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2026 Semi-Monthly Pay Schedule

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  • Semi-monthly, 15th and last day
  • Bank holiday or federal day off
  • Payday moved off a weekend or holiday

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Every payday in 2026

  • Coming up
  • MovedNo. 20in 3 days

    Moved from Saturday, Oct 31 (Saturday)

  • MovedNo. 21in 2 weeks

    Moved from Sunday, Nov 15 (Sunday)

  • PaydayNo. 22in 4 weeks

  • PaydayNo. 23in 7 weeks

  • PaydayNo. 24in 2 months

  • Earlier
  • PaydayNo. 1912 days ago

  • PaydayNo. 183 weeks ago

  • PaydayNo. 176 weeks ago

  • PaydayNo. 168 weeks ago

  • MovedNo. 152 months ago

    Moved from Saturday, Aug 15 (Saturday)

  • PaydayNo. 142 months ago

  • PaydayNo. 133 months ago

  • PaydayNo. 123 months ago

  • PaydayNo. 114 months ago

  • MovedNo. 105 months ago

    Moved from Sunday, May 31 (Sunday)

  • PaydayNo. 95 months ago

  • PaydayNo. 86 months ago

  • PaydayNo. 76 months ago

  • PaydayNo. 67 months ago

  • MovedNo. 57 months ago

    Moved from Sunday, Mar 15 (Sunday)

  • MovedNo. 48 months ago

    Moved from Saturday, Feb 28 (Saturday)

  • MovedNo. 38 months ago

    Moved from Sunday, Feb 15 (Sunday)

  • MovedNo. 29 months ago

    Moved from Saturday, Jan 31 (Saturday)

  • PaydayNo. 19 months ago

Notes

A semi-monthly payroll pays twice a month on fixed dates, so there are 24 paydays in 2026 and never a 3-paycheck month. On the 15th and last day schedule, 8 of the 24 paydays fall on a weekend or bank holiday and move to the business day before. On the 1st and 15th schedule the year line moves: Thursday, January 1, 2026 is paid Wednesday, December 31, 2025, and Friday, January 1, 2027 is paid Thursday, December 31, 2026, so 2026 has 24 paydays on that schedule.

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

Questions

How many semi-monthly paydays are there in 2026?

24, two in every month. On the 1st and 15th schedule, a January 1 payday moved to December 31 counts in the year before, so the count by pay date in 2026 is 24.

What is the difference between semi-monthly and biweekly?

Semi-monthly pays on two fixed dates each month, 24 times a year, with paydays that land on different weekdays. Biweekly pays every other week on the same weekday, 26 times in most years and 27 in some, which is where 3-paycheck months come from.

What if the 15th falls on a weekend?

It is usually paid the Friday before. In 2026 that happens in February, March, August and November.

More calendars

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