2026 payroll calendar

2026 monthly payroll calendar

The last business day of every month in 2026, the payday for a monthly payroll, with the day to submit payroll.

Watch for Friday, July 3: federal offices close, but the Federal Reserve is open, so it's a normal payday. Plenty of payroll calendars get this wrong; see the Saturday holiday rule.

2026 paydays

#PaydayMoved fromSubmit payroll by
1Friday, January 30, 2026Sat January 31 (weekend)Wednesday, January 28
2Friday, February 27, 2026Sat February 28 (weekend)Wednesday, February 25
3Tuesday, March 31, 2026Friday, March 27
4Thursday, April 30, 2026Tuesday, April 28
5Friday, May 29, 2026Sun May 31 (weekend)Wednesday, May 27
6Tuesday, June 30, 2026Friday, June 26
7Friday, July 31, 2026Wednesday, July 29
8Monday, August 31, 2026Thursday, August 27
9Wednesday, September 30, 2026Monday, September 28
10Friday, October 30, 2026Sat October 31 (weekend)Wednesday, October 28
11Monday, November 30, 2026Wednesday, November 25
12Thursday, December 31, 2026Tuesday, December 29

Download: CSV for Excel or Google Sheets

How the dates are worked out

Direct deposits settle through the Federal Reserve's ACH network, which is closed on weekends and on Fed holidays. When a payday lands on one of those days, the usual practice is to pay on the previous business day so nobody is paid late. The "submit by" column is 2 banking days before payday, the common deadline for a standard ACH payroll file; check your provider's own cut-off.

Generate any schedule with the API

Payroll software can build these calendars for every client and every year, for US (us-fed) or Canadian (ca-payments) payrolls:

curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/payroll/schedule?calendar=us-fed&frequency=monthly&day=last&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

Other 2026 schedules: Weekly · Biweekly · Semimonthly (15th and last) · Semimonthly (1st and 15th) · Canada

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