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2027 payroll calendar — biweekly & semi-monthly pay dates

Last checked against official sources: (gsa.gov; nfc.usda.gov; opm.gov; federalreserve.gov; opm.gov)

Build a 2027 pay schedule from your first biweekly payday or use preset semi-monthly and monthly patterns. Semi-monthly and monthly presets can shift pay dates to the prior business day when they land on weekends or Federal Reserve bank holidays; weekly and biweekly dates stay on the nominal schedule, with notes when a payday falls on a bank holiday or a federal-office-only closure.

Pick a frequency, review pay periods in 2027, and download CSV or calendar invites. Figures are planning aids only; your employer's payroll system may differ.

Disclaimer: Results are estimates for planning only. They are not payroll, tax, or legal advice.

2027 federal pay period calendar (OPM)

Periods are Sun–Sat, 14 days, starting Sun 10 Jan 2027 (OPM’s 2027 leave-year anchor). Leave-year PP numbers follow OPM/NFC; GSA’s calendar numbers the same blocks one higher. Confirm with your payroll office.

Federal holidays for 2027 are on the 2027 working days calendar.

If your employer rounds clock punches before payroll totals hours in a biweekly period, check each in and out with the 7 minute rule calculator and the quarter-hour rounding chart before you compare hours to a pay stub.

To estimate gross for a two-week pay period from an hourly rate and typical weekly hours, use the biweekly pay calculator before you map pay dates on this calendar.

To total hours in each biweekly block before gross pay, use the hours worked calculator with daily clock-in, clock-out, and unpaid breaks.

Nevada daily and weekly overtime rules differ by pay rate—estimate hours with the Nevada overtime calculator when you map hours to a biweekly calendar.

Check hourly minimums before overtime math with minimum wage by state (California and local rows cited on the hub).

Semi-monthly pay schedules (16th–31st halves) pair with the semi-monthly timesheet template when you record paper hours for each calendar half.

For each biweekly block on this calendar, print daily punches on the weekly timesheet template before you compare hours to a pay date.

Pay periodStartEnd
2026 LY PP262026-12-272027-01-09
PP12027-01-102027-01-23
PP22027-01-242027-02-06
PP32027-02-072027-02-20
PP42027-02-212027-03-06
PP52027-03-072027-03-20
PP62027-03-212027-04-03
PP72027-04-042027-04-17
PP82027-04-182027-05-01
PP92027-05-022027-05-15
PP102027-05-162027-05-29
PP112027-05-302027-06-12
PP122027-06-132027-06-26
PP132027-06-272027-07-10
PP142027-07-112027-07-24
PP152027-07-252027-08-07
PP162027-08-082027-08-21
PP172027-08-222027-09-04
PP182027-09-052027-09-18
PP192027-09-192027-10-02
PP202027-10-032027-10-16
PP212027-10-172027-10-30
PP222027-10-312027-11-13
PP232027-11-142027-11-27
PP242027-11-282027-12-11
PP252027-12-122027-12-25
PP262027-12-262028-01-08

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Pay periods in 2027

26

Typical biweekly years have 26 pay dates; this schedule shows 26 in 2027.

Late 2026 pay dates on this schedule: Friday, November 27, 2026; Friday, December 11, 2026; Friday, December 25, 2026

2027 biweekly payroll calendarEach period is 14 contiguous days; the period ends 6 day(s) before the pay date (pay lag). Pay dates on bank or federal-office holidays are not shifted—see notes in the table. Hours are assumed paid on the pay date.
#Pay datePeriod startPeriod end
12027-01-082026-12-202027-01-02
22027-01-222027-01-032027-01-16
32027-02-052027-01-172027-01-30
42027-02-192027-01-312027-02-13
52027-03-052027-02-142027-02-27
62027-03-192027-02-282027-03-13
72027-04-022027-03-142027-03-27
82027-04-162027-03-282027-04-10
92027-04-302027-04-112027-04-24
102027-05-142027-04-252027-05-08
112027-05-282027-05-092027-05-22
122027-06-112027-05-232027-06-05
132027-06-252027-06-062027-06-19
142027-07-092027-06-202027-07-03
152027-07-232027-07-042027-07-17
162027-08-062027-07-182027-07-31
172027-08-202027-08-012027-08-14
182027-09-032027-08-152027-08-28
192027-09-172027-08-292027-09-11
202027-10-012027-09-122027-09-25
212027-10-152027-09-262027-10-09
222027-10-292027-10-102027-10-23
232027-11-122027-10-242027-11-06
242027-11-262027-11-072027-11-20
252027-12-102027-11-212027-12-04
262027-12-24Federal offices closed (Christmas Day observed), but Federal Reserve Banks are open. Federal Reserve K.82027-12-052027-12-18

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FAQ

How many biweekly pay periods are in 2027?
Most biweekly schedules produce 26 pay dates in a calendar year, but depending on your anchor payday you can see 27 checks in 2027. HourPunch counts pay dates that fall between January 1 and December 31 and flags a 27-pay-period year so you can confirm with payroll before dividing annual salary.
How does semi-monthly payroll work in this calendar?
Semi-monthly uses the 15th and the last calendar day of each month. When optional adjustment is on, dates that land on a weekend or Federal Reserve bank holiday move to the prior business day— a pattern many salaried employers follow, though your policy may differ.
Do weekly and biweekly pay dates move for federal holidays?
No. Weekly and biweekly rows keep your anchor schedule. When a pay date falls on a Federal Reserve bank holiday (for example Friday, December 25, 2026), the table adds a note that many employers pay the prior business day instead. In 2027, Friday, June 18, Friday, December 24, and Friday, December 31 are federal-office holidays (OPM) but not bank holidays: the Federal Reserve says Reserve Banks are open on those days, so the table notes them without suggesting an earlier payday.
Can I see 2026 pay dates on the same schedule?
Yes. For weekly and biweekly frequencies, enter a known anchor date and the table lists late-2026 paydays that share the same cadence, then every 2027 check. Change the year dropdown to 2026 or 2028 to reuse the same logic.
Can I import pay dates into Outlook or Google Calendar?
Use Download ICS to save an iCalendar file of 2027 pay dates for the selected frequency. Import it into Outlook, Google Calendar, or Apple Calendar as a separate calendar so paydays appear as all-day reminders.
What are the 2027 federal pay periods?
Select Federal (GS biweekly, OPM leave year) above. Periods are Sun–Sat, 14 days, starting Sun 10 Jan 2027 (OPM’s 2027 leave-year anchor). The table lists every period overlapping calendar 2027, with leave-year PP numbers aligned to OPM/NFC and GSA labels where GSA publishes a calendar. Federal holidays are on HourPunch’s working-days-2027 page (OPM holiday schedule)—not duplicated here.
Why is my agency’s pay period number different?
Payroll providers count the same 14-day blocks differently. GSA’s published calendar often numbers the period ending the prior leave year as PP1, while NFC/OPM leave-year numbering treats that block as PP26—so GSA PP2 matches OPM/NFC PP1 for 2027. OPM notes that some agency payroll systems use a different schedule. Compare GSA and NFC official calendars and confirm with your payroll office.

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