Next payday calculator
Every other page on this site gives you a pre-built calendar for a whole year. This one answers the narrower question you probably actually typed into Google: when exactly is my next paycheck? Pick biweekly or semi-monthly, fill in the one detail that pins your schedule down, and get the date — holiday-shift note included.
Biweekly runs on a strict 14-day cycle, but which Friday (or Thursday) it lands on depends on your employer's own cycle start — one known payday pins it down. We default this to last Friday so the tool works with zero typing; change it to match your actual schedule.
Defaults match the most common U.S. pattern (15th & last day). Some employers use the 1st & 16th instead — change the values above to match yours.
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How this calculator works
All the math runs in your browser from your device's local date — nothing you type is sent anywhere. The biweekly path counts forward in strict 14-day increments from one payday you already know, because a biweekly cycle's exact weekday-of-the-fortnight depends entirely on when your employer's payroll started. The semi-monthly path just finds the next of two fixed calendar days (default: the 15th and the last day of the month) on or after today.
The one live piece of data is a federal holiday calendar, refreshed automatically every month from a public holiday API. When your calculated pay date lands on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday, the calculator checks it against that live list and — following the prior-business-day convention used on every other calendar on this site — flags the actual likely deposit date.
Want the whole year instead of just the next date?
This tool is built for the one-off "when do I get paid next" question. If you need every pay date for a full calendar year — for payroll setup, budgeting, or an offer letter — use the full biweekly or semi-monthly calendars, browsable by state and year.
Frequently asked questions
How does the biweekly next-payday calculation work?
Biweekly pay runs on a strict 14-day cycle. Give the calculator one payday you already know (past or upcoming) and it counts forward in 14-day increments to find the next one after today.
How does the semi-monthly next-payday calculation work?
Semi-monthly pay uses two fixed calendar days per month, most commonly the 15th and the last day. The calculator finds the next of those two dates that falls on or after today.
Why does the calculator show a different shifted date?
When the calculated pay date lands on a weekend or a federal holiday, this site's convention (like most small businesses) is to move the deposit to the prior business day. The calculator checks the calculated date against a live federal holiday calendar and flags the shift automatically.