Payment timelines for AdSense - Google AdSense Help (2024)

Note: If you have separate payments accounts for AdSense and YouTube, each payments account needs to reach the payment threshold to be paid out.

Example: Let's say you accrue estimated earnings throughout the month of June. By July 3rd, you'll have your June 1st-30th finalized total earnings posted to your Payments page. You'll then be issued a payment for your June earnings and any other credits on your balance as one lump sum on or around July 21st.

Note: Finalized YouTube earnings for the previous month are added to your YouTube payments account balance in AdSense between the 7th and 12th of the month. For example, if you’re in the United States and you earn $100 in June, you'll find this balance in your AdSense for YouTube homepage between July 7th-12th. To learn more about receiving earnings through the YouTube Partner Program, see the YouTube partner earnings overview.

• 3rd: Your estimated earnings for the previous month are finalized and posted to your Payments page. On your Payments page, you'll notice a line item with your earnings total added to the previous month's transactions.

  Your Payments page will also display any deductions related to adjustments or fees. Note that you may not view line items for invalid activity deductions taken during the finalization process. Learn more about invalid activity deductions.

• 20th: Changes to payment information (including removing payment holds) must be completed on or before the 20th. Changes made after the 20th of any month won't take effect until the following month's payment cycle.

  Your total balance on the 20th must reach the payment threshold. If your balance does not meet the payment threshold or if you have a payment hold, you will not be paid that month and your balance will be rolled over to the following month.

• 21st-26th: Between the 21st and the 26th of the month, a "Payment pending" line appears on the Payments page, indicating that the earnings are processed and issued to your banking institution.

You'll receive your payment up to seven business days after it was issued. If you haven't received it by the end of the month, follow up with your banking institution.

Note: If the 21st falls on a weekend or holiday, payments may be issued on the first business day following the 21st of that month.

Check payments for your previous month's earnings are issued between the 21st and the 26th of the month and can take as long as four weeks to arrive at your payment address.

• 3rd: Previous month's estimated earnings are finalized and posted to your Payments page.
• 20th: Changes to payment information (including removing payment holds) must be completed on or before the 20th. Changes made after the 20th of any month won't take effect until the following month's payment cycle. Also, your total balance on the 20th must reach the payment threshold. If your balance does not meet the payment threshold or if you have a payment hold, you will not be paid that month and your balance will be rolled over to the following month.
• 21st-26th: Check mailed for eligible accounts. A "Payment pending" line item appears in your Payments page.

Allow two to four weeks for your check to arrive in the mail. Arrival times may vary depending on the postal service in your area.

Western Union Quick Cash payments are sent between the 21st and the 26th of the month and will be available for pick up at any Western Union location in your country one business day after they're issued.

• 3rd: Previous month's estimated earnings are finalized and posted to your Payments page.
• 20th: Changes to payment information (including removing payment holds) must be completed on or before the 20th. Changes made after the 20th of any month won't take effect until the following month's payment cycle. Also, your total balance on the 20th must reach the payment threshold. If your balance does not meet the payment threshold or if you have a payment hold, you will not be paid that month and your balance will be rolled over to the following month.
• 21st-26th: Payment sent to Western Union. A "Payment pending" line item appears in your Payments page.

You must pick up your payment within 60 days of issue otherwise the amount will be returned and credited back to your AdSense account.

• 3rd: Previous month's estimated earnings are finalized and posted to your Payments page.
• 20th: Changes to payment information (including removing payment holds) must be completed on or before the 20th. Changes made after the 20th of any month won't take effect until the following month's payment cycle. Also, your total balance on the 20th must reach the payment threshold. If your balance does not meet the payment threshold or if you have a payment hold, you will not be paid that month and your balance will be rolled over to the following month.
• 21st-26th: Wire transfer initiated. A "Payment pending" line item appears in your Payments page.

Allow up to 15 business days for the transfer to complete. The length of time it takes for your wire transfer to arrive in your bank account may vary depending on your banking institution.

Note: If the 21st falls on a weekend or holiday, payments may be issued on the first business day following the 21st of that month.

Note: If a publisher's account is found to be in violation of our Terms and Conditions or Program policies, we may at anytime withhold payment (beginning from when Google initiates its investigation of potential violations), deduct earnings from the publisher's account, and/or refund advertisers for clicks received on the publisher's site or AdSense for search results page.

In addition, if a publisher is past due on any payment to Google in connection with the Google Ads program, we reserve the right to withhold payment until all outstanding payments have been made. For a complete description of payment terms, refer to the AdSense Terms and Conditions.