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Pay Dates and Holidays
Pay Dates
William & Mary uses a semi-monthly payroll calendar. Employees receive 24 paychecks in a calendar year (two times per month). Pay days are usually the 1st and 16th of each month. When paydays fall on weekends or holidays, direct deposits are generally made the last workday before the regular pay date.
Access the 2026 Pay and Holiday Calendar for specific details or view the W&M Payroll Processing Calendar for internal deadlines.
Holiday Leave
Full-time, benefit-eligible, employees receive the following 13 paid holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- George Washington Day*
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day*
- Election Day
- Veterans Day*
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
The Office of the Provost publishes our annual W&M holiday schedule for the university. The three state holidays noted with asterisks (George Washington Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day and Veterans Day) shift to the winter break (Christmas through New Year's) and enable the university to close during that extended period. Essential personnel may be required to work during these times.
This leave is non-cumulative and no severance payments are made with respect to unused holiday leave.
Wage continuous employees that meet eligibility requirements receive five floating holidays to be used at their discretion.