Payday Information
Pay Days
WSU is a semi-monthly, lagged paycycle. Payday is normally the 10th and 25th of each month.
*If payday falls on a weekend, employees are paid on the closest business day
| PAY PERIOD | PAY DAY | |
|---|---|---|
| 12/16-12/31 | Friday | January 9, 2026 |
| 1/1-1/15 | Monday | January 26, 2026 |
| 1/16-1/31 | Tuesday | February 10, 2026 |
| 2/1-2/15 | Wednesday | February 25, 2026 |
| 2/16-2/28 | Tuesday | March 10, 2026 |
| 3/1-3/15 | Wednesday | March 25, 2026 |
| 3/16-3/31 | Friday | April 10, 2026 |
| 4/1-4/15 | Friday | April 24, 2026 |
| 4/16-4/30 | Monday | May 11, 2026 |
| 5/1-5/15 | Friday | May 22, 2026 |
| 5/16-5/31 | Wednesday | June 10, 2026 |
| 6/1-6/15 | Thursday | June 25, 2026 |
| 6/16-6/30 | Friday | July 10, 2026 |
| 7/1-7/15 | Friday | July 24, 2026 |
| 7/16-7/31 | Monday | August 10, 2026 |
| 8/1-8/15 | Tuesday | August 25, 2026 |
| 8/16-8/31 | Thursday | September 10, 2026 |
| 9/1-9/15 | Friday | September 25, 2026 |
| 9/16-9/30 | Friday | October 9, 2026 |
| 10/1-10/15 | Monday | October 26, 2026 |
| 10/16-10/31 | Tuesday | November 10, 2026 |
| 11/1-11/15 | Wednesday | November 25, 2026 |
| 11/16-11/30 | Thursday | December 10, 2026 |
| 12/1-12/15 | Thursday | December 24, 2026 |
Paycheck Information
Direct Deposit:
Employees are encouraged to sign up for direct deposit. Funds are automatically deposited to your bank account(s) each payday. Employees may elect to automatically deposit their pay to up to 3 bank accounts each pay period.
Employees can view and print their payslips for current and prior pay periods in Workday. These are generally available to view in Workday three days prior to payday. Directions on finding Payslips for before December 24, 2020 can be found through here .
Paper Paycheck:
The default option for employees is a paper paycheck. With this option, it is the employee’s responsibility to physically cash or deposit the check to his/her bank account each pay period. Paper paychecks are delivered to the employee’s mailing address listed in Workday. Paychecks are mailed out via US Postal Services 2 days before payday. Employees are responsible for maintaining the correct mailing address in Workday. Please ensure that your home address is updated and correct in Workday at least one week before pay date.
If you have not received your paper paycheck 3 business days after payday, please contact Payroll Services via email at payroll.services@wsu.edu and we can begin the replacement check process.
Pay Periods and Pay Dates:
All WSU employees will be paid semi-monthly and not later than ten (10) days after the pay period in which wages are earned except that if payday falls on a Sunday, they may be paid the following Monday (RCW 42.16.010).
Payday is normally the 10th and the 25th of the month. Pay periods are “lagged”, meaning the period worked or earned is not paid until ten (10) days later.
| DAY | CYCLE | PAYDAY |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 15 | RG1 | 25th of current month |
| 16 - 31 | RG2 | 10th of next month |
Payday falls on a weekend- paid on closet business day
Helpful Payday Links
How to find Payslips and Tax Documents before December 24, 2020 (for earnings of December 1-15) called legacy earnings statements, online at WebPBS, along with W-2 wage and tax statements for 2020 and prior years
Sign up for voluntary deductions here
Set up direct deposit/payment election here
Workday Employee as self tasks (including payment elections, withholding elections)
Modify personal information here