How incentives, reimbursements and salary adjustments work with semi-monthly payroll?

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In countries with semi-monthly payroll processing, incentives, expense reimbursements, and salary adjustments submitted before the payroll cut-off can be processed and paid out either mid-month (15th) or at the end of the month.

In Brazil, the 1st payment only includes the payment of the salary advance. All inputs (incentives, overtime, salary increase, etc.) are processed in the 2nd payment.

At the moment, we're able to do this in the following countries: 

Here are the cut-off and payout schedules for eligible countries in 2026.

United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Month

1st Cutoff Date 1st Payout date 2nd Cutoff date 2nd Payout date

January

January 9, 2026 January 15, 2026 January 26, 2026 January 30, 2026

February

February 9, 2026 February 13, 2026 February 23, 2026 February 27, 2026

March

March 9, 2026 March 13, 2026 March 25, 2026 March 31, 2026

April

April 10, 2026 April 15, 2026 April 24, 2026 April 30, 2026

May

May 11, 2026 May 15, 2026 May 25, 2026 May 29, 2026

June

June 9, 2026 June 15, 2026 June 24, 2026 June 30, 2026

July

July 10, 2026 July 15, 2026 July 27, 2026 July 31, 2026

August

August 10, 2026 August 14, 2026 August 25, 2026 August 31, 2026

September

September 9, 2026 September 15, 2026 September 25, 2026 September 30, 2026

October

October 9, 2026 October 15, 2026 October 26, 2026 October 30, 2026

November

November 9, 2026 November 13, 2026 November 24, 2026 November 30, 2026

December

December 9, 2026 December 15, 2026 December 24, 2026 December 31, 2026

Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

Month

1st Cutoff Date 1st Payout date 2nd Cutoff date 2nd Payout date

January

January 8, 2026 January 15, 2026 January 23, 2026 January 30, 2026

February

February 6, 2026 February 13, 2026 February 20, 2026 February 27, 2026

March

March 6, 2026 March 13, 2026 March 24, 2026 March 31, 2026

April

April 8, 2026 April 15, 2026 April 23, 2026 April 30, 2026

May

May 8, 2026 May 15, 2026 May 22, 2026 May 29, 2026

June

June 8, 2026 June 15, 2026 June 22, 2026 June 30, 2026

July

July 8, 2026 July 15, 2026 July 24, 2026 July 31, 2026

August

August 7, 2026 August 14, 2026 August 24, 2026 August 31, 2026

September

September 8, 2026 September 15, 2026 September 22, 2026 September 29, 2026

October

October 7, 2026 October 15, 2026 October 23, 2026 October 30, 2026

November

November 5, 2026 November 13, 2026 November 23, 2026 November 30, 2026

December

December 8, 2026 December 15, 2026 December 18, 2026 December 31, 2026

Mexico πŸ‡²πŸ‡½

Month 1st Cutoff Date 1st Payout date 2nd Cutoff date 2nd Payout date
January 2026 January 6, 2026 January 15, 2026 January 21, 2026 January 30, 2026
February 2026 February 4, 2026 February 13, 2026 February 18, 2026 February 27, 2026
March 2026 March 4, 2026 March 13, 2026 March 20, 2026 March 31, 2026
April 2026 April 6, 2026 April 15, 2026 April 21, 2026 April 30, 2026
May 2026 May 6, 2026 May 15, 2026 May 20, 2026 May 29, 2026
June 2026 June 5, 2026 June 15, 2026 June 19, 2026 June 30, 2026
July 2026 July 7, 2026 July 15, 2026 July 21, 2026 July 31, 2026
August 2026 August 5, 2026 August 14, 2026 August 21, 2026 August 31, 2026
September 2026 September 7, 2026 September 15, 2026 September 21, 2026 September 30, 2026
October 2026 October 7, 2026 October 15, 2026 October 21, 2026 October 30, 2026
November 2026 November 4, 2026 November 13, 2026 November 19, 2026 November 30, 2026
December 2026 December 4, 2026 December 15, 2026 December 21, 2026 December 31, 2026

