Weekly pay schedule 2026: every Thursday

Paid every Thursday. When a Thursday is a bank holiday, pay arrives the business day before.

The payday scheduled for Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 (New Year's Day) is deposited on Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025, so it counts toward 2025.

52paydays in 2026

Jan 8first

Dec 31last

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 52 paydays

#	Payday	Note
1	Thu, Jan 8
2	Thu, Jan 15
3	Thu, Jan 22
4	Thu, Jan 29
5	Thu, Feb 5
6	Thu, Feb 12
7	Thu, Feb 19
8	Thu, Feb 26
9	Thu, Mar 5
10	Thu, Mar 12
11	Thu, Mar 19
12	Thu, Mar 26
13	Thu, Apr 2
14	Thu, Apr 9
15	Thu, Apr 16
16	Thu, Apr 23
17	Thu, Apr 30
18	Thu, May 7
19	Thu, May 14
20	Thu, May 21
21	Thu, May 28
22	Thu, Jun 4
23	Thu, Jun 11
24	Thu, Jun 18
25	Thu, Jun 25
26	Thu, Jul 2
27	Thu, Jul 9
28	Thu, Jul 16
29	Thu, Jul 23
30	Thu, Jul 30
31	Thu, Aug 6
32	Thu, Aug 13
33	Thu, Aug 20
34	Thu, Aug 27
35	Thu, Sep 3
36	Thu, Sep 10
37	Thu, Sep 17
38	Thu, Sep 24
39	Thu, Oct 1
40	Thu, Oct 8
41	Thu, Oct 15
42	Thu, Oct 22
43	Thu, Oct 29
44	Thu, Nov 5
45	Thu, Nov 12
46	Thu, Nov 19
47	Wed, Nov 25	Moved from Thu Nov 26 (Thanksgiving)
48	Thu, Dec 3
49	Thu, Dec 10
50	Thu, Dec 17
51	Thu, Dec 24
52	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.