2026
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| Pay Period # | Pay Period Begins | Pay Period Ends | Department EIBs for Payroll Deductions are Due by 10am^ | All Data & Comp Changes Must be Approved by 5pm | Date Time Entry & Approvals are Due by 5pm | Last Day to Make Changes to Direct Deposit or Withholding Elections (W-4) | Pay Period Closes by 10am | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/20/25 | 1/2/26 | 12/23/25 | 12/23/25 | 12/23/25 | 1/4/26 | 1/5/26 | 1/9/26 |
| 2* | 1/3/26 | 1/16/26 | 1/14/26 | 1/15/26 | 1/15/26 | 1/15/26 | 1/16/26 | 1/23/26 |
| 3 | 1/17/26 | 1/30/26 | 1/29/26 | 1/30/26 | 1/30/26 | 2/1/26 | 2/2/26 | 2/6/26 |
| 4 | 1/31/26 | 2/13/26 | 2/12/26 | 2/13/26 | 2/13/26 | 2/15/26 | 2/16/26 | 2/20/26 |
| 5 | 2/14/26 | 2/27/26 | 2/26/26 | 2/27/26 | 2/27/26 | 3/1/26 | 3/2/26 | 3/6/26 |
| 6 | 2/28/26 | 3/13/26 | 3/12/26 | 3/13/26 | 3/13/26 | 3/15/26 | 3/16/26 | 3/20/26 |
| 7 | 3/14/26 | 3/27/26 | 3/26/26 | 3/27/26 | 3/27/26 | 3/29/26 | 3/30/26 | 4/3/26 |
| 8 | 3/28/26 | 4/10/26 | 4/9/26 | 4/10/26 | 4/10/26 | 4/12/26 | 4/13/26 | 4/17/26 |
| 9 | 4/11/26 | 4/24/26 | 4/23/26 | 4/24/26 | 4/24/26 | 4/26/26 | 4/27/26 | 5/1/26 |
| 10 | 4/25/26 | 5/8/26 | 5/7/26 | 5/8/26 | 5/8/26 | 5/10/26 | 5/11/26 | 5/15/26 |
| 11* | 5/9/26 | 5/22/26 | 5/20/26 | 5/21/26 | 5/21/26 | 5/21/26 | 5/22/26 | 5/29/26 |
| 12 | 5/23/26 | 6/5/26 | 6/4/26 | 6/5/26 | 6/5/26 | 6/7/26 | 6/8/26 | 6/12/26 |
| 13 | 6/6/26 | 6/19/26 | 6/18/26 | 6/19/26 | 6/19/26 | 6/21/26 | 6/22/26 | 6/26/26 |
| 14* | 6/20/26 | 7/3/26 | 7/1/26 | 7/1/26 | 7/1/26 | 7/1/26 | 7/2/26 | 7/10/26 |
| 15 | 7/4/26 | 7/17/26 | 7/16/26 | 7/17/26 | 7/17/26 | 7/19/26 | 7/20/26 | 7/24/26 |
| 16 | 7/18/26 | 7/31/26 | 7/30/26 | 7/31/26 | 7/31/26 | 8/2/26 | 8/3/26 | 8/7/26 |
| 17 | 8/1/26 | 8/14/26 | 8/13/26 | 8/14/26 | 8/14/26 | 8/16/26 | 8/17/26 | 8/21/26 |
| 18 | 8/15/26 | 8/28/26 | 8/27/26 | 8/28/26 | 8/28/26 | 8/30/26 | 8/31/26 | 9/4/26 |
| 19 | 8/29/26 | 9/11/26 | 9/10/26 | 9/11/26 | 9/11/26 | 9/13/26 | 9/14/26 | 9/18/26 |
| 20 | 9/12/26 | 9/25/26 | 9/24/26 | 9/25/26 | 9/25/26 | 9/27/26 | 9/28/26 | 10/2/26 |
| 21 | 9/26/26 | 10/9/26 | 10/8/26 | 10/9/26 | 10/9/26 | 10/11/26 | 10/12/26 | 10/16/26 |
