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Pay Schedule

 
To help you plan for 2023 below is a list of the days you should expect to receive your retired or annuitant pay. Retired and annuitant pay is due on the first of the month. However, if the first falls on a weekend or holiday, retirees get paid on last business day of the prior month and annuitants get paid on the first business day of month. For example, payment to retirees for December 2023 will be paid on December 29, 2023. However, annuitants are scheduled to be paid on January 2, 2024. Please see the chart for each month in 2023.

Entitlement Month Retired Pay Date Annuitant Pay Date
September 2022  September 30, 2022 October 3, 2022
October 2022 November 1, 2022 November 1, 2022
November 2022 December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022
December 2022 December 30, 2022 January 3, 2022
January 2023 February 1, 2023 February 1, 2023*
February 2023 March 1, 2023 March 1, 2023
March 2023 March 31, 2023 April 3, 2023
April 2023 May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023
May 2023 June 1, 2023 June 1, 2023
June 2023 June 30, 2023 July 3, 2023
July 2023 August 1, 2023 August 1, 2023
August 2023 September 1, 2023 September 1, 2023
September 2023 September 29, 2023 October 2, 2023
October 2023 November 1, 2023 November 1, 2023
November 2023 December 1, 2023 December 1, 2023
December 2023 December 29, 2023 January 2, 2024

*February 1, 2023 is the first payday for SBP changes that are effective January 1, 2023