Part 11: Payment Timelines

"When am I paid?"

One of the more common questions we receive at AdSense support is, "when am I paid?" This is, in our opinion, a very justifiable question - after all, AdSense is designed to provide an easy way to monetise your content pages and that includes regular payment.

This section will describe the payment cycle of your AdSense account, so that you will have a good idea of when and how your payment will arrive.

Earnings calculated: On the last day of each month, our system identifies all accounts that have earned $100 or more in valid user clicks. This figure is calculated from your unpaid earnings - if you earned $40 one month and $70 the next, you are eligible for payment. All accounts with $100 or more are then sent for approval. Earnings details will be posted to the Payment History page of all publisher accounts within the next few days.

Payment calculated: Within the next few weeks, a 'Payment' line item will be posted to your account's Payment History page (found below the My Account tab) when your payment has been calculated.

At this time, we will have your cheque printed and in the mail or your Electronic Funds Transfer payment initiated. All cheques are made out to the Payee Name entered in your account; EFT payments are sent to the bank account specified in the Payment Information section of the My Account tab.

Payment arrives: The time it takes for your payment to arrive depends on the form of payment you have selected. Generally, publishers in the U.S. will receive regular delivery cheques within 1-2 weeks of the mailing date, while publishers outside of the U.S. will typically receive their regular delivery cheque in 2-3 weeks. Secure Delivery will generally arrive in 5-7 days and EFT payments should arrive in your bank account within 2-4 days. If there are any problems with your EFT or cheque, a notice will be posted on your Payment History page. If you haven't received your secure delivery or EFT payment by the 5th of the next month, you can request a reissue by contacting us. Publishers using standard delivery can request a reissue on the 25th.

Holding Payments: If for any reason you would prefer not to receive your cheque at any time, we are happy to hold payments for you.If you would like to pause your payments, you may do so from within your publisher account. Setting a payment self-hold will stop payments until you update your preference and remove the hold. Your account will continue to accrue earnings, and we will send you a single consolidated payment during the first payment cycle after you remove your hold. To modify your hold preference:
Log in to your account at www.google.com/adsense
Click the My Account tab
Click the edit link in the Payment Holding section
To start a payment self-hold, select the Hold Payment checkbox and click Save.To end a hold and resume regular payments, deselect the checkbox and click Save.

Please note that all changes to your hold preferences should be made by the 15th of the month. Changes made to these settings after the 15th of the month may apply to either the current or next payment cycle.