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Bi-Weekly Payroll Schedule 

January - December 2026

Pay Period

Time Sheets Due

Checks Issued

December 21 – January 3, 2026

January 2, 2026 @ 12pm

January 9, 2026

January 4 – January 17, 2026

January 15, 2026 @ 12pm

(Early due to Holiday)

January 23, 2026

January 18 – January 31, 2026

January 30, 2026 @ 12pm

February 6, 2026

February 1 – February 14, 2026

February 13, 2026 @ 12pm

February 20, 2026

February 15 – February 28, 2026

February 27, 2026 @ 12pm

March 6, 2026

March 1 – March 14, 2026

March 13, 2026 @ 12pm

March 20, 2026

March 15 – March 28, 2026

March 27, 2026 @ 12pm

April 3, 2026

March 29 – April 11, 2026

April 10, 2026 @ 12pm

April 17, 2026

April 12 – April 25, 2026

April 24, 2026 @ 12pm

May 1, 2026

April 26 – May 9, 2026

May 8, 2026 @ 12pm     

May 15, 2026

May 10 – May 23, 2026

May 21, 2026 @ 12pm    (Early due to Holiday)

May 29, 2026

May 24 – June 6, 2026

June 5, 2026 @ 12pm   

June 12, 2026

June 7 – June 20, 2026

June 19, 2026 @ 12pm

June 26, 2026

June 21 – July 4, 2026

July 3, 2026 @ 12pm

July 10, 2026

July 5 – July 18, 2026

July 17, 2026 @ 12pm

July 24, 2026

July 19 – August 1, 2026

July 31, 2026 @ 12pm

August 7, 2026

August 2 – August 15, 2026

August 14, 2026 @ 12pm

August 21, 2026

August 16 – August 29, 2026

August 28, 2026 @ 12pm

September 4, 2026

August 30 – September 12, 2026

September 11, 2026 @ 12pm

September 18, 2026

September 13 – September 26, 2026

September 25, 2026 @ 12pm

October 2, 2026

September 27 – October 10, 2026

October 9, 2026 @ 12pm

October 16, 2026

October 11 – October 24, 2026

October 23, 2026 @ 12pm

October 30, 2026

October 25 – November 7, 2026

November 5, 2026 @ 12pm 

(Early due to Holiday)  

November 13, 2026

November 8 – November 21, 2026

November 19, 2026 @ 12pm

November 27, 2026

 

(Early-Due to Holiday)

 

November 22 – December 5, 2026

December 4, 2026 @ 12pm   

December 11, 2026

December 6 – December 19, 2026

December 17, 2026 @ 12pm

December 24, 2026

 

(Early-Due to Holiday)

 

December 20 – January 2, 2027

December 31, 2026 @ 12pm

January 8, 2027

 

(Early-Due to Holiday)

 


Timesheets need to be completed and approved by the employee and their supervisor by 12:00 pm on the Due Date. (As per above schedule, unless otherwise noted.) Timely submission is a requirement of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the University System.

Payment of wages to employees will be delayed if timesheets are not completed by the schedule dates above.  

For questions or concerns, contact the Shared Services Center at 1-877-251-2644 or support@usg.edu.

Updated December 30, 2025

Monthly Payroll Schedule

January - December 2026

Pay Period

Absences/ACA Time Due

Checks Issued

January 1 - 31, 2026

January 22, 2026

January 30, 2026

February 1 – 28, 2026

February 19, 2026

February 27, 2026

March 1 – 31, 2026

March 23, 2026

March 31, 2026

April 1 – 30, 2026

April 21, 2026

April 30, 2026

May 1 – 31, 2026

May 18, 2026

May 29, 2026

June 1 – 30, 2026

June 15, 2026

June 30, 2026

July 1 – 31, 2026

July 23, 2026

July 31, 2026

August 1 – 31, 2026

August 21, 2026

August 31, 2026

September 1 – 30, 2026

September 22, 2026

September 30, 2026

October 1 – 31, 2026

October 20, 2026

October 30, 2026

November 1 – 30, 2026

November 16, 2026

November 30, 2026

December 1 – 31, 2026

December 18, 2026        

December 31, 2026


Absence Requests and/or ACA Timesheets (for manually tracking employees) need to be completed and approved by the employee and their supervisor by the Due Date. Timely submission is a requirement of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the University System.

For questions or concerns, contact the Shared Services Center at 1-877-251-2644 or support@usg.edu.

Updated December 30, 2025

2026 Holiday Schedule

(13 Paid Holidays Per Year)

Date

Day

Holiday

January 1

Thursday

New Year’s Day

January 19

Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

May 25

Monday

Memorial Day

June 19

Friday

Juneteenth

July 3

Friday

Independence Day (Observed)

September 7

Monday

Labor Day

November 26

Thursday

Thanksgiving

November 27

Friday

Thanksgiving

December 21

Monday

Holiday

December 22

Tuesday

Holiday

December 23

Wednesday

Holiday

December 24

Thursday

Holiday

December 25

Friday

Christmas Day

(Note: New Year’s Day 2027 will be observed Friday, January 1st)