Fortnightly payday calculator
Count how many fortnightly paydays you have before a target date, and how much to save from each one.
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Fortnightly means every 14 days
Fortnightly pay follows a strict 14-day cycle from your last payday, giving 26 paydays a year. It's a fixed interval measured in days, not a calendar pattern — so your payday gradually moves earlier and earlier in the month as the year goes on, before resetting.
Why this differs from twice a month
It's easy to confuse fortnightly pay with being paid "twice a month", but they aren't the same thing. Twice-monthly pay usually lands on two fixed calendar dates, such as the 15th and the last day of the month, giving exactly 24 payments a year. Fortnightly pay is a rolling 14-day interval that gives 26 payments a year — two more than twice-monthly pay, spread across the calendar differently.
If your payslip says "fortnightly" but always falls on the same two dates each month, you're likely actually paid twice-monthly. Check your contract or payslip if you're not sure which applies to you.
Counting fortnightly paydays
The calculator above adds 14 days to your next payday, repeatedly, until it passes your target date, then counts how many fall within range. With 26 paydays a year, fortnightly pay usually gives more, smaller savings instalments than monthly pay for the same goal.
See also the four-weekly payday calculator — a similarly named but different pay cycle — or the weekly and monthly calculators.