OPM leave year and NFC pay dates

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.

Today

pay periods in leave year 2028

pay period 1 starts

Jan 9

NFC deposits in calendar 2028

months with 3 deposits

2028 federal pay period calendar

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Federal pay periods 2028
Pay period	Starts (Sun)	Ends (Sat)	Deposit (NFC)	Official pay date
PP 1	Jan 9, 2028	Jan 22, 2028	Jan 31, 2028Monday, official Feb 3	Feb 3, 2028
PP 2	Jan 23, 2028	Feb 5, 2028	Feb 14, 2028Monday, official Feb 17	Feb 17, 2028
PP 3	Feb 6, 2028	Feb 19, 2028	Feb 28, 2028Monday, official Mar 2	Mar 2, 2028
PP 4	Feb 20, 2028	Mar 4, 2028	Mar 13, 2028Monday, official Mar 16	Mar 16, 2028
PP 5	Mar 5, 2028	Mar 18, 2028	Mar 27, 2028Monday, official Mar 30	Mar 30, 2028
PP 6	Mar 19, 2028	Apr 1, 2028	Apr 10, 2028Monday, official Apr 13	Apr 13, 2028
PP 7	Apr 2, 2028	Apr 15, 2028	Apr 24, 2028Monday, official Apr 27	Apr 27, 2028
PP 8	Apr 16, 2028	Apr 29, 2028	May 8, 2028Monday, official May 11	May 11, 2028
PP 9	Apr 30, 2028	May 13, 2028	May 22, 2028Monday, official May 25	May 25, 2028
PP 10	May 14, 2028	May 27, 2028	Jun 5, 2028Monday, official Jun 8	Jun 8, 2028
PP 11	May 28, 2028	Jun 10, 2028	Jun 20, 2028Tuesday, official Jun 22	Jun 22, 2028
PP 12	Jun 11, 2028	Jun 24, 2028	Jul 3, 2028Monday, official Jul 6	Jul 6, 2028
PP 13	Jun 25, 2028	Jul 8, 2028	Jul 17, 2028Monday, official Jul 20	Jul 20, 2028
PP 14	Jul 9, 2028	Jul 22, 2028	Jul 31, 2028Monday, official Aug 3	Aug 3, 2028
PP 15	Jul 23, 2028	Aug 5, 2028	Aug 14, 2028Monday, official Aug 17	Aug 17, 2028
PP 16	Aug 6, 2028	Aug 19, 2028	Aug 28, 2028Monday, official Aug 31	Aug 31, 2028
PP 17	Aug 20, 2028	Sep 2, 2028	Sep 11, 2028Monday, official Sep 14	Sep 14, 2028
PP 18	Sep 3, 2028	Sep 16, 2028	Sep 25, 2028Monday, official Sep 28	Sep 28, 2028
PP 19	Sep 17, 2028	Sep 30, 2028	Oct 10, 2028Tuesday, official Oct 12	Oct 12, 2028
PP 20	Oct 1, 2028	Oct 14, 2028	Oct 23, 2028Monday, official Oct 26	Oct 26, 2028
PP 21	Oct 15, 2028	Oct 28, 2028	Nov 6, 2028Monday, official Nov 9	Nov 9, 2028
PP 22	Oct 29, 2028	Nov 11, 2028	Nov 20, 2028Monday, official Nov 23	Nov 23, 2028
PP 23	Nov 12, 2028	Nov 25, 2028	Dec 4, 2028Monday, official Dec 7	Dec 7, 2028
PP 24	Nov 26, 2028	Dec 9, 2028	Dec 18, 2028Monday, official Dec 21	Dec 21, 2028
PP 25	Dec 10, 2028	Dec 23, 2028	Jan 2, 2029Tuesday, official Jan 4	Jan 4, 2029
PP 26	Dec 24, 2028	Jan 6, 2029	Jan 16, 2029Tuesday, official Jan 18	Jan 18, 2029

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 2028

Today33 deposits

February 2028

Today

March 2028

Today

April 2028

Today

May 2028

Today

June 2028

Today

July 2028

Today33 deposits

August 2028

Today

September 2028

Today

October 2028

Today

November 2028

Today

December 2028

Today

Federal retirement annuity dates 2028

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

Mon, Jan 3, 2028Late: Saturday
Tue, Feb 1, 2028
Wed, Mar 1, 2028
Mon, Apr 3, 2028Late: Saturday
Mon, May 1, 2028
Thu, Jun 1, 2028
Mon, Jul 3, 2028Late: Saturday
Tue, Aug 1, 2028
Fri, Sep 1, 2028
Mon, Oct 2, 2028Late: Sunday
Wed, Nov 1, 2028
Fri, Dec 1, 2028

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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