If you’re planning to set aside funds for a significant vacation or investment, you might want to schedule your finances around a potential “extra” paycheck.

Those who receive biweekly paychecks (every two weeks) can look forward to two months in 2025 where they’ll receive three paychecks. This timing depends on when the first paycheck of the year occurs.

Typically, in a 52-week year, those on a biweekly schedule get two paychecks per month, leading to a total of 26 paychecks.

Curious about when you might receive some extra cash in 2025? Here’s the breakdown.

If your first paycheck is on Jan. 3, here’s the schedule

If you receive your first paycheck of 2025 on Friday, Jan. 3, you’ll have three paychecks in January: on Jan. 3, Jan. 17, and Jan. 31.

Additionally, you’ll also receive three paychecks in August: on Aug. 1, Aug. 15, and Aug. 29.

These dates apply to those who are paid biweekly on Fridays.

If your first paycheck is on Jan. 10, here’s the schedule

These specified dates are for employees who get paid biweekly on Fridays.

Are three paychecks in one month common?

For instance, if your first paycheck was on Jan. 5, 2024, you would have received three paychecks in March and August. Similarly, employees whose first paycheck was on Jan. 12, 2024 got three paychecks in May and November. Again, these dates refer to those working a biweekly schedule on Fridays.