Payday Calculator
Payday Calculator works out Next payday and Next payday falls on from Pay frequency, A payday you know and First pay day of the month. The default figures on this page give next payday of 2026-09-25; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
Your figures
Updates as you typeHow this is worked out
2 steps
- Biweekly paydays run every 14 days from 2026-01-02 (a Friday), so every payday falls on that weekday.
- Scheduled dates from 2026-09-14: 2026-09-25, 2026-10-09, 2026-10-23, 2026-11-06, 2026-11-20, 2026-12-04.
Coming paydaystable
Paydays before any weekend or holiday shifttable
Its 4 worked examples are re-run on every release, last on 15 September 2026. What changed
Sources and references
3 sources
What the Payday Calculator calculates
Lists the coming paydays for a weekly, biweekly, semimonthly or monthly pay schedule, with the next payday and the days until it. Weekly and biweekly schedules run on a fixed 7- or 14-day cycle from a known payday (26 biweekly pay dates a year, not 24); semimonthly and monthly schedules use fixed days of the month, clamped to the month end when the month is short. A payday landing on a weekend or federal holiday is moved to the preceding business day by default, which is the common US employer practice.
How to use this Payday Calculator
Enter Pay frequency, A payday you know, First pay day of the month and Second pay day of the month. Next payday updates as you type. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
How the result is worked out
Open “How this is worked out” beside the result for the step-by-step calculation behind Next payday, Next payday falls on and Days until the next payday.
The method follows US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: State Payday Requirements, US Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #16 and 29 CFR 778.106 (time of payment) and 5 U.S.C. 6103 - Federal legal public holidays.
What you can compare
Change one input at a time to see how it affects Next payday, Next payday falls on and Days until the next payday. The inputs you can vary are Pay frequency, A payday you know, First pay day of the month, Second pay day of the month, Monthly pay day and List paydays from.
Results are general information, not financial, tax, legal, medical or engineering advice. Check any decision that matters with a qualified professional.
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Frequently asked questions
What information do I need for the Payday Calculator?
You need Pay frequency, A payday you know, First pay day of the month, Second pay day of the month, Monthly pay day, List paydays from, How many paydays to list and If a payday falls on a weekend or holiday. The page opens with default figures that give next payday of 2026-09-25, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this Payday Calculator show?
It shows Next payday, Next payday falls on, Days until the next payday, Coming paydays, Paydays before any weekend or holiday shift, Paydays in a normal year, Paydays in this calendar year and Paydays moved off a weekend or holiday, with the working and any warnings for your entries.
Can I check how the Payday Calculator result was calculated?
Yes. The “How this is worked out” section shows the calculation steps, and the sources section identifies the references used for the method.