Panama πŸ‡΅πŸ‡¦

Month 1st Cutoff Date 1st Payout date 2nd Cutoff date 2nd Payout date

January

Mon 05/01/2026

Thu 15/01/2026

Thu 15/01/2026

Fri 30/01/2026

February

Tue 03/02/2026

Fri 13/02/2026

Tue 10/02/2026

Fri 27/02/2026

March

Tue 03/03/2026

Fri 13/03/2026

Mon 16/03/2026

Tue 31/03/2026

April

Fri 03/04/2026

Wed 15/04/2026

Wed 15/04/2026

Thu 30/04/2026

May

Tue 05/05/2026

Fri 15/05/2026

Wed 13/05/2026

Fri 29/05/2026

June

Wed 03/06/2026

Mon 15/06/2026

Mon 15/06/2026

Tue 30/06/2026

July

Mon 06/07/2026

Wed 15/07/2026

Thu 16/07/2026

Fri 31/07/2026

August

Tue 04/08/2026

Fri 14/08/2026

Thu 13/08/2026

Mon 31/08/2026

September

Thu 03/09/2026

Tue 15/09/2026

Tue 15/09/2026

Wed 30/09/2026

October

Mon 05/10/2026

Thu 15/10/2026

Thu 15/10/2026

Fri 30/10/2026

November

Fri 30/10/2026

Fri 13/11/2026

Fri 13/11/2026

Mon 30/11/2026

December

Thu 03/12/2026

Tue 15/12/2026

Fri 11/12/2026

Wed 30/12/2026

Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

Month

1st Cutoff Date 1st Payout date 2nd Cutoff date 2nd Payout date

January

January 5th, 2026 January 15th, 2026 January 20th, 2026 January 30th, 2026

February

February 5th, 2026 February 13th, 2026 February 20th, 2026 February 27th, 2026

March

March 5th, 2026 March 13th, 2026 March 20th, 2026 March 31th, 2026

April

April 5th, 2026 April 15th, 2026 April 20th, 2026 April 30th, 2026

May

May 5th, 2026 May 15th, 2026 May 20th, 2026 May 29th, 2026

June

June 5th, 2026 June 15th, 2026 June 20th, 2026 June 30th, 2026

July

July 5th, 2026 July 15th, 2026 July 20th, 2026 July 31th, 2026

August

August 5th, 2026 August 14th, 2026 August 19th, 2026 August 31th, 2026

September

September 5th, 2026 September 15th, 2026 September 20th, 2026 September 30th, 2026

October

October 5th, 2026 October 15th, 2026 October 20th, 2026 October 30th, 2026

November

November 5th, 2026 November 13th, 2026 November 20th, 2026 November 30th, 2026

December

December 5th, 2026 December 15th, 2026 December 20th, 2026 December 30th, 2026

Philippines πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­

Payroll Cutoff Date Pay Date
3rd of the month 15th day of the month
18th of the month  Last working day of the month

Month

1st Cutoff Date 1st Payout date 2nd Cutoff date 2nd Payout date

January

January 2, 2026 January 15, 2026 January 19, 2026 January 30, 2026

February

February 3, 2026 February 13, 2026 February 18, 2026 February 27, 2026

March

March 3, 2026 March 13, 2026 March 18, 2026 March 31, 2026

April

April 3, 2026 April 15, 2026 April 17, 2026 April 30, 2026

May

May 1, 2026 May 15, 2026 May 18, 2026 May 29, 2026

June

June 3, 2026 June 15, 2026 June 18, 2026 June 30, 2026

July

July 3, 2026 July 15, 2026 July 17, 2026 July 31, 2026

August

August 3, 2026 August 14, 2026 August 18, 2026 August 28, 2026

September

September 3, 2026 September 15, 2026 September 18, 2026 September 30, 2026

October

October 2, 2026 October 15, 2026 October 16, 2026 October 30, 2026

November

November 3, 2026 November 13, 2026 November 18, 2026 November 27, 2026

December

December 3, 2026 December 15, 2026 December 11, 2026 December 28, 2026

 

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