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2026 Pay dates and Leave year

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2026 Pay Dates and Leave Year

The following chart lists the 2026 pay periods. For the convenience of timekeepers, each biweekly pay period appears as two separate weeks, with the beginning and ending dates indicated for each week.

The leave year always begins the first day of the first full pay period in the calendar year. The 2026 leave year begins January 10, 2026 (Pay Period 03-2026), extends for 26 full pay periods, and ends January 8, 2027 (Pay Period 01-2027).

2026 Pay Period Inclusive Dates

Pay Period

Week One

Week Two

Pay Date

Holidays

01

12-13 to 12-19

12-20 to 12-26

01-02

12-25

02

12-27 to 01-02

01-03 to 01-09

01-16

01-01

03

01-10 to 01-16

01-17 to 01-23

01-30

01-19

04

01-24 to 01-30

01-31 to 02-06

02-13

05

02-07 to 02-13

02-14 to 02-20

02-27

02-16

06

02-21 to 02-27

02-28 to 03-06

03-13

07

03-07 to 03-13

03-14 to 03-20

03-27

08

03-21 to 03-27

03-28 to 04-03

04-10

09

04-04 to 04-10

04-11 to 04-17

04-24

10

04-18 to 04-24

04-25 to 05-01

05-08

11

05-02 to 05-08

05-09 to 05-15

05-22

12

05-16 to 05-22

05-23 to 05-29

06-05

05-25

13

05-30 to 06-05

06-06 to 06-12

06-18

14

06-13 to 06-19

06-20 to 06-26

07-03

06-19

15

06-27 to 07-03

07-04 to 07-10

07-17

07-04

16

07-11 to 07-17

07-18 to 07-24

07-31

17

07-25 to 07-31

08-01 to 08-07

08-14

18

08-08 to 08-14

08-15 to 08-21

08-28

19

08-22 to 08-28

08-29 to 09-04

09-11

20

09-05 to 09-11

09-12 to 09-18

09-25

09-07

21

09-19 to 09-25

09-26 to 10-02

10-09

22

10-03 to 10-09

10-10 to 10-16

10-23

10-12

23

10-17 to 10-23

10-24 to 10-30

11-06

24

10-31 to 11-06

11-07 to 11-13

11-20

11-11

25

11-14 to 11-20

11-21 to 11-27

12-04

11-26

26

11-28 to 12-04

12-05 to 12-11

12-18

27

12-12 to 12-18

12-19 to 12-25

12-31

12-25

2027 Pay Periods Begin

Pay Period

Week One

Week Two

Pay Date

Holidays

01

12-26 to 01-01

01-02 to 01-08

01-15

01-01

02

01-09 to 01-15

01-16 to 01-22

01-29

01-18

 

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