2026 monthly payroll calendar
Every 2026 pay date when you pay monthly, with the day to send the bank file and the federal tax deposit due dates.
Build your calendar
The calendar opens with the most common setup. Change it to match your payroll; the pay periods, bank file dates, deposit due dates and holiday moves follow.
Your schedule
- Pay dates in 2026
- 12
- Moved for a weekend or holiday
- 4
- First pay date
- Fri, Jan 30
- Last pay date
- Thu, Dec 31
Send the bank file by your bank's file deadline; two banking days ahead is common, and a bank holiday in between moves it a day earlier.
2026 at a glance
Pay dates, bank holidays and the monthly deposit due dates for your schedule.
- Pay date
- Deposit due (monthly)
- Bank holiday
- IRS legal holiday, banks open
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Bank holiday | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19, Bank holiday | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30, Pay date | 31 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16, Bank holiday | 17, Deposit due (monthly) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27, Pay date | 28 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16, Deposit due (monthly) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31, Pay date |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16, IRS legal holiday, banks open | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30, Pay date |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25, Bank holiday | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29, Pay date | 30 |
| 31 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Bank holiday | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30, Pay date |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3, IRS legal holiday, banks open | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Pay date |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17, Deposit due (monthly) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31, Pay date |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7, Bank holiday | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30, Pay date |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12, Bank holiday | 13 | 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30, Pay date | 31 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11, Bank holiday | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16, Deposit due (monthly) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26, Bank holiday | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30, Pay date |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15, Deposit due (monthly) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25, Bank holiday | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31, Pay date |
2026 pay dates and deposit due dates
Every pay date with its pay period, the day to send the bank file and the federal deposit due date under both deposit schedules.
| # | Pay period | Pay date | Send the bank file by | Deposit due, monthly | Deposit due, semiweekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Jan 1 to Sat, Jan 31 | moved from Sat, Jan 31 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Feb 1 to Sat, Feb 28 | moved from Sat, Feb 28 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Mar 1 to Tue, Mar 31 | ||||
| 4 | Wed, Apr 1 to Thu, Apr 30 | ||||
| 5 | Fri, May 1 to Sun, May 31 | moved from Sun, May 31 | |||
| 6 | Mon, Jun 1 to Tue, Jun 30 | ||||
| 7 | Wed, Jul 1 to Fri, Jul 31 | ||||
| 8 | Sat, Aug 1 to Mon, Aug 31 | ||||
| 9 | Tue, Sep 1 to Wed, Sep 30 | ||||
| 10 | Thu, Oct 1 to Sat, Oct 31 | moved from Sat, Oct 31 | |||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 1 to Mon, Nov 30 | ||||
| 12 | Tue, Dec 1 to Thu, Dec 31 |
Federal tax deposits only; state deposit deadlines and pay date rules differ. Rules last checked on October 3, 2026.
2026 federal payroll tax deadlines
The federal returns and forms due in 2026, moved off weekends and holidays.
| Due date | What is due |
|---|---|
| moved from Sat, Jan 31 | W-2s and 1099-NEC to workers, SSA and IRS |
| moved from Sat, Jan 31 | Form 941 for Q4 due |
| moved from Sat, Jan 31 | Form 940 annual FUTA return |
| Forms 1095-C furnished to employees | |
| Forms 1094-C / 1095-C e-filed with IRS | |
| Form 941 for Q1 due | |
| Form 941 for Q2 due | |
| moved from Sat, Oct 31 | Form 941 for Q3 due |
Monthly depositors deposit by the 15th of the next month. Semiweekly depositors: taxes on pay dates Wednesday to Friday are due the following Wednesday, and Saturday to Tuesday the following Friday, later when a legal holiday leaves fewer than three business days. On either schedule, once the taxes you accumulate in a deposit period reach $100,000, they are due the next business day.
2026 bank holidays and IRS legal holidays
No ACH settlement. By standard practice, a payday that falls on one of these days is paid the business day before. The days marked are IRS legal holidays only: banks are open, so pay dates hold, but no tax deposit is due that day (it moves to the next business day), and a semiweekly deposit gets an extra day when one falls in the three weekdays after its period ends.
| Date | Holiday | Payroll effect |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Washington's Birthday | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| DC Emancipation Day | IRS legal holiday; banks open | |
| Memorial Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Juneteenth | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Independence Day | Observed as an IRS legal holiday; banks open | |
| Independence Day | Saturday; banks stay open the Friday before | |
| Labor Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Columbus Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Veterans Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Thanksgiving Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement | |
| Christmas Day | Banks closed; no ACH settlement |
When a holiday falls on a Saturday, Federal Reserve Banks are open the preceding Friday. Holidays on a Sunday are observed Monday.
2026 payroll calendar questions
What payroll teams ask when they build the year's calendar.
Terms used here: Pay period · Payroll calendar · Tax deposit schedule · Payroll funding
WORKLIO HCM
Tax deposits scheduled every run
With Worklio HCM, tax payments are scheduled to each agency every run, and Forms 941, 940 and their state equivalents are filed for you.
Sources
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS Publication 509, Tax Calendars
- Federal Reserve holiday schedules
- DC Code §1-612.02, legal holidays
- 29 CFR 541.600, salary level for exempt employees
- Nacha, Same Day ACH
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm current requirements with the relevant agency or your advisor. You remain responsible for your employment taxes.