Unless exempted otherwise under the provisions of WAC 82-50-031, the salaries of all state officers and employees are paid on a lagged, semimonthly basis for the official twice-a-month pay periods established in RCW 42.16.010(1). The following are the official lagged, semimonthly pay dates for calendar years 2026 and 2027:
CALENDAR YEAR 2026 | CALENDAR YEAR 2027 | ||
Friday, January 9, 2026 | Monday, January 11, 2027 | ||
Monday, January 26, 2026 | Monday, January 25, 2027 | ||
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | Wednesday, February 10, 2027 | ||
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | Thursday, February 25, 2027 | ||
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Wednesday, March 10, 2027 | ||
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | Thursday, March 25, 2027 | ||
Friday, April 10, 2026 | Friday, April 09, 2027 | ||
Friday, April 24, 2026 | Monday, April 26, 2027 | ||
Monday, May 11, 2026 | Monday, May 10, 2027 | ||
Friday, May 22, 2026 | Tuesday, May 25, 2027 | ||
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | Thursday, June 10, 2027 | ||
Thursday, June 25, 2026 | Friday, June 25, 2027 | ||
Friday, July 10, 2026 | Friday, July 09, 2027 | ||
Friday, July 24, 2026 | Monday, July 26, 2027 | ||
Monday, August 10, 2026 | Tuesday, August 10, 2027 | ||
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Wednesday, August 25, 2027 | ||
Thursday, September 10, 2026 | Friday, September 10, 2027 | ||
Friday, September 25, 2026 | Friday, September 24, 2027 | ||
Friday, October 9, 2026 | Friday, October 8, 2027 | ||
Monday, October 26, 2026 | Monday, October 25, 2027 | ||
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | Wednesday, November 10, 2027 | ||
Wednesday, November 25, 2026 | Wednesday, November 24, 2027 | ||
Thursday, December 10, 2026 | Friday, December 10, 2027 | ||
Thursday, December 24, 2026 | Thursday, December 23, 2027 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017. WSR 26-12-005, s 82-50-021, filed 5/21/26, effective 6/21/26; WSR 25-11-040, s 82-50-021, filed 5/14/25, effective 6/14/25; WSR 24-11-046, § 82-50-021, filed 5/9/24, effective 6/9/24; WSR 23-11-162, § 82-50-021, filed 5/24/23, effective 6/24/23; WSR 22-15-018, § 82-50-021, filed 7/11/22, effective 8/11/22; WSR 21-16-019, § 82-50-021, filed 7/23/21, effective 8/23/21; WSR 20-10-059, § 82-50-021, filed 4/30/20, effective 5/31/20; WSR 19-12-008, § 82-50-021, filed 5/23/19, effective 6/23/19; WSR 18-10-052, § 82-50-021, filed 4/26/18, effective 5/27/18; WSR 17-13-073, § 82-50-021, filed 6/16/17, effective 7/17/17; WSR 16-12-057, § 82-50-021, filed 5/26/16, effective 6/26/16; WSR 15-10-025, § 82-50-021, filed 4/27/15, effective 5/28/15; WSR 14-12-007, § 82-50-021, filed 5/22/14, effective 6/22/14; WSR 13-08-078, § 82-50-021, filed 4/2/13, effective 5/3/13; WSR 12-09-016, § 82-50-021, filed 4/5/12, effective 5/6/12; WSR 11-10-019, § 82-50-021, filed 4/26/11, effective 5/27/11; WSR 10-10-011, § 82-50-021, filed 4/22/10, effective 5/23/10; WSR 09-11-008, § 82-50-021, filed 5/7/09, effective 6/7/09; WSR 08-09-038, § 82-50-021, filed 4/9/08, effective 5/10/08; WSR 07-11-015, § 82-50-021, filed 5/3/07, effective 6/3/07; WSR 06-11-053, § 82-50-021, filed 5/11/06, effective 6/11/06; WSR 05-11-038, § 82-50-021, filed 5/11/05, effective 6/11/05; WSR 04-15-006, § 82-50-021, filed 7/7/04, effective 8/7/04; WSR 03-11-073, § 82-50-021, filed 5/20/03, effective 6/20/03; WSR 02-13-087, § 82-50-021, filed 6/18/02, effective 7/19/02; WSR 01-12-007, § 82-50-021, filed 5/24/01, effective 6/24/01; WSR 00-09-088, § 82-50-021, filed 4/18/00, effective 5/19/00; WSR 99-12-081, § 82-50-021, filed 5/28/99, effective 6/28/99; WSR 98-14-079, § 82-50-021, filed 6/30/98, effective 6/30/98; WSR 97-13-064, § 82-50-021, filed 6/17/97, effective 7/18/97; WSR 96-15-039, § 82-50-021, filed 7/11/96, effective 8/11/96; WSR 95-15-031, § 82-50-021, filed 7/11/95, effective 8/11/95; WSR 94-13-097, § 82-50-021, filed 6/15/94, effective 7/16/94; WSR 93-24-041, § 82-50-021, filed 11/23/93, effective 12/24/93; WSR 92-20-038, § 82-50-021, filed 9/29/92, effective 10/30/92; WSR 91-20-061 (Order 91-73), § 82-50-021, filed 9/24/91, effective 10/25/91; WSR 90-17-017 (Order 90-72), § 82-50-021, filed 8/7/90, effective 9/7/90; WSR 89-17-090 (Order 89-70), § 82-50-021, filed 8/22/89, effective 9/22/89; WSR 89-03-063 (Order 89-67), § 82-50-021, filed 1/18/89; WSR 88-16-027 (Order 88-66), § 82-50-021, filed 7/27/88; WSR 87-16-060 (Order 87-65), § 82-50-021, filed 7/30/87; WSR 86-17-001 (Order 86-63), § 82-50-021, filed 8/8/86; WSR 85-16-014 (Order 85-62), § 82-50-021, filed 7/26/85; WSR 84-14-046 (Order 84-61), § 82-50-021, filed 6/29/84; WSR 83-17-118 (Order 83-59), § 82-50-021, filed 8/24/83.]