Biweekly payroll schedules

How Biweekly payroll works

A biweekly payroll schedule pays employees every other week, producing 26 paychecks per year. Two months out of the year contain three paydays. Biweekly is the single most common cadence in the United States and is standard for salaried employees at most large industrial, healthcare, and consumer-products employers.

For employees, the practical implication is straightforward: 26 paychecks per year, with the gross divided across 26 equal periods. The standard payday lands on every other Friday. Use the pay schedule calculator to model the per-check amount against any annual salary.

Sectors most likely to pay biweekly

• Industrial Manufacturing — 81 catalogued employers
• Healthcare & Pharma — 69 catalogued employers
• Consumer Goods — 27 catalogued employers
• Chemicals — 21 catalogued employers
• Media & Entertainment — 15 catalogued employers
• Energy — 9 catalogued employers
• Travel & Leisure — 8 catalogued employers
• Telecommunications — 4 catalogued employers

All 237 employers paying biweekly

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