A pay day or payday is a specified day of the week or month when one is paid, usually workers collecting

wage A wage is payment made by an employer to an employee for work (human activity), work done in a specific period of time. Some examples of wage payments include wiktionary:compensatory, compensatory payments such as ''minimum wage'', ''prevailin ...

s from their employers. Pay Day, PayDay or Payday may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Pay Day'' (1918 film), a film by Sidney Drew * ''Pay Day'' (1922 film), a film by Charlie Chaplin *

Payday (1944 film) ''Payday'' is an animated short film, directed by Friz Freleng and first released in September 1944. It is part of the Private Snafu series. As in all the Snafu films, the voice of Private Snafu is performed by Mel Blanc.Shull, Wilt (2004), p. 1 ...

, a short film * ''Payday'' (1972 film), a film directed by Daryl Duke and written by Don Carpenter * ''Payday'' (2018 film), a Nigerian comedy drama film

Games

* ''Pay Day'' (board game), a board game by Parker Brothers * '' Payday: The Heist'' (2011) * ''

Payday 2 ''Payday 2'' is a Cooperative video game, cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's ''Payday: The Heist''. It was released in August 2013 for Microsoft Wi ...

'' (2013) * ''

Payday 3 ''Payday 3'' is a 2023 cooperative first-person shooter game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Deep Silver. The game is a sequel to ''Payday 2'', and is the third installment in the ''Payday'' series. It was released for PlayStat ...

'' (2023)

Music

* ''Payday'' (album), solo album by Lil' Fizz * "Payday", song by

Alesso Alessandro Renato Rodolfo Lindblad (born 7 July 1991), better known by his stage name Alesso (), is a Swedish DJ and record producer. He has worked with numerous artists, including Tove Lo, Theo Hutchcraft, Ryan Tedder, Hailee Steinfeld, Ca ...

made for the game Payday 2 * "Payday", song by

Jesse Winchester James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. (May 17, 1944 – April 11, 2014) was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in the southern United States. Opposed to the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in 1967 to avoid ...

covered by Elvis Costello on ''

Kojak Variety ''Kojak Variety'' is the fifteenth studio album by English musician Elvis Costello, released in 1995 through Warner Bros. Records. It is composed of cover songs written by others. In 2004, Rhino Records reissued an expanded, double-CD version o ...

'' * "Payday", song by Doja Cat from her 2021 album ''

Planet Her ''Planet Her'' is the third studio album by American rapper Doja Cat. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, is an amalgamation of pop, hip hop, an ...

Television

* ''Payday'' (Canadian TV series) (1973–1974), a television series * "Payday" (''M*A*S*H''), a third-season episode of ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Payday'' (American TV series), a 2016 TV series on Vice

Other uses

* PayDay (confection), a brand of candy bar made by Hershey Foods Corporation {{disambig