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Pay Schedule

To help you plan for 2025, below is a list of the days you should expect to receive your pay. Retired and annuitant pay is due on the first of the month. However, if the first falls on a weekend or holiday, retirees are paid on the last business day of the month and annuitants are paid on the first business day of month. For example, February 1, 2025 is a Saturday. Therefore, for the January 2025 entitlement, retirees are scheduled to receive payment on January 31, 2025. Annuitants are scheduled to receive payment on February 3, 2025. Please see the chart for each month in 2025.


Entitlement Month Retired Pay Date Annuitant Pay Date
September 2024 October 1, 2024 October 1, 2024
October 2024 November 1, 2024 November 1, 2024
November 2024 November 29, 2024 December 2, 2024
December 2024 December 31, 2024 January 2, 2025
January 2025 January 31, 2025 February 3, 2025
February 2025 February 28, 2025 March 3, 2025
March 2025 April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025
April 2025 May 1, 2025 May 1, 2025
May 2025 May 30, 2025 June 2, 2025
June 2025 July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025
July 2025 August 1, 2025 August 1, 2025
August 2025 August 29, 2025 September 2, 2025
September 2025 October 1, 2025 October 1, 2025
October 2025 October 31, 2025 November 3, 2025
November 2025 December 1, 2025 December 1, 2025
December 2025 December 31, 2025 January 2, 2026


 

Page Updated Sept 24 2024