| 22 | 10/10/26 | 10/23/26 | 10/22/26 | 10/23/26 | 10/23/26 | 10/25/26 | 10/26/26 | 10/30/26 |
| 23 | 10/24/26 | 11/6/26 | 11/5/26 | 11/6/26 | 11/6/26 | 11/8/26 | 11/9/26 | 11/13/26 |
| 24* | 11/7/26 | 11/20/26 | 11/18/26 | 11/19/26 | 11/19/26 | 11/19/26 | 11/20/26 | 11/25/26 |
| 25 | 11/21/26 | 12/4/26 | 12/3/26 | 12/4/26 | 12/4/26 | 12/6/26 | 12/7/26 | 12/11/26 |
| 26* | 12/5/26 | 12/18/26 | 12/16/26 | 12/17/26 | 12/17/26 | 12/17/26 | 12/18/26 | 12/23/26 |
2027
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| Pay Period # | Pay Period Begins | Pay Period Ends | Department EIBs for Payroll Deductions are Due by 10am^ | All Data & Comp Changes Must be Approved by 5pm | Date Time Entry & Approvals are Due by 5pm | Last Day to Make Changes to Direct Deposit or Withholding Elections (W-4) | Pay Period Closes by 10am | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/19/26 | 1/1/27 | 12/21/26 | 12/21/26 | 12/21/26 | 1/3/27 | 1/4/27 | 1/8/27 |
| 2* | 1/2/27 | 1/15/27 | 1/13/27 | 1/14/27 | 1/14/27 | 1/14/27 | 1/15/27 | 1/22/27 |
| 3 | 1/16/27 | 1/29/27 | 1/28/27 | 1/29/27 | 1/29/27 | 1/31/27 | 2/1/27 | 2/5/27 |
| 4 | 1/30/27 | 2/12/27 | 2/11/27 | 2/12/27 | 2/12/27 | 2/14/27 | 2/15/27 | 2/19/27 |
| 5 | 2/13/27 | 2/26/27 | 2/25/27 | 2/26/27 | 2/26/27 | 2/28/27 | 3/1/27 | 3/5/27 |
| 6 | 2/27/27 | 3/12/27 | 3/11/27 | 3/12/27 | 3/12/27 | 3/14/27 | 3/15/27 | 3/19/27 |
| 7 | 3/13/27 | 3/26/27 | 3/25/27 | 3/26/27 | 3/26/27 | 3/28/27 | 3/29/27 | 4/2/27 |
| 8 | 3/27/27 | 4/9/27 | 4/8/27 | 4/9/27 | 4/9/27 | 4/11/27 | 4/12/27 | 4/16/27 |
| 9 | 4/10/27 | 4/23/27 | 4/22/27 | 4/23/27 | 4/23/27 | 4/25/27 | 4/26/27 | 4/30/27 |
| 10 | 4/24/27 | 5/7/27 | 5/6/27 | 5/7/27 | 5/7/27 | 5/9/27 | 5/10/27 | 5/14/27 |
| 11 | 5/8/27 | 5/21/27 | 5/19/27 | 5/20/27 | 5/20/27 | 5/23/27 | 5/24/27 | 5/28/27 |
| 12* | 5/22/27 | 6/4/27 | 6/3/27 | 6/4/27 | 6/4/27 | 6/6/27 | 6/7/27 | 6/11/27 |
| 13 | 6/5/27 | 6/18/27 | 6/17/27 | 6/18/27 | 6/18/27 | 6/20/27 | 6/21/27 | 6/25/27 |
| 14* | 6/19/27 | 7/2/27 | 6/30/27 | 7/1/27 | 7/1/27 | 7/1/27 | 7/2/27 | 7/9/27 |
| 15 | 7/3/27 | 7/16/27 | 7/15/27 | 7/16/27 | 7/16/27 | 7/18/27 | 7/19/27 | 7/23/27 |
| 16 | 7/17/27 | 7/30/27 | 7/29/27 | 7/30/27 | 7/30/27 | 8/1/27 | 8/2/27 | 8/6/27 |
