2027 payroll calendar

2027 semimonthly payroll calendar: 15th and last day

All 24 semimonthly paydays for 2027 on the 15th and the last day of the month, moved to the previous business day when they land on a weekend or bank holiday.

Watch for Friday, June 18, Friday, December 24 and Friday, December 31: federal offices close, but the Federal Reserve is open, so they're normal paydays. Plenty of payroll calendars get this wrong; see the Saturday holiday rule.

2027 paydays

#PaydayMoved fromSubmit payroll by
1Friday, January 15, 2027Wednesday, January 13
2Friday, January 29, 2027Sun January 31 (weekend)Wednesday, January 27
3Friday, February 12, 2027Mon February 15 (Washington's Birthday (Presidents Day))Wednesday, February 10
4Friday, February 26, 2027Sun February 28 (weekend)Wednesday, February 24
5Monday, March 15, 2027Thursday, March 11
6Wednesday, March 31, 2027Monday, March 29
7Thursday, April 15, 2027Tuesday, April 13
8Friday, April 30, 2027Wednesday, April 28
9Friday, May 14, 2027Sat May 15 (weekend)Wednesday, May 12
10Friday, May 28, 2027Mon May 31 (Memorial Day)Wednesday, May 26
11Tuesday, June 15, 2027Friday, June 11
12Wednesday, June 30, 2027Monday, June 28
13Thursday, July 15, 2027Tuesday, July 13
14Friday, July 30, 2027Sat July 31 (weekend)Wednesday, July 28
15Friday, August 13, 2027Sun August 15 (weekend)Wednesday, August 11
16Tuesday, August 31, 2027Friday, August 27
17Wednesday, September 15, 2027Monday, September 13
18Thursday, September 30, 2027Tuesday, September 28
19Friday, October 15, 2027Wednesday, October 13
20Friday, October 29, 2027Sun October 31 (weekend)Wednesday, October 27
21Monday, November 15, 2027Wednesday, November 10
22Tuesday, November 30, 2027Friday, November 26
23Wednesday, December 15, 2027Monday, December 13
24Friday, December 31, 2027Wednesday, 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=semimonthly&days=15,last&year=2027" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

Other 2027 schedules: Weekly · Biweekly · Semimonthly (1st and 15th) · Monthly · Canada

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