The Best Dates for Federal Employees to Retire in 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027: A quick overview of the best dates for federal employees to retire in the upcoming years.
The best date to retire from federal service is generally considered to be the last day of the year, December 31st. The reason for this revolves around carrying over the maximum amount of annual leave and is responsible for the large surge in retirement packets that arrive at OPM for processing at the beginning of each year.
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That being said, the second-best time to retirement from the federal government will typically be when the end of a given pay period coincides with the end of a month as retiring in the middle of a month means forfeiting any annual leave accrued in that period.
This purpose of this article is just to lay out the best days for federal employees to retire in the upcoming years, from 2024 to 2027. If you’re curious about the reasoning for why these dates are the best, check out this article for more information on the best dates to retire from the federal government.
The Best Dates for Federal Employees to Retire in 2024
- December 31, 2024
- May 31, 2024
- November 30, 2024
The Best Dates to Retire in 2025
- December 31, 2025
- January 11, 2025
- May 31, 2025
- October 31, 2025
The Best Dates to Retire in 2026
- December 31, 2026
- January 9, 2026
- May 31, 2026
- October 31, 2026
The Best Dates to Retire in 2027
- December 31, 2027
- January 8, 2027
- April 30, 2027
- October 31, 2027
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