Pay Period Calendar 2024 Gs. Incorporating the 4.7% general schedule increase. The federal government’s general schedule (gs) pay system covers most employees and is divided into 15 grades, each of which has 10 steps.

They start on the thursday after a payday, and end on the wednesday 2 weeks later (on the payday). The payday for a specific pay period is 2 weeks after the end of that pay period.