Pay
Military and federal pay, 2026
When military pay lands this year, what a General Schedule grade pays where you work, and what a raise adds to a paycheck. Before taxes and deductions.Military paydays in 2026
Pay is due on the 1st and the 15th. When either falls on a weekend or a federal holiday, it lands the business day before; some banks post it a day or two earlier still.
| Due | Lands |
|---|---|
| January 1 | Wed, Dec 31, early |
| January 15 | Thu, Jan 15 |
| February 1 | Fri, Jan 30, early |
| February 15 | Fri, Feb 13, early |
| March 1 | Fri, Feb 27, early |
| March 15 | Fri, Mar 13, early |
| April 1 | Wed, Apr 1 |
| April 15 | Wed, Apr 15 |
| May 1 | Fri, May 1 |
| May 15 | Fri, May 15 |
| June 1 | Mon, Jun 1 |
| June 15 | Mon, Jun 15 |
| July 1 | Wed, Jul 1 |
| July 15 | Wed, Jul 15 |
| August 1 | Fri, Jul 31, early |
| August 15 | Fri, Aug 14, early |
| September 1 | Tue, Sep 1 |
| September 15 | Tue, Sep 15 |
| October 1 | Thu, Oct 1 |
| October 15 | Thu, Oct 15 |
| November 1 | Fri, Oct 30, early |
| November 15 | Fri, Nov 13, early |
| December 1 | Tue, Dec 1 |
| December 15 | Tue, Dec 15 |
Federal holidays as the Federal Reserve observes them.
General Schedule pay by locality
- A year
- $50,460
- Every two weeks
- $1,934.40
- An hour
- $24.18
GS-7, step 1, in Rest of U.S.. A two-week paycheck is 80 hours at the hourly rate, which is the yearly salary over 2,087 hours.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2026 General Schedule, effective January 2026.
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