Employers typically issue checks on the 1st and 15th of the month, or the 15th and the last day of the month. You do have the option of scheduling recurring payments on any two dates in a month that are spread equally apart. Pros: Employees and employer always know payroll dates.

When should I expect my first paycheck?

Typically, companies issue paychecks on the last day of a pay period. Depending on your start date, you may expect your first paycheck at the end of the first full pay period that you work.

Is there an extra pay period in 2021?

For the majority of employers who pay employees on Fridays, this means that 2021 will be a Pay Period Leap Year (if you didn't celebrate one in 2020, which was a leap year that began on a Wednesday)! You have a Pay Period Leap Year in 2021 if: your first weekly paychecks will issue on Friday, January 1, 2021; OR.