Postal Service employees will have 27 paydays in 2026.
The calendar that accompanies this article shows the paycheck dates. Every month will have two paydays, except for January, July and December, which will have three each.
All paydays will occur on Friday, except for the year’s 13th payday, which will fall on Thursday, June 18, and the 27th payday, which will fall on Thursday, Dec. 31. In both cases, Thursday is the payday because the next day is a holiday.
The 2026 federal holidays that USPS will observe are also shown: New Year’s Day (Thursday, Jan. 1), Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. (Monday, Jan. 19), Washington’s Birthday (Monday, Feb. 16), Memorial Day (Monday, May 25), Juneteenth National Independence Day (Friday, June 19), Independence Day (Saturday, July 4), Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 7), Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 12), Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11), Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26) and Christmas Day (Friday, Dec. 25).
Employees can right click the image to save it to a computer and print it.
