2016 University Staff Payroll Schedule (Permanent, project, limited term & students)
Pay Period
Pay Period Dates
Timesheet Due in ESS/Payroll System
Pay Date
January A
1/21/2016
12/27/2016-01/09/16 Thursday, January 7 (*early process)
1/10/2016-01/23/16 Friday, January 22
2/04/2016
February A
1/24/2016-02/06/16 Friday, February 5
2/18/2016
February B
2/07/2016-02/20/16 Friday, February 19
3/03/2016
March A
2/21/2016-03/05/16 Friday, March 4
3/17/2016
March B
3/06/2016-03/19/16 Thursday, March 17 (*early process)
3/31/2016
April A
Friday,
April
1
4/14/2016
3/20/2016-04/02/16
April B
4/28/2016
4/03/2016-04/16/16 Friday, April 15
April C
5/12/2016
4/17/2016-04/30/16 Friday, April 29
May A
5/01/2016-05/14/16 Thursday, May 12 (*early process)
5/26/2016
May B
5/15/2016-05/28/16 Friday, May 27
6/09/2016
June A
05/29/2016-06/11/16 Friday, June 10
6/23/2016
June B
6/12/2016-06/25/16 Thursday, June 23 (*early process)
7/07/2016
July A
6/26/2016-07/09/16 Friday, July 8
7/21/2016
July B
8/04/2016
7/10/2016-07/23/16 Friday, July 22
August A
8/18/2016
7/24/2016-08/06/16 Friday, August 5
August B
8/07/2016-08/20/16 Friday, August 19
9/01/2016
September A
8/21/2016-09/03/16 Friday, September 2
9/15/2016
September B
9/04/2016-09/17/16 Friday, September 16
9/29/2016
October A
9/18/2016-10/01/16 Friday, September 30
10/13/2016
October B
10/02/2016-10/15/16 Thursday, October 13 (*early process)
10/27/2016
October C
11/10/2016
10/16/2016-10/29/16 Friday, October 28
November A
11/23/2016
10/30/2016-11/12/16 Thursday, November 10 (*early process)
November B
11/13/2016-11/26/16 Friday, November 25
12/08/2016
December A
11/27/2016-12/10/16 Friday, December 9
12/22/2016
December B
12/11/2016-12/24/16 Friday, December 23
1/05/2017
*These periods require an early processing cut-off by the UW Service Center in Madison.
Timesheets may be submitted any time during the period, especially periods before and during
Holidays, to alleviate processing workload in the Payroll Office.
January B
2016 Legal Holidays
Holiday
When Observed
January 1, New Year's Day
Friday, January 1
rd
3 Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr.Day Monday, January 18
Last Monday in May, Memorial Day
Monday, May 30
July 4, Independence Day
Monday, July 4
st
1 Monday in September, Labor Day
Monday, September 5
th
4 Thursday in November, Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 24
December 24, Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24*
December 25, Christmas
Monday, December 26*
December 31, New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 31*
*When legal holidays fall on Sunday, state offices are closed Monday following the holiday. When legal holidays fall on
Saturday, the hours may be anticipated prior to the holiday or deferred for use in the same calendar year.
Note: 2016 is a leap year, with the addition of Monday, February 29.