Does 2027 have 27 pay periods?

A year has 52 weeks and one or two extra days, so every 11 years or so a biweekly schedule fits 27 paydays into one calendar year. Bank holidays can also push a payday from early January back into December of the year before.

Every biweekly schedule has exactly 26 paydays deposited in 2027.

Why it matters

If your salary is divided by 26, a 27-paycheck year pays slightly more in that calendar year, and a 25-paycheck year slightly less. Employers who divide by 27 in those years pay a smaller amount per check. Benefits deductions taken per paycheck can also run one extra time.

Counts include the bank-holiday rule: a payday on a weekend or holiday is deposited the business day before, which can move it into the previous year.