| 17 | 7/31/27 | 8/13/27 | 8/12/27 | 8/13/27 | 8/13/27 | 8/15/27 | 8/16/27 | 8/20/27 |
| 18 | 8/14/27 | 8/27/27 | 8/26/27 | 8/27/27 | 8/27/27 | 8/29/27 | 8/30/27 | 9/3/27 |
| 19 | 8/28/27 | 9/10/27 | 9/9/27 | 9/10/27 | 9/10/27 | 9/12/27 | 9/13/27 | 9/17/27 |
| 20 | 9/11/27 | 9/24/27 | 9/23/27 | 9/24/27 | 9/24/27 | 9/26/27 | 9/27/27 | 10/1/27 |
| 21 | 9/25/27 | 10/8/27 | 10/7/27 | 10/8/27 | 10/8/27 | 10/10/27 | 10/11/27 | 10/15/27 |
| 22 | 10/9/27 | 10/22/27 | 10/21/27 | 10/22/27 | 10/22/27 | 10/24/27 | 10/25/27 | 10/29/27 |
| 23 | 10/23/27 | 11/5/27 | 11/4/27 | 11/5/27 | 11/5/27 | 11/7/27 | 11/8/27 | 11/12/27 |
| 24* | 11/6/27 | 11/19/27 | 11/17/27 | 11/18/27 | 11/18/27 | 11/18/27 | 11/19/27 | 11/24/27 |
| 25 | 11/20/27 | 12/3/27 | 12/2/27 | 12/3/27 | 12/3/27 | 12/5/27 | 12/6/27 | 12/10/27 |
| 26* | 12/4/27 | 12/17/27 | 12/15/27 | 12/16/27 | 12/16/27 | 12/16/27 | 12/17/27 |
12/23/27 |
Notes:
- Denotes pay periods with early closures due to a holiday falling on a payroll closing Monday. EIBs are due by 5pm on pay periods affected by early closures.
Dates and times are subject to change due to additional holidays, fiscal year-end, or emergency closings.
Last updated 4/2026.
2026 Payroll Posting Schedule
| Pay # | Start Date | End Date | Pay Date | Payroll Posting (1) | Run Report (2) | Payroll Accounting Journals Completed (3) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 6/21/2025 | 7/4/2025 | 7/11/2025 | 7/7/2025 | 7/9/2025 | 7/11/2025 | |
| 15 | 7/5/2025 | 7/18/2025 | 7/25/2025 | 7/21/2025 | 7/23/2025 | 7/25/2025 | |
| 16 | 7/19/2025 | 8/1/2025 | 8/8/2025 | 8/4/2025 | 8/6/2025 | 8/8/2025 | |
| 17 | 8/2/2025 | 8/15/2025 | 8/22/2025 | 8/18/2025 | 8/20/2025 | 8/22/2025 | |
| 18* | 8/16/2025 | 8/29/2025 | 9/5/2025 | 8/29/2025 | 9/3/2025 | 9/5/2025 | *date change due to holiday |
| 19 | 8/30/2025 | 9/12/2025 | 9/19/2025 | 9/15/2025 | 9/17/2025 | 9/19/2025 | |
| 20 | 9/13/2025 | 9/26/2025 | 10/3/2025 | 9/29/2025 | 10/1/2025 | 10/3/2025 | |
| 21 | 9/27/2025 | 10/10/2025 | 10/17/2025 | 10/13/2025 | 10/15/2025 | 10/17/2025 | |
| 22 | 10/11/2025 | 10/24/2025 | 10/31/2025 | 10/27/2025 | 10/29/2025 | 10/31/2025 | |
| 23 | 10/25/2025 | 11/7/2025 | 11/14/2025 | 11/10/2025 | 11/12/2025 | 11/14/2025 | |
