2026 payroll calendar

2026 weekly payroll calendar

Every Friday payday in 2026, moved to the previous business day when it lands on a bank holiday, 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 2, 2026Tuesday, December 30
2Friday, January 9, 2026Wednesday, January 7
3Friday, January 16, 2026Wednesday, January 14
4Friday, January 23, 2026Wednesday, January 21
5Friday, January 30, 2026Wednesday, January 28
6Friday, February 6, 2026Wednesday, February 4
7Friday, February 13, 2026Wednesday, February 11
8Friday, February 20, 2026Wednesday, February 18
9Friday, February 27, 2026Wednesday, February 25
10Friday, March 6, 2026Wednesday, March 4
11Friday, March 13, 2026Wednesday, March 11
12Friday, March 20, 2026Wednesday, March 18
13Friday, March 27, 2026Wednesday, March 25
14Friday, April 3, 2026Wednesday, April 1
15Friday, April 10, 2026Wednesday, April 8
16Friday, April 17, 2026Wednesday, April 15
17Friday, April 24, 2026Wednesday, April 22
18Friday, May 1, 2026Wednesday, April 29
19Friday, May 8, 2026Wednesday, May 6
20Friday, May 15, 2026Wednesday, May 13
21Friday, May 22, 2026Wednesday, May 20
22Friday, May 29, 2026Wednesday, May 27
23Friday, June 5, 2026Wednesday, June 3
24Friday, June 12, 2026Wednesday, June 10
25Thursday, June 18, 2026Fri June 19 (Juneteenth National Independence Day)Tuesday, June 16
26Friday, June 26, 2026Wednesday, June 24
27Friday, July 3, 2026Wednesday, July 1
28Friday, July 10, 2026Wednesday, July 8
29Friday, July 17, 2026Wednesday, July 15
30Friday, July 24, 2026Wednesday, July 22
31Friday, July 31, 2026Wednesday, July 29
32Friday, August 7, 2026Wednesday, August 5
33Friday, August 14, 2026Wednesday, August 12
34Friday, August 21, 2026Wednesday, August 19
35Friday, August 28, 2026Wednesday, August 26
36Friday, September 4, 2026Wednesday, September 2
37Friday, September 11, 2026Wednesday, September 9
38Friday, September 18, 2026Wednesday, September 16
39Friday, September 25, 2026Wednesday, September 23
40Friday, October 2, 2026Wednesday, September 30
41Friday, October 9, 2026Wednesday, October 7
42Friday, October 16, 2026Wednesday, October 14
43Friday, October 23, 2026Wednesday, October 21
44Friday, October 30, 2026Wednesday, October 28
45Friday, November 6, 2026Wednesday, November 4
46Friday, November 13, 2026Tuesday, November 10
47Friday, November 20, 2026Wednesday, November 18
48Friday, November 27, 2026Tuesday, November 24
49Friday, December 4, 2026Wednesday, December 2
50Friday, December 11, 2026Wednesday, December 9
51Friday, December 18, 2026Wednesday, December 16
52Thursday, December 24, 2026Fri December 25 (Christmas Day)Tuesday, December 22

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=weekly&anchor=2026-01-02&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

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

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