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Pay Schedule

 
To help you plan for 2022, 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 2021 will be paid on December 30, 2021. However, annuitants will be paid on January 3, 2022. Please see the chart for each month in 2022.

Entitlement Month Retired Pay Date Annuitant Pay Date
September 2021 October 1, 2021 October 1, 2021
October 2021 November 1, 2021 November 1, 2021
November 2021 December 1, 2021 December 1, 2021
December 2021 December 30, 2021 January 3, 2022
January 2022 February 1, 2022 February 1, 2022
February 2022 March 1, 2022 March 1, 2022
March 2022 April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022
April 2022 April 29, 2022 May 2, 2022
May 2022 June 1, 2022 June 1, 2022
June 2022 July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022
July 2022 August 1, 2022 August 1, 2022
August 2022 September 1, 2022 September 1, 2022
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, 2023