How and when you get paid with Spotify Payouts

When you get paid

Your first payout

Before you are eligible for your first payout you will have to wait 30 days (onboarding period). After that 30 day waiting period is over you will be paid every calendar month, typically within the last two weeks of the month.

For example, if you successfully enrolled in the Spotify Partner Program on March 5th, your 30 day waiting period would be over around April 5th. Since you would have missed the payment cycle for April at that point, your first payout will be around the last two weeks of May and it would include everything you earned from March 5th until April 30th after any fees and adjustments.

Your ongoing payouts

We typically process payouts during the last two working weeks of every month.

You’ll get a monthly payout of your current balance after deducting any fees and taxes, as long as that balance amounts to $10 or more. If your balance is less than $10, we’ll continue to accumulate your revenue until it reaches $10 or more. Once it does, you’ll receive your payout that month.

Your payout should appear in your bank account within 3 business days of the payout date. We’ll email you when your payout is on its way.

You can’t change your payment date. Payouts are automatically sent on a recurring basis each month.

Problems with payouts

We’ll send you an email notification and notify you through your Spotify Payouts dashboard if your payout fails.

Typically, a payout fails due to incorrect info, such as your name, address, tax requirements, or bank details. If your payout has failed, review your info. Once you update your info, we’ll try and process your payout again.

If you don’t receive your payout within 3 business days, there could be a delay on your bank’s side. Check that the info you provided us is correct, such as your name, address, social security number, and bank details.

If you haven’t heard from us and your payout hasn’t shown up in your bank account after 7 business days, let us know.

Payment platforms

Payouts for podcast subscriptions and Listener Support are processed through Stripe.

At the moment, you can only get paid through Spotify Payouts by linking a bank account. We hope to expand to other platforms soon.