| 24* | 11/8/2025 | 11/21/2025 | 11/26/2025 | 11/21/2025 | 11/24/2025 | 11/26/2025 | *date change due to holiday |
| 25 | 11/22/2025 | 12/5/2025 | 12/12/2025 | 12/8/2025 | 12/10/2025 | 12/12/2025 | |
| 26* | 12/6/2025 | 12/19/2025 | 12/26/2025 | 12/19/2025 | 12/24/2025 | 12/26/2025 | *date change due to holiday |
| 1 | 12/20/2025 | 1/2/2026 | 1/9/2026 | 1/5/2026 | 1/7/2026 | 1/9/2026 | |
| 2* | 1/3/2026 | 1/16/2026 | 1/23/2026 | 1/16/2026 | 1/21/2026 | 1/23/2026 | *date change due to holiday |
| 3 | 1/17/2026 | 1/30/2026 | 2/6/2026 | 2/2/2026 | 2/4/2026 | 2/6/2026 | |
| 4 | 1/31/2026 | 2/13/2026 | 2/20/2026 | 2/16/2026 | 2/18/2026 | 2/20/2026 | |
| 5 | 2/14/2026 | 2/27/2026 | 3/6/2026 | 3/2/2026 | 3/4/2026 | 3/6/2026 | |
| 6 | 2/28/2026 | 3/13/2026 | 3/20/2026 | 3/16/2026 | 3/18/2026 | 3/20/2026 | |
| 7 | 3/14/2026 | 3/27/2026 | 4/3/2026 | 3/30/2026 | 4/1/2026 | 4/3/2026 | |
| 8 | 3/28/2026 | 4/10/2026 | 4/17/2026 | 4/13/2026 | 4/15/2026 | 4/17/2026 | |
| 9 | 4/11/2026 | 4/24/2026 | 5/1/2026 | 4/27/2026 | 4/29/2026 | 5/1/2026 | |
| 10 | 4/25/2026 | 5/8/2026 | 5/15/2026 | 5/11/2026 | 5/13/2026 | 5/15/2026 | |
| 11* | 5/9/2026 | 5/22/2026 | 5/29/2026 | 5/22/2026 | 5/27/2026 | 5/29/2026 | *date change due to holiday |
| 12 | 5/23/2026 | 6/5/2026 | 6/12/2026 | 6/8/2026 | 6/10/2026 | 6/12/2026 | |
| 13 | 6/6/2026 | 6/19/2026 | 6/26/2026 | 6/22/2026 | 6/24/2026 | 6/26/2026 | |
| 14 | 6/20/2026 | 7/3/2026 | 7/10/2026 | 7/2/2026 | 7/8/2026 | 7/10/2026 | *date change due to holiday |
2027 Payroll Posting Schedule
| Pay # | Start Date | End Date | Pay Date | Payroll Posting (1) | Run Report (2) | Payroll Accounting Journals Completed (3) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14* | 6/20/2026 | 7/3/2026 | 7/10/2026 | 7/2/2026 | 7/8/2026 | 7/10/2026 | *date change due to holiday |
| 15 | 7/4/2026 | 7/17/2026 | 7/24/2026 | 7/20/2026 | 7/22/2026 | 7/24/2026 | |
| 16 | 7/18/2026 | 7/31/2026 | 8/7/2026 | 8/3/2026 | 8/5/2026 | 8/7/2026 | |
| 17 | 8/1/2026 | 8/14/2026 | 8/21/2026 | 8/17/2026 | 8/19/2026 | 8/21/2026 | |
| 18 | 8/15/2026 | 8/28/2026 | 9/4/2026 | 8/31/2026 | 9/2/2026 | 9/4/2026 | |
| 19 | 8/29/2026 | 9/11/2026 | 9/18/2026 | 9/14/2026 | 9/16/2026 | 9/18/2026 | |
