January
2 paydays- 5
- 19
Plan every paycheck
Payday Calendar Generator
Build a full-year pay schedule, adjust dates that land on weekends, and spot months with an extra paycheck.
Every two weeks
26 paydays in 2026
Weekend dates move to the previous working day.
26
Paydays
0
Weekend moves
2
Extra-paycheck months
Extra-paycheck months
March, August have three paydays based on the selected cycle.
Full-year schedule
Adjusted dates show the originally scheduled payday underneath.
February
2 paydays- 2
- 16
March
3 paydays- 2
- 16
- 30
April
2 paydays- 13
- 27
May
2 paydays- 11
- 25
June
2 paydays- 8
- 22
July
2 paydays- 6
- 20
August
3 paydays- 3
- 17
- 31
September
2 paydays- 14
- 28
October
2 paydays- 12
- 26
November
2 paydays- 9
- 23
December
2 paydays- 7
- 21
Pay-cycle reference
Interval schedules and calendar schedules behave differently
Weekly and biweekly payrolls repeat from a known anchor payday. Twice-monthly and monthly payrolls instead follow dates within each calendar month. That difference determines both the yearly count and whether an extra-paycheck year is possible.
| Frequency | Rule | Usual yearly count | What can vary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | Every 7 days from an anchor | 52 | Some years contain 53 occurrences |
| Biweekly | Every 14 days from an anchor | 26 | Some years contain 27 occurrences |
| Twice monthly | Two selected dates per month | 24 | Short months and weekend adjustments |
| Monthly | One selected date per month | 12 | Short months and weekend adjustments |
Why can a year have 27 biweekly paydays?
A calendar year is longer than 26 fourteen-day intervals. Depending on the anchor date and year boundaries, the remaining days occasionally fit a 27th payday.
How are weekend paydays handled?
You can keep the scheduled date or move it to the previous or next weekday. These adjustments do not include bank holidays or employer-specific payroll rules.
Biweekly is not twice monthly
Biweekly schedules repeat every 14 days and usually produce 26 paydays. Twice-monthly schedules use two set dates and always produce 24.
Weekend adjustments
This calculator adjusts weekends only. Employer rules and bank holidays can move an actual deposit date differently.