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Federal Pay Periods 2027

Federal employees are paid biweekly on one government-wide grid. Leave year 2027 has 26 pay periods, from Sunday, Jan 10, 2027 to Saturday, Jan 8, 2028. 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 10; 26 NFC deposits in 2027, 2 months with 3.

2027 federal pay period calendar

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Federal pay periods 2027
Pay periodDeposit (NFC)
PP 1Jan 10 to Jan 23Monday, official Feb 4in 3 months
PP 2Jan 24 to Feb 6Tuesday, official Feb 18in 3 months
PP 3Feb 7 to Feb 20Monday, official Mar 4in 4 months
PP 4Feb 21 to Mar 6Monday, official Mar 18in 4 months
PP 5Mar 7 to Mar 20Monday, official Apr 1in 5 months
PP 6Mar 21 to Apr 3Monday, official Apr 15in 5 months
PP 7Apr 4 to Apr 17Monday, official Apr 29in 6 months
PP 8Apr 18 to May 1Monday, official May 13in 6 months
PP 9May 2 to May 15Monday, official May 27in 6 months
PP 10May 16 to May 29Monday, official Jun 10in 7 months
PP 11May 30 to Jun 12Monday, official Jun 24in 7 months
PP 12Jun 13 to Jun 26Tuesday, official Jul 8in 8 months
PP 13Jun 27 to Jul 10Monday, official Jul 22in 8 months
PP 14Jul 11 to Jul 24Monday, official Aug 5in 9 months
PP 15Jul 25 to Aug 7Monday, official Aug 19in 9 months
PP 16Aug 8 to Aug 21Monday, official Sep 2in 10 months
PP 17Aug 22 to Sep 4Monday, official Sep 16in 10 months
PP 18Sep 5 to Sep 18Monday, official Sep 30in 11 months
PP 19Sep 19 to Oct 2Tuesday, official Oct 14in 11 months
PP 20Oct 3 to Oct 16Monday, official Oct 28in 12 months
PP 21Oct 17 to Oct 30Monday, official Nov 11in 1 year
PP 22Oct 31 to Nov 13Monday, official Nov 25in 1 year
PP 23Nov 14 to Nov 27Monday, official Dec 9in 1 year
PP 24Nov 28 to Dec 11Monday, official Dec 23in 1 year
PP 25Dec 12 to Dec 25Monday, official Jan 6in 1 year
PP 26Dec 26 to Jan 8Tuesday, official Jan 20in 1 year

Sources: OPM leave year dates, NFC pay period calendar 2027 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 2027

    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 2027

    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 2027

    Jan 15, Jan 29, Feb 12, Feb 26, Mar 12, Mar 26, Apr 9, Apr 23, May 7, May 21, Jun 4, Jun 17, Jul 2, Jul 16, Jul 30, Aug 13, Aug 27, Sep 10, Sep 24, Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 5, Nov 19, Dec 3, Dec 17, Dec 30

    GSA source

  • Official pay dates 2027

    Jan 20, Feb 3, Feb 17, Mar 3, Mar 17, Mar 31, Apr 14, Apr 28, May 12, May 26, Jun 9, Jun 23, Jul 7, Jul 21, Aug 4, Aug 18, Sep 1, Sep 15, Sep 29, Oct 13, Oct 27, Nov 10, Nov 24, Dec 8, Dec 22, Dec 30

    GSA source

2027 calendar of NFC deposits

  • NFC direct deposit
  • Bank holiday or federal day off

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Federal retirement annuity dates 2027

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

  • Late: New Year's Dayin 2 months
  • in 3 months
  • in 4 months
  • in 5 months
  • Late: Saturdayin 6 months
  • in 7 months
  • in 8 months
  • Late: Sundayin 9 months
  • in 10 months
  • in 11 months
  • in 1 year
  • in 1 year

Source: OPM annuity payments.

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

Questions

When does pay period 1 of 2027 start?

Sunday, Jan 10, 2027. It ends Saturday, Jan 23. The 2027 leave year runs from Sunday, January 10, 2027 to Saturday, January 8, 2028.

How many federal pay periods are in 2027?

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; 2027 is not.

When is federal payday in 2027?

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 2027 deposit for pay period 1 is Monday, February 1, 2027.

Which months have 3 federal paydays in 2027?

Counting NFC deposit dates in calendar 2027: March and August.

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