OPM leave year and NFC pay dates

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.

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pay periods in leave year 2027

pay period 1 starts

Jan 10

NFC deposits in calendar 2027

months with 3 deposits

2027 federal pay period calendar

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Federal pay periods 2027
Pay period	Starts (Sun)	Ends (Sat)	Deposit (NFC)	Official pay date
PP 1	Jan 10, 2027	Jan 23, 2027	Feb 1, 2027Monday, official Feb 4	Feb 4, 2027
PP 2	Jan 24, 2027	Feb 6, 2027	Feb 16, 2027Tuesday, official Feb 18	Feb 18, 2027
PP 3	Feb 7, 2027	Feb 20, 2027	Mar 1, 2027Monday, official Mar 4	Mar 4, 2027
PP 4	Feb 21, 2027	Mar 6, 2027	Mar 15, 2027Monday, official Mar 18	Mar 18, 2027
PP 5	Mar 7, 2027	Mar 20, 2027	Mar 29, 2027Monday, official Apr 1	Apr 1, 2027
PP 6	Mar 21, 2027	Apr 3, 2027	Apr 12, 2027Monday, official Apr 15	Apr 15, 2027
PP 7	Apr 4, 2027	Apr 17, 2027	Apr 26, 2027Monday, official Apr 29	Apr 29, 2027
PP 8	Apr 18, 2027	May 1, 2027	May 10, 2027Monday, official May 13	May 13, 2027
PP 9	May 2, 2027	May 15, 2027	May 24, 2027Monday, official May 27	May 27, 2027
PP 10	May 16, 2027	May 29, 2027	Jun 7, 2027Monday, official Jun 10	Jun 10, 2027
PP 11	May 30, 2027	Jun 12, 2027	Jun 21, 2027Monday, official Jun 24	Jun 24, 2027
PP 12	Jun 13, 2027	Jun 26, 2027	Jul 6, 2027Tuesday, official Jul 8	Jul 8, 2027
PP 13	Jun 27, 2027	Jul 10, 2027	Jul 19, 2027Monday, official Jul 22	Jul 22, 2027
PP 14	Jul 11, 2027	Jul 24, 2027	Aug 2, 2027Monday, official Aug 5	Aug 5, 2027
PP 15	Jul 25, 2027	Aug 7, 2027	Aug 16, 2027Monday, official Aug 19	Aug 19, 2027
PP 16	Aug 8, 2027	Aug 21, 2027	Aug 30, 2027Monday, official Sep 2	Sep 2, 2027
PP 17	Aug 22, 2027	Sep 4, 2027	Sep 13, 2027Monday, official Sep 16	Sep 16, 2027
PP 18	Sep 5, 2027	Sep 18, 2027	Sep 27, 2027Monday, official Sep 30	Sep 30, 2027
PP 19	Sep 19, 2027	Oct 2, 2027	Oct 12, 2027Tuesday, official Oct 14	Oct 14, 2027
PP 20	Oct 3, 2027	Oct 16, 2027	Oct 25, 2027Monday, official Oct 28	Oct 28, 2027
PP 21	Oct 17, 2027	Oct 30, 2027	Nov 8, 2027Monday, official Nov 11	Nov 11, 2027
PP 22	Oct 31, 2027	Nov 13, 2027	Nov 22, 2027Monday, official Nov 25	Nov 25, 2027
PP 23	Nov 14, 2027	Nov 27, 2027	Dec 6, 2027Monday, official Dec 9	Dec 9, 2027
PP 24	Nov 28, 2027	Dec 11, 2027	Dec 20, 2027Monday, official Dec 23	Dec 23, 2027
PP 25	Dec 12, 2027	Dec 25, 2027	Jan 3, 2028Monday, official Jan 6	Jan 6, 2028
PP 26	Dec 26, 2027	Jan 8, 2028	Jan 18, 2028Tuesday, official Jan 20	Jan 20, 2028

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 2027

Today

February 2027

Today

March 2027

Today33 deposits

April 2027

Today

May 2027

Today

June 2027

Today

July 2027

Today

August 2027

Today33 deposits

September 2027

Today

October 2027

Today

November 2027

Today

December 2027

Today

Federal retirement annuity dates 2027

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

Mon, Jan 4, 2027Late: New Year's Day
Mon, Feb 1, 2027
Mon, Mar 1, 2027
Thu, Apr 1, 2027
Mon, May 3, 2027Late: Saturday
Tue, Jun 1, 2027
Thu, Jul 1, 2027
Mon, Aug 2, 2027Late: Sunday
Wed, Sep 1, 2027
Fri, Oct 1, 2027
Mon, Nov 1, 2027
Wed, Dec 1, 2027

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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