2026 Holiday Paycheck Processing Dates

Paycheck Dates and Bank Holidays

If your regular paycheck falls on or around a bank holiday, Paycor automatically adjusts the check date and processing date. As a reminder, payroll should be processed two business days prior to the check date to ensure employee direct deposits and tax deposits are issued on time.

You do not need to manually reschedule your payroll unless you would like a different check date. If you’d like to review or update how your check date is automatically adjusted for holidays (either moving it earlier or later), log into Paycor.com and then navigate to the Pay > Pay Settings > Paygroups page.

2025

Paycor Closed	Holiday	Date of the holiday	Original Check Date	Original Processing Date	New Check Date	New Processing Date
Yes	Christmas Day	Thursday, December 25	Thursday, December 25	Tuesday December 23	Friday, December 26 (Recommended)	Tuesday, December 23 (No Change)
			Friday, December 26	Wednesday, December 24	Friday, December 26 (No Change)	Tuesday, December 23 (No Change)
			Monday, December 29	Thursday, December 25	Monday, December 29 (No Change)	Wednesday, December 24

2026

Paycor Closed	Holiday	Date of the holiday	Original Check Date	Original Processing Date	New Check Date	New Processing Date
Yes	New Year’s Day	Thursday, January 1	Thursday, January 1	Tuesday, December 30	Friday January 2 (Recommended)	Tuesday December 30 (No Change)
			Friday January 2	Wednesday, December 31	Friday, January 2 (No Change)	Tuesday, December 30
			Monday, January 5	Thursday, January 1	Monday, January 5 (No Change)	Wenesday, December 31
Yes	Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Monday, January 19	Monday, January 19	Thursday, January 15	Tuesday, January 20 (Recommended)	Thursday, January 15 (No Change)
			Tuesday, January 20	Friday, January 16	Tuesday, January 20 (No Change)	Thursday, January 15
			Wednesday, January 21	Monday, January 19	Wednesday, January 21 (No Change)	Friday, January 16
No	Washington’s Birthday (Presidents Day)	Monday, February 16	Monday, February 16	Thursday, February 12	Tuesday, February 17 (Recommended)	Thursday, February 12 (No Change)
			Tuesday, February 17	Friday, February 13	Tuesday, February 17 (No Change)	Thursday, February 12
			Wednesday, February 18	Monday, February 16	Wednesday, February 18 (No Change)	Friday, February 13
Yes	Memorial Day	Monday, May 25	Monday, May 25	Thursday, May 21	Tuesday, May 26 (Recommended)	Thursday, May 21 (No Change)
			Tuesday, May 26	Friday, May 22	Tuesday, May 26 (No Change)	Thursday, May 21
			Wednesday, May 27	Monday, May 25	Wednesday, May 27 (No Change)	Friday, May 22
Yes	Juneteenth	Friday, June 19	Friday, June 19	Wednesday, June 17	Thursday, June 18 (Recommended)	Tuesday, June 16
			Monday, June 22	Thursday, June 18	Monday, June 22 (No Change)	Wednesday June 17
			Tuesday, June 23	Friday, June 19	Tuesday, June 23 (No Change)	Thursday, June 18
Yes	Independence Day	Friday, July 3 (Observed)	Friday, July 3	Wednesday, June 1	Thursday, July 2 (Recommended)	Tuesday, June 30
			Monday, July 6	Thursday, July 2	Monday, July 6 (No Change)	Wednesday, July 1
			Tuesday, July 7	Friday, July 3	Tuesday, July 7 (No Change)	Thursday, July 2
Yes	Labor Day	Monday, September 7	Monday, September 7	Thursday, September 3	Tuesday, September 8 (Recommended)	Thursday, September 3 (No Change)
			Tuesday, September 8	Friday, September 4	Tuesday, September 8 (No Change)	Thursday, September 3
			Wednesday, September 9	Monday, September 7	Wednesday, September 9 (No Change)	Friday, September 4
No	Columbus Day	Monday, October 12	Monday, October 12	Thursday, October 8	Tuesday, October 13 (Recommended)	Thursday, October 8 (No Change)
			Tuesday, October 13	Friday, October 9	Tuesday, October 13 (No Change)	Thursday, October 8
			Wednesday, October 14	Monday, October 12	Wednesday, October 14 (No Change)	Friday, October 9
No	Veterans Day	Wednesday, November 11	Wednesday, November 11	Monday, November 9	Thursday, November 12 (Recommended)	Monday, November 9 (No Change)
			Thursday, November 12	Tuesday, November 10	Thursday November 12 (No Change)	Monday, November 9
			Friday, November 13	Wednesday, November 11	Friday, November 13 (No Change)	Tuesday, November 10
Yes	Thanksgiving Day	Thursday, November 26	Thursday, November 26	Tuesday, November 24	Friday, November 27 (Recommended)	Tuesday, November 24 (No Change)
			Friday, November 27	Wednesday, November 25	Friday, November 27 (No Change)	Tuesday, November 24
			Monday, November 30	Thursday, November 26	Monday, November 30 (No Change)	Wednesday, November 25 (Recommended)
Yes	Day After Thanksgiving	Friday, November 27	Friday, November 27	Wednesday, November 25	Friday, November 27 (No Change)	Tuesday, November 24
			Monday, November 30	Thursday, November 26	Monday, November 30 (No Change)	Wednesday, November 25 (Recommended)
			Tuesday, December 1	Friday, November 27	Tuesday, December 1 (No Change)	Wednesday November 25 (Recommended)
Yes	Christmas Day	Friday, December 25	Friday, December 25	Wednesday, December 23	Thursday December 24 (Recommended)	Tuesday, December 22
			Monday, December 28	Thursday, December 24	Monday, December 28 (No Change)	Wednesday, December 23
			Tuesday, December 29	Friday, December 25	Tuesday, December 29 (No Change)	Thursday, December 24

2027

Paycor Closed	Holiday	Date of the holiday	Original Check Date	Original Processing Date	New Check Date	New Processing Date
Yes	New Year’s Day	Friday, January 1	Friday, January 1	Wednesday, December 30	Thursday, December 31 (Recommended)	Tuesday, December 29
			Monday, January 4	Thursday, December 31	Monday, January 4 (No Change)	Wednesday, December 30
			Tuesday, January 5	Friday, January 1	Tuesday, January 5 (No Change)	Thursday, December 31

Remember

• Payroll should be processed by 3:00 PM ET at least two business days in advance of your check date to guarantee timely direct deposits and delivery.
• Funds for the payroll will be debited one business day prior to the check date.