Pay Period Calculator
Find your next pay date, days until payday, the next six pay dates and whether the financial year has 26 or 27 fortnightly pays.
Use a past or future date your pay was or will be deposited.
Defaults to today; change it to plan ahead.
Your results
Pay dates are projected at fixed intervals and are not moved for weekends or public holidays. Your pay date can differ from the work period it covers.
Upcoming pay dates
| Pay | Date |
|---|---|
| Pay 1 | 20/11/2026 |
| Pay 2 | 04/12/2026 |
| Pay 3 | 18/12/2026 |
| Pay 4 | 01/01/2027 |
| Pay 5 | 15/01/2027 |
| Pay 6 | 29/01/2027 |
Calculation breakdown
- Weekly or fortnightly
- Known pay date ± whole 7- or 14-day steps
- Monthly
- Same day of each month as the known pay date, or the last day of a shorter month
- Pays in a financial year
- Count of pay dates from 1 July to 30 June
Worked example
If pay day was Thursday 2 July 2026 on a fortnightly cycle, the pay before 15 October 2026 is 8 October and the next is 22 October, 7 days away; FY2026–27 has 26 fortnightly pay dates. If the first July pay is Wednesday 1 July 2026, there are 27, because 30 June 2027 is also a pay day.
Assumptions
- Assumes a strictly regular pay cycle with no adjustment for weekends or public holidays.
- Monthly pays fall on the same date each month, or the last day of a shorter month.
- The Australian financial year runs from 1 July to 30 June.
How this calculator works
Enter any known pay date and your pay cycle (weekly, fortnightly or monthly) to project your next and most recent pay dates, the days until payday, the next six pay dates and how many pays fall in the Australian financial year — including years with 27 fortnightly pays.
Project your next pay dates
Enter any pay date you know, such as your last payslip date, and choose a weekly, fortnightly or monthly cycle. The calculator steps forward or back in whole cycles to find the pay dates around the day you choose, how many days remain until payday and the next six pay dates.
Monthly pays are kept on the same date each month. When that date does not exist, such as the 31st in a 30-day month, the pay falls on the last day of the month instead of drifting earlier for the rest of the year.
Years with 27 fortnightly pays
A year is 52 weeks plus one or two days, so fortnightly pay dates shift slightly each year. Roughly every 11 years a financial year contains 27 fortnightly pay dates instead of 26, which can affect budgets, salary packaging and annual figures divided by the number of pays.
Pay dates are not moved for weekends or public holidays here. Your employer may pay a day early or late, and the pay date is often different from the work period it covers, so check your payslip for the exact pay period dates.
Frequently asked questions
What pay cycles are supported?
Weekly, fortnightly and monthly pay cycles are supported, covering the most common Australian pay arrangements.
What if my pay date falls on a weekend?
This calculator does not adjust for weekends or holidays; check with your employer if your pay date shifts when it falls on a non-business day.
Why do some years have 27 fortnightly pays?
A year has 52 weeks plus one or two extra days, so fortnightly pay dates slowly shift. Every 11 years or so, a financial year contains 27 fortnightly pay dates instead of 26.
Content responsibility
Maintained by CalcAussie and last updated 3 November 2026. Checks applied: calculation method, worked examples, Australian terminology, material assumptions, official references where an external rule applies, and user-facing limitations.
Calculator results remain estimates based on the figures entered. Check material decisions against current official information and report a suspected error so it can be reproduced and corrected.
Actual entitlements can depend on your award, enterprise agreement, contract, employment status and individual circumstances.