2026 Weekly Payroll Calendar
52 Friday paydays in 2026, with holiday adjustments.
All 2026 weekly pay dates (Fridays)
| # | Period start | Period end | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 21 | Dec 27 | Fri, Jan 2, 2026 |
| 2 | Dec 28 | Jan 3 | Fri, Jan 9, 2026 |
| 3 | Jan 4 | Jan 10 | Fri, Jan 16, 2026 |
| 4 | Jan 11 | Jan 17 | Fri, Jan 23, 2026 |
| 5 | Jan 18 | Jan 24 | Fri, Jan 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Jan 25 | Jan 31 | Fri, Feb 6, 2026 |
| 7 | Feb 1 | Feb 7 | Fri, Feb 13, 2026 |
| 8 | Feb 8 | Feb 14 | Fri, Feb 20, 2026 |
| 9 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 | Fri, Feb 27, 2026 |
| 10 | Feb 22 | Feb 28 | Fri, Mar 6, 2026 |
| 11 | Mar 1 | Mar 7 | Fri, Mar 13, 2026 |
| 12 | Mar 8 | Mar 14 | Fri, Mar 20, 2026 |
| 13 | Mar 15 | Mar 21 | Fri, Mar 27, 2026 |
| 14 | Mar 22 | Mar 28 | Fri, Apr 3, 2026 |
| 15 | Mar 29 | Apr 4 | Fri, Apr 10, 2026 |
| 16 | Apr 5 | Apr 11 | Fri, Apr 17, 2026 |
| 17 | Apr 12 | Apr 18 | Fri, Apr 24, 2026 |
| 18 | Apr 19 | Apr 25 | Fri, May 1, 2026 |
| 19 | Apr 26 | May 2 | Fri, May 8, 2026 |
| 20 | May 3 | May 9 | Fri, May 15, 2026 |
| 21 | May 10 | May 16 | Fri, May 22, 2026 |
| 22 | May 17 | May 23 | Fri, May 29, 2026 |
| 23 | May 24 | May 30 | Fri, Jun 5, 2026 |
| 24 | May 31 | Jun 6 | Fri, Jun 12, 2026 |
| 25 | Jun 7 | Jun 13 | Thu, Jun 18, 2026 (moved from Jun 19) |
| 26 | Jun 14 | Jun 20 | Fri, Jun 26, 2026 |
| 27 | Jun 21 | Jun 27 | Thu, Jul 2, 2026 (moved from Jul 3) |
| 28 | Jun 28 | Jul 4 | Fri, Jul 10, 2026 |
| 29 | Jul 5 | Jul 11 | Fri, Jul 17, 2026 |
| 30 | Jul 12 | Jul 18 | Fri, Jul 24, 2026 |
| 31 | Jul 19 | Jul 25 | Fri, Jul 31, 2026 |
| 32 | Jul 26 | Aug 1 | Fri, Aug 7, 2026 |
| 33 | Aug 2 | Aug 8 | Fri, Aug 14, 2026 |
| 34 | Aug 9 | Aug 15 | Fri, Aug 21, 2026 |
| 35 | Aug 16 | Aug 22 | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 |
| 36 | Aug 23 | Aug 29 | Fri, Sep 4, 2026 |
| 37 | Aug 30 | Sep 5 | Fri, Sep 11, 2026 |
| 38 | Sep 6 | Sep 12 | Fri, Sep 18, 2026 |
| 39 | Sep 13 | Sep 19 | Fri, Sep 25, 2026 |
| 40 | Sep 20 | Sep 26 | Fri, Oct 2, 2026 |
| 41 | Sep 27 | Oct 3 | Fri, Oct 9, 2026 |
| 42 | Oct 4 | Oct 10 | Fri, Oct 16, 2026 |
| 43 | Oct 11 | Oct 17 | Fri, Oct 23, 2026 |
| 44 | Oct 18 | Oct 24 | Fri, Oct 30, 2026 |
| 45 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Fri, Nov 6, 2026 |
| 46 | Nov 1 | Nov 7 | Fri, Nov 13, 2026 |
| 47 | Nov 8 | Nov 14 | Fri, Nov 20, 2026 |
| 48 | Nov 15 | Nov 21 | Fri, Nov 27, 2026 |
| 49 | Nov 22 | Nov 28 | Fri, Dec 4, 2026 |
| 50 | Nov 29 | Dec 5 | Fri, Dec 11, 2026 |
| 51 | Dec 6 | Dec 12 | Fri, Dec 18, 2026 |
| 52 | Dec 13 | Dec 19 | Thu, Dec 24, 2026 (moved from Dec 25) |
How many weekly paydays are in 2026?
52. A year has 52 weeks plus one day (two in a leap year), so only the weekday of January 1 (and January 2 in a leap year) occurs 53 times. In 2026 that is not a Friday.
Weekly pay periods explained
Weekly payroll pays on the same weekday every week, usually Friday. The pay period normally ends the previous Saturday or Sunday, giving payroll staff a few days to collect timesheets, which is the 'days between period end and payday' setting in the generator. Weekly pay is common for hourly, construction, restaurant and staffing roles because it keeps overtime calculation simple: every pay period is exactly one 7-day workweek.
Paid every two weeks instead? See the 2026 biweekly payroll calendar. Download the weekly calendar as PDF or Excel.