2025 Government Pay Period Calendar. There are usually 26 pay periods in a year. 6103) establishes the public holidays listed in these pages for federal employees.

= pay day = holiday = payroll processing day = last day hr transactions = pay period begins = pay period ends c l a r i t y a c ounta b i l i t y i n e g r i t y m a s s. State employees are paid on the second thursday following a biweekly pay period.