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Federal Pay Periods 2028

Federal employees are paid biweekly on one government-wide grid. Leave year 2028 has 26 pay periods, from Sunday, Jan 9, 2028 to Saturday, Jan 6, 2029. 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 9; 26 NFC deposits in 2028, 2 months with 3.

2028 federal pay period calendar

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

Sources: OPM leave year dates, NFC pay period calendar 2028 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 2028

    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 2028

    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 2028

    Jan 14, Jan 28, Feb 11, Feb 25, Mar 10, Mar 24, Apr 7, Apr 21, May 5, May 19, Jun 2, Jun 16, Jun 30, Jul 14, Jul 28, Aug 11, Aug 25, Sep 8, Sep 22, Oct 6, Oct 20, Nov 3, Nov 17, Dec 1, Dec 15, Dec 29

    GSA source

  • Official pay dates 2028

    Jan 19, Feb 2, Feb 16, Mar 1, Mar 15, Mar 29, Apr 12, Apr 26, May 10, May 24, Jun 7, Jun 21, Jul 5, Jul 19, Aug 2, Aug 16, Aug 30, Sep 13, Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 6, Dec 20

    GSA source

2028 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 2028

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

  • Late: Saturdayin 1 year
  • in 1 year
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  • Late: Saturdayin 1 year
  • in 1 year
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  • Late: Saturdayin 1 year
  • in 1 year
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  • Late: Sundayin 1 year
  • in 2 years
  • in 2 years

Source: OPM annuity payments.

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

Questions

When does pay period 1 of 2028 start?

Sunday, Jan 9, 2028. It ends Saturday, Jan 22. The 2028 leave year runs from Sunday, January 9, 2028 to Saturday, January 6, 2029.

How many federal pay periods are in 2028?

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; 2028 is not.

When is federal payday in 2028?

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 2028 deposit for pay period 1 is Monday, January 31, 2028.

Which months have 3 federal paydays in 2028?

Counting NFC deposit dates in calendar 2028: January and July.

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