Semi-monthly pay calendar 2027

In HoursPad's semi-monthly calendar, pay periods run from the 1st to the 15th and from the 16th to the last day of the month.

Not legal, tax or payroll advice. General information only; results are estimates. Read the full notice.

Pay schedule

A payday on your schedule (an example is filled in)

Days between the end of a pay period and its payday

If a payday lands on a weekend

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Example: 2027 has 24 semi-monthly paydays. 6 of them (Jan 31, 2027, Feb 28, 2027, May 15, 2027 and more) fall on a Saturday or Sunday.

The second pay period of February runs Feb 16, 2027 to Feb 28, 2027.

Estimate based on what you entered. Not legal or payroll advice; check it against your employer's records.

How to use it

Leave "Days between the end of a pay period and its payday" at 0 if you are paid on the 15th and the last day.
Type a number of days there if your payday comes after the period ends.
Under "If a payday lands on a weekend", choose "Leave it on that date", "Show the Friday before" or "Show the Monday after".
Press Print, or press "Add to phone calendar (.ics)".

How HoursPad works out the dates

HoursPad counts forward and back from the payday you type, in steps of 7 days (weekly) or 14 days (biweekly). Semi-monthly uses the 15th and the last day of each month. These are calculated dates, not your employer's official calendar: your employer or payroll office has that.

Your dates stay on your device. The .ics file is built in your browser, and each payday is one all-day event.

Other calendars: pay period calendar 2027, pay period calendar 2028, all calendars.

Questions

How are the semi-monthly pay periods set?

In HoursPad's calendar, one period is the 1st to the 15th and the next is the 16th to the last day of the month. Payday is the period end plus the days you set (0 by default). Your employer's own calendar may differ.

What does the weekend option do?

It moves a payday that falls on a Saturday or Sunday to the Friday before or the Monday after, in the list, the month counts and the .ics file. A payday moved across New Year is counted in the year it is paid. HoursPad does not know your employer's rule, so check it with them.

Why do I not have to type a payday?

Semi-monthly dates come from the month, not from a 14-day count, so the calendar needs only the year.

Is semi-monthly the same as biweekly?

No. Semi-monthly gives 24 paydays in a year on fixed dates. Biweekly gives 26 or 27 on dates that move. See the biweekly pay calendar for that.