Semi-Monthly Pay Schedule 2027
Two checks a month — the 15th and the last day — 24 paydays in 2027, each one nudged off weekends and bank holidays. Print the year or export every date.
2027 semi-monthly payday calendar (15th + month-end)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-15 | Fri | 2027-01-01 → 2027-01-15 | — |
| 2027-01-29 | Fri | 2027-01-16 → 2027-01-31 | moved from 2027-01-31 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-02-12 | Fri | 2027-02-01 → 2027-02-15 | moved from 2027-02-15 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-02-26 | Fri | 2027-02-16 → 2027-02-28 | moved from 2027-02-28 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-03-15 | Mon | 2027-03-01 → 2027-03-15 | — |
| 2027-03-31 | Wed | 2027-03-16 → 2027-03-31 | — |
| 2027-04-15 | Thu | 2027-04-01 → 2027-04-15 | — |
| 2027-04-30 | Fri | 2027-04-16 → 2027-04-30 | — |
| 2027-05-14 | Fri | 2027-05-01 → 2027-05-15 | moved from 2027-05-15 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-05-28 | Fri | 2027-05-16 → 2027-05-31 | moved from 2027-05-31 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-06-15 | Tue | 2027-06-01 → 2027-06-15 | — |
| 2027-06-30 | Wed | 2027-06-16 → 2027-06-30 | — |
| 2027-07-15 | Thu | 2027-07-01 → 2027-07-15 | — |
| 2027-07-30 | Fri | 2027-07-16 → 2027-07-31 | moved from 2027-07-31 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-08-13 | Fri | 2027-08-01 → 2027-08-15 | moved from 2027-08-15 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-08-31 | Tue | 2027-08-16 → 2027-08-31 | — |
| 2027-09-15 | Wed | 2027-09-01 → 2027-09-15 | — |
| 2027-09-30 | Thu | 2027-09-16 → 2027-09-30 | — |
| 2027-10-15 | Fri | 2027-10-01 → 2027-10-15 | — |
| 2027-10-29 | Fri | 2027-10-16 → 2027-10-31 | moved from 2027-10-31 (weekend/holiday) |
| 2027-11-15 | Mon | 2027-11-01 → 2027-11-15 | — |
| 2027-11-30 | Tue | 2027-11-16 → 2027-11-30 | — |
| 2027-12-15 | Wed | 2027-12-01 → 2027-12-15 | — |
| 2027-12-31 | Fri | 2027-12-16 → 2027-12-31 | — |
semi-monthly schedule, weekend/holiday rule applied. 24 paydays land in 2027.
24 paydays: the 2027 semi-monthly calendar
Semi-monthly pay splits each month into two periods: the 1st through the 15th, paid on the 15th, and the 16th through month-end, paid on the last day. In 2027 that is 24 paydays, no more and no less — unlike biweekly pay there is no 27-paycheck edge case and no lucky 3-paycheck month, which is exactly why lenders and landlords like it: the 1st and 15th money is predictable.
What is not fixed is where those dates land. 8 of the 24 scheduled paydays in 2027 fall on a weekend or Federal Reserve holiday and move under the standard pay-early rule: May 31 is Memorial Day (a Monday bank holiday that is also the last day of May), so that check arrives Friday May 28; August 15 and October 31 are Sundays, paying August 13 and October 29. December 31, 2027 is the counter-example: federal employees are off for the New Year's in-lieu holiday, but banks are open, so payroll settles on the 31st as normal.
Frequently asked questions
How many semi-monthly pay periods are in 2027?
24 — two per month, every month. Semi-monthly pay never produces extra paydays (unlike biweekly), so the count is fixed.
When the 15th or month-end falls on a weekend, when am I paid?
With the common pay-early rule, the previous business day. In 2027: August 15 (Sunday) pays August 13, October 31 (Sunday) pays October 29, and May 31 — Memorial Day, the last day of May — pays Friday May 28.
Semi-monthly vs biweekly in 2027 — which pays more?
Biweekly pays 26 times in 2027 versus semi-monthly 24; the two extra checks are exactly the 3-paycheck months (April and October on the Jan 8 schedule). Semi-monthly checks are larger each time because the annual salary divides by 24, not 26.