Next Payday Calculator
Find your next payday on a weekly, biweekly, every-4-weeks, semimonthly or monthly schedule — the date, weekday and days and working days left, with paydays moved for weekends and bank holidays, a daily budget until payday, your last and following paydays and a calendar of upcoming paydays.
How it works
weekly, biweekly and 4-weekly: next payday = the earliest known payday + 7, 14 or 28 × n days on or after your date · semimonthly: the next of your two days of the month · monthly: the same date (clamped to the month’s length), the last day, the last or first business day, or the nth or last weekday of the month · a payday on a weekend or bank holiday moves to the business day before (or after) · daily budget = money left ÷ days until payday
Each pay schedule finds the next payday in its own way. Weekly, biweekly and every-4-weeks cycles step 7, 14 or 28 days from a payday you know until they reach or pass your date, so they always land on the same weekday. Semimonthly pay uses two fixed days a month — the 15th and the last day by default, or any two days you set. Monthly pay can repeat the same date (a payday on the 31st falls on the 30th or 28th in shorter months), fall on the last day or the last or first business day of the month, or follow a weekday rule such as the second or last Friday. When a payday lands on a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday, most employers pay on the business day before, which is the default here; you can choose the next business day or keep the date instead, switch on the US federal bank holidays, or type in your own. Besides the date and the days left, the calculator shows how many working days and weekends stand between you and payday, how far through the pay cycle you are, your last and following paydays, how many paychecks are left this year, which months get an extra paycheck, and — if you enter the money you have left — how much you can spend per day until you are paid.
Worked example
Biweekly, with a last payday of Friday, September 11, 2026 and counting from October 19, 2026: 38 days have passed, 38 ÷ 14 = 2.71, so the next payday is September 11 + 3 × 14 days = Friday, October 23, 2026 — 4 days and 4 working days away, and day 10 of the 14-day cycle. The following payday is November 6, and 2026 has 26 biweekly paydays, with three-paycheck months in January and July. With $200 left until then, that is $50 a day. On a semimonthly schedule (15th and last day) counting from November 3, 2026, the November 15 payday is a Sunday, so it is paid on Friday, November 13.
Frequently asked questions
What happens if payday falls on a weekend or holiday?
Most employers pay on the last business day before it, because banks do not process payroll deposits on weekends or bank holidays. That is the default here. Choose “Paid the next business day” if your employer pays after, or “Keep the date” to see the scheduled date only. Switch on US federal bank holidays, or type your own, under More options.
What is the difference between biweekly and semimonthly pay?
Biweekly pay comes every 14 days on the same weekday — 26 paychecks in most years and 27 in some — so two months a year have three paydays. Semimonthly pay comes on two fixed dates each month, such as the 15th and the last day, for exactly 24 paychecks a year.
How do I find my next payday if I am paid on the last Friday of the month?
Choose Monthly, enter any recent payday that was a Friday as the known payday and pick “Last of that weekday in the month”. For the second Friday or similar, pick “Same weekday and week as the known payday”.
If today is a payday, what does it show?
A payday on your “count from” date is treated as the next payday, with zero days away, since you are paid that day. The table then lists the paydays that follow.
How is the daily budget worked out?
It divides the money you enter by the number of days until payday, so you can see what you can spend each day without running out. It does not know about bills due before payday, so subtract those first.
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