2026 has 27 biweekly paydays, starting on Friday, January 2, with paydays that fall on a holiday moved to the business day before. Every one is marked and listed below.
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With biweekly pay, employees are paid every other week, usually on a Friday, which gives 26 paydays in most years and 27 in some. Months with three paydays happen twice in most years and are worth planning for in a budget.
When a payday falls on a weekend or a bank holiday, most employers pay on the business day before. The calendar and the list below already move those paydays; check your employer's own rule.
Months with three paydays are marked.
There are 27 biweekly paydays in 2026 when pay falls on every other Friday from the first Friday of January, starting on Friday, January 2.
Most employers pay on the business day before the holiday. Federal holidays are shown on the calendar so you can spot them.
Yes. Set the date of your first payday in the settings and every payday after it moves with it.