Biweekly pay schedule 2026: every other Friday from Jan 9

Paid every other Friday, with the first Friday payday of the year on Friday, Jan 9, 2026. If your first January payday is Jan 2 instead, use the Jan 2 schedule.

26paydays in 2026

Jan 9first

Dec 24last

1moved for a weekend or holiday

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January

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

February

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

March

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

April

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

May

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

June

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

July

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

August

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

September

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

October

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

November

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

December

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Payday Bank holiday

All 26 paydays

#	Payday	Note
1	Fri, Jan 9
2	Fri, Jan 23
3	Fri, Feb 6
4	Fri, Feb 20
5	Fri, Mar 6
6	Fri, Mar 20
7	Fri, Apr 3
8	Fri, Apr 17
9	Fri, May 1
10	Fri, May 15
11	Fri, May 29
12	Fri, Jun 12
13	Fri, Jun 26
14	Fri, Jul 10
15	Fri, Jul 24
16	Fri, Aug 7
17	Fri, Aug 21
18	Fri, Sep 4
19	Fri, Sep 18
20	Fri, Oct 2
21	Fri, Oct 16
22	Fri, Oct 30
23	Fri, Nov 13
24	Fri, Nov 27
25	Fri, Dec 11
26	Thu, Dec 24	Moved from Fri Dec 25 (Christmas Day)

Paydays that land on a weekend or bank holiday are shown on the business day before, which is what most employers do. Bank holidays follow the Federal Reserve calendar. Your employer's payroll calendar is the final word.