Semi-monthly pay schedule 2026: the 15th and the last day of the month

Paid twice a month on the 15th and the last day of the month. Weekend and holiday paydays move to the business day before.

24paydays in 2026

Jan 15first

Dec 31last

8moved 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 24 paydays

#	Payday	Note
1	Thu, Jan 15
2	Fri, Jan 30	Moved from Sat Jan 31 (Saturday)
3	Fri, Feb 13	Moved from Sun Feb 15 (Sunday)
4	Fri, Feb 27	Moved from Sat Feb 28 (Saturday)
5	Fri, Mar 13	Moved from Sun Mar 15 (Sunday)
6	Tue, Mar 31
7	Wed, Apr 15
8	Thu, Apr 30
9	Fri, May 15
10	Fri, May 29	Moved from Sun May 31 (Sunday)
11	Mon, Jun 15
12	Tue, Jun 30
13	Wed, Jul 15
14	Fri, Jul 31
15	Fri, Aug 14	Moved from Sat Aug 15 (Saturday)
16	Mon, Aug 31
17	Tue, Sep 15
18	Wed, Sep 30
19	Thu, Oct 15
20	Fri, Oct 30	Moved from Sat Oct 31 (Saturday)
21	Fri, Nov 13	Moved from Sun Nov 15 (Sunday)
22	Mon, Nov 30
23	Tue, Dec 15
24	Thu, Dec 31

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.