Monthly Pay Calendar 2027
11 paydays, one per month — each one moved off weekends and Federal Reserve holidays. The rare edge cases (a January 1 payday) are handled exactly.
2027 monthly payday calendar (1st of each month)
January
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
February
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 |
March
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
June
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
July
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
September
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
November
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
December
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
payday moved off weekend/holiday month with 3 paydays
| Payday | Weekday | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | Thu | 2027-01-01 → 2027-01-31 | moved from 2027-01-01 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-02-01 | Mon | 2027-02-01 → 2027-02-28 | — |
| 2027-03-01 | Mon | 2027-03-01 → 2027-03-31 | — |
| 2027-04-01 | Thu | 2027-04-01 → 2027-04-30 | — |
| 2027-04-30 | Fri | 2027-05-01 → 2027-05-31 | moved from 2027-05-01 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-06-01 | Tue | 2027-06-01 → 2027-06-30 | — |
| 2027-07-01 | Thu | 2027-07-01 → 2027-07-31 | — |
| 2027-07-30 | Fri | 2027-08-01 → 2027-08-31 | moved from 2027-08-01 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-09-01 | Wed | 2027-09-01 → 2027-09-30 | — |
| 2027-10-01 | Fri | 2027-10-01 → 2027-10-31 | — |
| 2027-11-01 | Mon | 2027-11-01 → 2027-11-30 | — |
| 2027-12-01 | Wed | 2027-12-01 → 2027-12-31 | — |
monthly schedule, weekend/holiday rule applied. 11 paydays land in 2027.
The 2027 monthly payday calendar (pay on the 1st)
Monthly pay is twelve checks a year, each covering the whole calendar month before it. The interesting part of 2027 is the start: January 1 is a Friday and a bank holiday, so with the standard pay-early rule the first check of the year actually lands on December 31, 2026 — a cross-year date the tool keeps visible rather than silently dropping. With pay-late, it moves to Monday January 4 instead.
The rest of the year is calm. On a pay-on-the-1st schedule, most 2027 firsts fall on ordinary business days; the tool lists every date with its weekday and any adjustment. If your payday is a fixed high day like the 31st, remember the skip rule: February, April, June, September, and November have no 31st in 2027, so those months are simply skipped — 7 paydays for the year — which is why "last day of month" is the more common monthly convention.
Frequently asked questions
How many monthly paychecks are in 2027?
12 — one per month. Monthly pay never gains or loses paydays; only the calendar date each check lands on can shift.
When is the January 2027 paycheck paid if the 1st is a holiday?
January 1, 2027 is a Friday and a Federal Reserve holiday. Pay-early moves the check to Thursday December 31, 2026 — a date banks ARE open, because New Year's Day 2028 falls on a Saturday and the Fed stays open the preceding Friday. Pay-late would move it to Monday January 4, 2027.
What if my pay date is the 31st?
Months without a 31st simply have no payday — the tool skips them rather than clamping to the 30th. In 2027 that yields 7 paydays (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec). Most monthly employers use the 1st, last day, or a safe fixed day like the 15th instead.