Worked examples: due dates by pay cycle

• Weekly payroll

  Payday Thu 2 July 2026Due Mon 13 July 2026

  1. 2Pay
  2. 31
  3. 4–
  4. 5–
  5. 62
  6. 73
  7. 84
  8. 95
  9. 106
  10. 11–
  11. 12–
  12. 137

  Payday Thu 9 July 2026Due Mon 20 July 2026

  1. 9Pay
  2. 101
  3. 11–
  4. 12–
  5. 132
  6. 143
  7. 154
  8. 165
  9. 176
  10. 18–
  11. 19–
  12. 207

  Payday Thu 16 July 2026Due Mon 27 July 2026

  1. 16Pay
  2. 171
  3. 18–
  4. 19–
  5. 202
  6. 213
  7. 224
  8. 235
  9. 246
  10. 25–
  11. 26–
  12. 277

• Fortnightly payroll

  Payday Thu 30 July 2026Due Tue 11 August 2026

  1. 30Pay
  2. 311
  3. 1–
  4. 2–
  5. 3Hol
  6. 42
  7. 53
  8. 64
  9. 75
  10. 8–
  11. 9–
  12. 106
  13. 117

  Skips Picnic Day (NT).

  Payday Thu 13 August 2026Due Mon 24 August 2026

  1. 13Pay
  2. 141
  3. 15–
  4. 16–
  5. 172
  6. 183
  7. 194
  8. 205
  9. 216
  10. 22–
  11. 23–
  12. 247

  Payday Thu 27 August 2026Due Mon 7 September 2026

  1. 27Pay
  2. 281
  3. 29–
  4. 30–
  5. 312
  6. 13
  7. 24
  8. 35
  9. 46
  10. 5–
  11. 6–
  12. 77

  The 30 July payday skips NT Picnic Day (3 August), a whole-of-territory holiday, so it is due a day later for every employer in Australia.

• Monthly payroll

  Payday Tue 15 December 2026Due Thu 24 December 2026

  1. 15Pay
  2. 161
  3. 172
  4. 183
  5. 19–
  6. 20–
  7. 214
  8. 225
  9. 236
  10. 247

  Payday Fri 15 January 2027Due Wed 27 January 2027

  1. 15Pay
  2. 16–
  3. 17–
  4. 181
  5. 192
  6. 203
  7. 214
  8. 225
  9. 23–
  10. 24–
  11. 256
  12. 26Hol
  13. 277

  Skips Australia Day.

  Payday Mon 15 February 2027Due Wed 24 February 2027

  1. 15Pay
  2. 161
  3. 172
  4. 183
  5. 194
  6. 20–
  7. 21–
  8. 225
  9. 236
  10. 247

  The 15 January payday skips Australia Day. Christmas Eve is counted as a business day (it is only an evening part-day holiday in some states), which gives the earlier possible due date.

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ATO source Payment deadlines for Payday Super