| 20 | 9/12/2026 | 9/25/2026 | 10/2/2026 | 9/28/2026 | 9/30/2026 | 10/2/2026 | |
| 21 | 9/26/2026 | 10/9/2026 | 10/16/2026 | 10/12/2026 | 10/14/2026 | 10/16/2026 | |
| 22 | 10/10/2026 | 10/23/2026 | 10/30/2026 | 10/26/2026 | 10/28/2026 | 10/30/2026 | |
| 23 | 10/24/2026 | 11/6/2026 | 11/13/2026 | 11/9/2026 | 11/11/2026 | 11/13/2026 | |
| 24* | 11/7/2026 | 11/20/2026 | 11/25/2026 | 11/20/2026 | 11/23/2026 | 11/25/2026 | *date change due to holiday |
| 25 | 11/21/2026 | 12/4/2026 | 12/11/2026 | 12/7/2026 | 12/9/2026 | 12/11/2026 | |
| 26* | 12/5/2026 | 12/18/2026 | 12/25/2026 | 12/18/2026 | 12/23/2026 | 12/25/2026 | *date change due to holiday |
| 1 | 12/19/2026 | 1/1/2027 | 1/8/2027 | 1/4/2027 | 1/6/2027 | 1/8/2027 | |
| 2* | 1/2/2027 | 1/15/2027 | 1/22/2027 | 1/15/2027 | 1/20/2027 | 1/22/2027 | *date change due to holiday |
| 3 | 1/16/2027 | 1/29/2027 | 2/5/2027 | 2/1/2027 | 2/3/2027 | 2/5/2027 | |
| 4 | 1/30/2027 | 2/12/2027 | 2/19/2027 | 2/15/2027 | 2/17/2027 | 2/19/2027 | |
| 5 | 2/13/2027 | 2/26/2027 | 3/5/2027 | 3/1/2027 | 3/3/2027 | 3/5/2027 | |
| 6 | 2/27/2027 | 3/12/2027 | 3/19/2027 | 3/15/2027 | 3/17/2027 | 3/19/2027 | |
| 7 | 3/13/2027 | 3/26/2027 | 4/2/2027 | 3/29/2027 | 3/31/2027 | 4/2/2027 | |
| 8 | 3/27/2027 | 4/9/2027 | 4/16/2027 | 4/12/2027 | 4/14/2027 | 4/16/2027 | |
| 9 | 4/10/2027 | 4/23/2027 | 4/30/2027 | 4/26/2027 | 4/28/2027 | 4/30/2027 | |
| 10 | 4/24/2027 | 5/7/2027 | 5/14/2027 | 5/10/2027 | 5/12/2027 | 5/14/2027 | |
| 11 | 5/8/2027 | 5/21/2027 | 5/28/2027 | 5/24/2027 | 5/26/2027 | 5/28/2027 | |
| 12 | 5/22/2027 | 6/4/2027 | 6/11/2027 | 6/7/2027 | 6/9/2027 | 6/11/2027 | |
| 13 | 6/5/2027 | 6/18/2027 | 6/25/2027 | 6/21/2027 | 6/23/2027 | 6/25/2027 | |
| 14* | 6/19/2027 | 7/2/2027 | 7/9/2027 | 7/2/2027 | 7/7/2027 | 7/9/2027 | *date change due to holiday |
Dates are subject to change due to holidays and emergency closings. Changes to the dates other than those listed on this schedule will be communicated via email (fiscal-l listserv).
(1) Payroll office closes the bi-weekly payroll and payroll accounting journal entries post to the ledger.
(2) Departments can run reports that include the most up-to-date payroll data.
(3) Payroll Accounting completes all OPS ACA health insurance expense entries.