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Federal Pay Periods 2026

Federal employees are paid biweekly on one government-wide grid. Leave year 2026 has 26 pay periods, from Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 to Saturday, Jan 9, 2027. For agencies on the National Finance Center payroll, pay arrives by direct deposit on the Monday nine days after each period ends.

Today26 pay periods from Jan 11; 26 NFC deposits in 2026, 2 months with 3.

2026 federal pay period calendar

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Federal pay periods 2026
Pay periodDeposit (NFC)
Coming up
PP 21Oct 18 to Oct 31Monday, official Nov 12in 13 days
PP 22Nov 1 to Nov 14Monday, official Nov 26in 3 weeks
PP 23Nov 15 to Nov 28Monday, official Dec 10in 5 weeks
PP 24Nov 29 to Dec 12Monday, official Dec 24in 7 weeks
PP 25Dec 13 to Dec 26Monday, official Jan 7in 2 months
PP 26Dec 27 to Jan 9Tuesday, official Jan 21in 2 months
Earlier
PP 20Oct 4 to Oct 17Monday, official Oct 29yesterday
PP 19Sep 20 to Oct 3Tuesday, official Oct 152 weeks ago
PP 18Sep 6 to Sep 19Monday, official Oct 14 weeks ago
PP 17Aug 23 to Sep 5Monday, official Sep 176 weeks ago
PP 16Aug 9 to Aug 22Monday, official Sep 38 weeks ago
PP 15Jul 26 to Aug 8Monday, official Aug 202 months ago
PP 14Jul 12 to Jul 25Monday, official Aug 62 months ago
PP 13Jun 28 to Jul 11Monday, official Jul 233 months ago
PP 12Jun 14 to Jun 27Monday, official Jul 93 months ago
PP 11May 31 to Jun 13Monday, official Jun 254 months ago
PP 10May 17 to May 30Monday, official Jun 114 months ago
PP 9May 3 to May 16Tuesday, official May 285 months ago
PP 8Apr 19 to May 2Monday, official May 145 months ago
PP 7Apr 5 to Apr 18Monday, official Apr 306 months ago
PP 6Mar 22 to Apr 4Monday, official Apr 166 months ago
PP 5Mar 8 to Mar 21Monday, official Apr 27 months ago
PP 4Feb 22 to Mar 7Monday, official Mar 197 months ago
PP 3Feb 8 to Feb 21Monday, official Mar 57 months ago
PP 2Jan 25 to Feb 7Tuesday, official Feb 198 months ago
PP 1Jan 11 to Jan 24Monday, official Feb 58 months ago

Sources: OPM leave year dates, NFC pay period calendar 2026 and NFC pay dates. Other payroll providers pay on other days: GSA-serviced agencies get direct deposit on Fridays (GSA payroll calendars). Ask your agency which provider pays you.

Compared with the published calendars

  • NFC: Direct deposit (EFT) dates, leave year 2026

    All 26 published dates match this page. Official source

    Read from the NFC pay period calendar, one page per month.

  • NFC: Official pay dates, leave year 2026

    All 26 published dates match this page. Official source

    Always a Thursday, 12 days after the pay period ends. Not moved for holidays.

GSA-serviced agencies

GSA publishes its own calendar with Friday deposits. Shown as published; GSA numbers its pay periods by payroll year, not by leave year.

  • Direct deposit (EFT) dates 2026

    Jan 2, Jan 16, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, Mar 13, Mar 27, Apr 10, Apr 24, May 8, May 22, Jun 5, Jun 18, Jul 2, Jul 17, Jul 31, Aug 14, Aug 28, Sep 11, Sep 25, Oct 9, Oct 23, Nov 6, Nov 20, Dec 4, Dec 18, Dec 31

    GSA source

  • Official pay dates 2026

    Jan 7, Jan 21, Feb 4, Feb 18, Mar 4, Mar 18, Apr 1, Apr 15, Apr 29, May 13, May 27, Jun 10, Jun 24, Jul 8, Jul 22, Aug 5, Aug 19, Sep 2, Sep 16, Sep 30, Oct 14, Oct 28, Nov 10, Nov 25, Dec 9, Dec 23, Dec 31

    GSA source

2026 calendar of NFC deposits

  • NFC direct deposit
  • Bank holiday or federal day off

January

Today
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February

Today
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March

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April

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May

Today
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June

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July

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August

Today3
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September

Today
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October

Today
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November

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December

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Federal retirement annuity dates 2026

OPM pays CSRS and FERS annuities on the first business day of each month, for the month before.

  • Late: New Year's Day9 months ago
  • Late: Sunday8 months ago
  • Late: Sunday7 months ago
  • 6 months ago
  • 5 months ago
  • 4 months ago
  • 3 months ago
  • Late: Saturday2 months ago
  • 8 weeks ago
  • 3 weeks ago
  • Late: Sundayin 6 days
  • in 5 weeks

Source: OPM annuity payments.

Computed schedules for planning. Your employer's payroll calendar is the final word.

Questions

When does pay period 1 of 2026 start?

Sunday, Jan 11, 2026. It ends Saturday, Jan 24. The 2026 leave year runs from Sunday, January 11, 2026 to Saturday, January 9, 2027.

How many federal pay periods are in 2026?

26. A leave year has 27 pay periods only when the Sunday grid lines up that way. OPM's leave year table marks 2023 as one; 2026 is not.

When is federal payday in 2026?

It depends on your payroll provider. For agencies paid by the National Finance Center, direct deposit lands on the Monday nine days after the pay period ends (the Tuesday when that Monday is a holiday), and the official pay date is the Thursday after. The first 2026 deposit for pay period 1 is Monday, February 2, 2026.

Which months have 3 federal paydays in 2026?

Counting NFC deposit dates in calendar 2026: March and August.

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