State Pay Periods
The Department of Finance prescribes the beginning and ending dates of the state pay period. A schedule of 14 patterns of pay period dates are used, rotating within a 28-year cycle.
State officers and employees will be paid on the basis of 12, nearly equal, pay periods each year. The pay period will contain either 21 or 22 normal workdays, called a calendar month. Normal workdays are Monday through Friday, including holidays, during the week.
The exception is when there are more than 22 or fewer than 21 workdays in a month, then the pay period may end one day before or after the end of the calendar month. On rare occasions the pay period may end two days before the end of the calendar month. Hourly rate employees will be paid for the same pay periods as prescribed for monthly rate employees.
The following are the projected state pay periods for the next 2 years, according to the Department of Finance pattern:
2024
Pay Period |
Inclusive Dates |
Number of Workdays |
|---|---|---|
January |
January 1 - January 30 |
22 |
February |
January 31 - February 29 |
22 |
March |
March 1 - March 31 |
21 |
April |
April 1 - April 30 |
22 |
May |
May 1 - May 30 |
22 |
June |
May 31 - June 30 |
21 |
July |
July 1 - July 30 |
22 |
August |
July 31 - August 29 |
22 |
September |
August 30 - September 30 |
22 |
October |
October 1 - October 30 |
22 |
November |
October 31 - November 30 |
22 |
December |
December 1 - December 31 |
22 |
2025
Pay Period |
Inclusive Dates |
Number of Workdays |
|---|---|---|
January |
January 1 - January 30 |
22 |
February |
January 31 - February 28 |
21 |
March |
March 1 - March 31 |
21 |
April |
April 1 - April 30 |
22 |
May |
May 1 - May 31 |
22 |
June |
June 1 - June 30 |
21 |
July |
July 1 - July 30 |
22 |
August |
July 31 - August 31 |
22 |
September |
September 1 - September 30 |
22 |
October |
October 1 - October 30 |
22 |
November |
October 31 - December 1 |
22 |
December |
December 2 - December 31 |
22 |