2026 FAA Payroll Calendar

2026 Pay and Holiday Schedule for FAA Employees

2026 FAA Paydays

There will be 26 paydays in 2026.

Payday Pay Period
January 6, 2026 For Pay Period 1:
December 14, 2025 – December 27, 2025
January 20, 2026 For Pay Period 2:
December 28, 2025 – January 10, 2026
February 3, 2026 For Pay Period 3:
January 11, 2026 – January 24, 2026
February 17, 2026 For Pay Period 4:
January 25, 2026 – February 7, 2026
March 3, 2026 For Pay Period 5:
February 8, 2026 – February 21, 2026
March 17, 2026 For Pay Period 6:
February 22, 2026 – March 7, 2026
March 31, 2026 For Pay Period 7:
March 8, 2026 – March 21, 2026
April 14, 2026 For Pay Period 8:
March 22, 2026 – April 4, 2026
April 28, 2026 For Pay Period 9:
April 5, 2026 – April 18, 2026
May 12, 2026 For Pay Period 10:
April 19, 2026 – May 2, 2026
May 26, 2026 For Pay Period 11:
May 3, 2026 – May 16, 2026
June 9, 2026 For Pay Period 12:
May 17, 2026 – May 30, 2026
June 23, 2026 For Pay Period 13:
May 31, 2026 – June 13, 2026
July 7, 2026 For Pay Period 14:
June 14, 2026 – June 27, 2026
July 21, 2026 For Pay Period 15:
June 28, 2026 – July 11, 2026
August 4, 2026 For Pay Period 16:
July 12, 2026 – July 25, 2026
August 18, 2026 For Pay Period 17:
July 26, 2026 – August 8, 2026
September 1, 2026 For Pay Period 18:
August 9, 2026 – August 22, 2026
September 15, 2026 For Pay Period 19:
August 23, 2026 – September 5, 2026
September 29, 2026 For Pay Period 20:
September 6, 2026 – September 19, 2026
October 13, 2026 For Pay Period 21:
September 20, 2026 – October 3, 2026
October 27, 2026 For Pay Period 22:
October 4, 2026 – October 17, 2026
November 10, 2026 For Pay Period 23:
October 18, 2026 – October 31, 2026
November 24, 2026 For Pay Period 24:
November 1, 2026 – November 14, 2026
December 8, 2026 For Pay Period 25:
November 15, 2026 – November 28, 2026
December 22, 2026 For Pay Period 26:
November 29, 2026 – December 12, 2026

2026 FAA Holidays

Eleven federal holidays will be observed in 2026.

Date Holiday
Thursday, January 1, 2026 New Year's Day
Monday, January 19, 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 16, 2026 Presidents' Day
Monday, May 25, 2026 Memorial Day
Friday, June 19, 2026 Juneteenth
Friday, July 3, 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Independence Day (Observed)
Independence Day
Monday, September 7, 2026 Labor Day
Monday, October 12, 2026 Columbus Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26, 2026 Thanksgiving Day
Friday, December 25, 2026 Christmas Day

Pay Calendars by Year