2027 US Federal Pay Period Calendar
26 biweekly pay periods · OPM-anchored convention
| PP | Start | End | Payday | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP 01 | Sun, Dec 13, 2026 | Sat, Dec 26, 2026 | Tue, Jan 5, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 02 | Sun, Dec 27, 2026 | Sat, Jan 9, 2027 | Tue, Jan 19, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 03 | Sun, Jan 10, 2027 | Sat, Jan 23, 2027 | Tue, Feb 2, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 04 | Sun, Jan 24, 2027 | Sat, Feb 6, 2027 | Tue, Feb 16, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 05 | Sun, Feb 7, 2027 | Sat, Feb 20, 2027 | Tue, Mar 2, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 06 | Sun, Feb 21, 2027 | Sat, Mar 6, 2027 | Tue, Mar 16, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 07 | Sun, Mar 7, 2027 | Sat, Mar 20, 2027 | Tue, Mar 30, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 08 | Sun, Mar 21, 2027 | Sat, Apr 3, 2027 | Tue, Apr 13, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 09 | Sun, Apr 4, 2027 | Sat, Apr 17, 2027 | Tue, Apr 27, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 10 | Sun, Apr 18, 2027 | Sat, May 1, 2027 | Tue, May 11, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 11 | Sun, May 2, 2027 | Sat, May 15, 2027 | Tue, May 25, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 12 | Sun, May 16, 2027 | Sat, May 29, 2027 | Tue, Jun 8, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 13 | Sun, May 30, 2027 | Sat, Jun 12, 2027 | Tue, Jun 22, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 14 | Sun, Jun 13, 2027 | Sat, Jun 26, 2027 | Tue, Jul 6, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 15 | Sun, Jun 27, 2027 | Sat, Jul 10, 2027 | Tue, Jul 20, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 16 | Sun, Jul 11, 2027 | Sat, Jul 24, 2027 | Tue, Aug 3, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 17 | Sun, Jul 25, 2027 | Sat, Aug 7, 2027 | Tue, Aug 17, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 18 | Sun, Aug 8, 2027 | Sat, Aug 21, 2027 | Tue, Aug 31, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 19 | Sun, Aug 22, 2027 | Sat, Sep 4, 2027 | Tue, Sep 14, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 20 | Sun, Sep 5, 2027 | Sat, Sep 18, 2027 | Tue, Sep 28, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 21 | Sun, Sep 19, 2027 | Sat, Oct 2, 2027 | Tue, Oct 12, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 22 | Sun, Oct 3, 2027 | Sat, Oct 16, 2027 | Tue, Oct 26, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 23 | Sun, Oct 17, 2027 | Sat, Oct 30, 2027 | Tue, Nov 9, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 24 | Sun, Oct 31, 2027 | Sat, Nov 13, 2027 | Tue, Nov 23, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 25 | Sun, Nov 14, 2027 | Sat, Nov 27, 2027 | Tue, Dec 7, 2027 | 14 |
| PP 26 | Sun, Nov 28, 2027 | Sat, Dec 11, 2027 | Tue, Dec 21, 2027 | 14 |
How to read this schedule
Each pay period is 14 days long and starts on a Sunday. Payday is normally the second Friday after the period closes — exactly 10 calendar days after the period end date. If a payday lands on a federal holiday, payment shifts to the preceding business day.
Annual leave accrual, performance plan periods, and within-grade increase eligibility for federal employees are typically counted in pay periods rather than calendar months, which is why the PP number rather than the calendar date is the canonical reference inside HR systems.
Year-end pay-period considerations
The biweekly cadence drifts roughly one day per year against the 365-day calendar. Approximately every 11 to 12 fiscal years a 27th pay period falls inside the year, requiring a budget adjustment of about 3.8% on top of the standard 26-period payroll baseline. Federal HR systems handle the 27-period year automatically, but commercial payroll systems mirroring the OPM cadence sometimes do not — the variance shows up as an unexplained Q4 payroll overrun. Check the pay-period mechanics guide for the calculation.
For payroll teams running a non-federal cadence, this schedule is still useful as a reference for federal banking holidays that shift payday: any Friday payday landing on or near a federal holiday is bumped to the preceding business day. Cross-reference our public holidays index when planning year-end pay processing and the final pay period of the calendar year.