May 31 | Weekly Monday; biweekly Monday from Jan 11; semi-monthly 15th and last; monthly last day | Fri, May 28 | Tue, Jun 1 |
| Independence Day, observed Mon, Jul 5 | Weekly Monday; biweekly Monday from Jan 4; semi-monthly 5th and 20th | Fri, Jul 2 | Tue, Jul 6 |
| Labor Day, Mon, Sep 6 | Weekly Monday; biweekly Monday from Jan 11 | Fri, Sep 3 | Tue, Sep 7 |
| Columbus Day, Mon, Oct 11 | Weekly Monday; biweekly Monday from Jan 4 | Fri, Oct 8 | Tue, Oct 12 |
| Veterans Day, Thu, Nov 11 | Weekly Thursday; biweekly Thursday from Jan 7 | Wed, Nov 10 | Fri, Nov 12 |
| Thanksgiving, Thu, Nov 25 | Weekly Thursday; biweekly Thursday from Jan 7; semi-monthly 10th and 25th; monthly 25th | Wed, Nov 24 | Fri, Nov 26 |
Fridays June 18, December 24 and December 31 are not in the table: the Federal Reserve is open, so a Friday payday there can stay put. They hit weekly Friday payrolls, the biweekly Friday cycle from January 1 (June 18 and December 31) and the one from January 8 (December 24); December 31 also hits the 15th-and-last and last-day schedules.
Year end: December 2027 into January 2028
New Year's Day 2028 is a Saturday. Paid the business day before, a check due January 1, 2028 is paid on Friday, December 31, 2027 and counts in 2027. That makes up for the January 1, 2027 check, which was paid on December 31, 2026, so the 1st-and-15th and 1st-of-the-month schedules still have 24 and 12 paydays in 2027. Paid the business day after, that check moves to Monday, January 3, 2028.
| Schedule | Last two 2027 paydays | First 2028 payday |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly, Friday | Fri, Dec 24; Fri, Dec 31 | Fri, Jan 7 |
| Biweekly, Friday from Jan 1 | Fri, Dec 17; Fri, Dec 31 | Fri, Jan 14 |
| Biweekly, Friday from Jan 8 | Fri, Dec 10; Fri, Dec 24 | Fri, Jan 7 |
| Semi-monthly, 15th and last | Wed, Dec 15; Fri, Dec 31 | Fri, Jan 14 |
| Semi-monthly, 1st and 15th | Wed, Dec 15; Fri, Dec 31 (the Jan 1, 2028 check) | Fri, Jan 14 |
| Monthly, last day | Tue, Nov 30; Fri, Dec 31 | Mon, Jan 31 |
| Monthly, 1st | Wed, Dec 1; Fri, Dec 31 (the Jan 1, 2028 check) | Tue, Feb 1 |
Paid the business day before. Saturday, January 15, 2028 moves to Friday, January 14. Paid the business day after, it would move to Tuesday, January 18, because Monday, January 17 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Questions
How many pay periods are in 2027?
26 biweekly, 52 weekly, 24 semi-monthly and 12 monthly for almost every payroll. A Friday payroll whose New Year's Day check is paid late, on January 4, has 53 weekly or 27 biweekly. Every schedule's count is on how many pay periods in 2027.
Which 2027 holidays move a payday?
The nine weekday Federal Reserve holidays in the table above. June 18, December 24 and December 31 close federal offices only, so a payday on those Fridays can stay put. The direct deposit holiday schedule explains why the bank calendar is the one that decides.
Where are the full 2027 pay date lists?
On the weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly and monthly pay schedules for 2027. The pay period calculator lists every payday for any year from 2026 to 2030. Each federal pay period's dates and workdays are on the 2027 pay period calendar.
Paydays are computed in your browser from the Federal Reserve holiday schedule (Federal Reserve Board K.8, 2026–2030) and U.S. federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103. Your employer's written payroll policy decides which way a payday moves.