- Your progress toward your next payment
- Your payment history for the last 12 months including the date, amount paid, and a payment breakdown
The AdSense payment cycle is monthly. You accrue estimated earnings over the course of a month, and then at the beginning of the following month your earnings are finalized and posted to your balance on your Payments page. If your balance exceeds the payment threshold and you have no payment holds, you'll be issued a payment between the 21st and the 26th of the month. Note that the exact time you receive your payment will depend on your timezone, whether the 21st falls on a weekend or holiday, and your chosen form of payment.
Track the progress of your payments
Your Payments page is updated to indicate the progress of your payments. You'll notice line items added and updated throughout the month as your earnings are finalized and then issued for payment. You also might notice other line items for various payments and credits. Click your form of payment below to view your customized payment timeline.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
- 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.
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.
