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SAM - Chapter 8500

8512     BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF PAY PERIOD
(Revised 9/00)

The Department of Finance (DOF), Fiscal Systems and Consulting Unit, prescribes beginning and ending pay period dates.  A schedule of 14 patterns of pay period dates will be used.  The patterns repeat within a 28-year cycle.  The patterns are numbered 1 through 14 and are listed below.  The pattern that will be used is shown below each calendar year for the 28-year cycle 1994 through 2021

YEAR: 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
PATTERN: 7 1 9 4 5 6 14 2 3 4 12
YEAR: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PATTERN: 7 1 2 10 5 6 7 8 3 4 5
YEAR: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
PATTERN: 13 1 2 3 11 6
  PAY PERIOD INCLUSIVE DATES NUMBER OF WORKDAYS
(Including Holidays)
PATTERN #1 January January 1 - January 31 22
  February February 1 - March 1 21
  March March 2 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - May 1 21
  May May 2 - May 31 22
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - August 1 22
  August August 2 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 21
  October October 1 - October 31 22
  November November 1 - November 30 22
  December December 1 - December 31 21
 
PATTERN #2 January January 1 - January 30 22
  February January 31 - February 28 21
  March March 1 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 21
  May May 1 - May 30 22
  June May 31 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - July 31 22
  August August 1 - August 30 22
  September August 31 - September 30 21
  October October 1 - October 30 22
  November October 31 - November 29 22
  December November 30 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #3 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 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
 
PATTERN #4 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 July31 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - October 30 22
  November October 31 - Decmber 1 22
  December December 2 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #5 January January 1 - January 29 21
  February January 30 - February 28 21
  March March 1 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 22
  May May 1 - May 31 21
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - July 30 22
  August July 31 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - October 31 22
  November November 1 - December 1 22
  December December 2 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #6 January January 1 - January 31 21
  February February 1 - March 1 21
  March March 2 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 22
  May May 1 - May 31 21
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - July 31 22
  August August 1 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - November 1 22
  November November 2 - December 1 22
  December December 2 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #7 January January 1 - January 31 21
  February February 1 - March 1 21
  March March 2 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 21
  May May 1 - May 31 22
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - August 1 22
  August August 2 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - October 31 21
  November November 1 - November 30 22
  December December 1 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #8 January January 1 - January 31 22
  February February 1 - February 29 21
  March March 1 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 21
  May May 1 - May 30 22
  June May 31 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - July 31 22
  August August 1 - August 30 22
  September August 31 - September 30 21
  October October 1 - October 30 22
  November October 31 - November 29 22
  December November 30 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #9 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
 
PATTERN #10 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 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
 
PATTERN #11 January January 1 - January 30 22
  February January 31 - February 29 21
  March March 1 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 22
  May May 1 - May 31 21
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - July 30 22
  August July 31 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - October 31 22
  November November 1 - December 1 22
  December December 2 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #12 January January 1 - January 31 22
  February February 1 - March 1 21
  March March 2 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 22
  May May 1 - May 31 21
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - July 31 22
  August August 1 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - November 1 22
  November November 2 - December 1 22
  December December 2 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #13 January January 1 - January 31 21
  February February 1 - March 1 22
  March March 2 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - April 30 21
  May May 1 - May 31 22
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - August 1 22
  August August 2 - August 31 22
  September September 1 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - October 31 21
  November November 1 - November 30 22
  December December 1 - December 31 22
 
PATTERN #14 January January 1 - January 31 21
  February February 1 - March 1 22
  March March 2 - March 31 22
  April April 1 - May 1 21
  May May 2 - May 31 22
  June June 1 - June 30 22
  July July 1 - July 31 21
  August August 1 - August 30 22
  September August 31 - September 30 22
  October October 1 - October 31 22
  November November 1 - November 30 22
  December December 1 - December 31 21
 

 
Updated : 6/6/2007