- Your progress toward your next payment
- Your payment history for the last 12 months including the date, amount paid, and a payment breakdown
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AdSense for YouTube is Google’s program through which creators in the YouTube Partner Program get paid. To start getting paid on YouTube, set up an AdSense for YouTube account from within YouTube Studio. Use this page to learn more about how to use AdSense for YouTube as a YouTube creator.
Get started with AdSense for YouTube
Remember, you get paid your YouTube earnings through your AdSense for YouTube account. Follow the steps below to get started with AdSense for YouTube.
Set up an account
First, set up an AdSense for YouTube account in YouTube Studio if you don’t already have one. We’ve created a detailed set of instructions and also address some common issues with setting up AdSense for YouTube:
Verify your personal info
Once set up, it’s time to verify your personal info. When your earnings pass the address verification threshold for your YouTube payments account, we will mail a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to your physical address. This PIN needs to be entered into your AdSense for YouTube account to verify your address before you can get paid. More info here:
Also, depending on your location, we may need to verify your identity using info like your name, address, or date of birth. If you’re required to do this, you typically won’t be asked to verify your address until after you’ve successfully verified your identity. Learn more on how to do this here:
Provide your tax info
After providing your personal info, you’ll need to provide your tax info to continue. Google withholds U.S. taxes on earnings you generate from viewers in the U.S., so this info is important to provide to determine your correct withholding rate. Find out how to submit your tax info and more here:
Add a form of payment
When your info is verified, you then need to pass the payment method selection threshold for your YouTube payments account. This is the minimum amount we can pay out to you, so once you have that much in your YouTube payments account, you’ll be asked to select a form of payment. Find all the options and steps here:
Get paid
Your finalized YouTube earnings each month are added to your YouTube payments account balance in AdSense for YouTube between the 7th and 12th of the following month. Once added, you can view payment details (such as applicable tax deductions) in the Transactions page:
- Sign into AdSense for YouTube.
- In the left Menu, select Payment info under Payments.
- Click View transactions in the Transactions section of the page.
You should get paid by the 21st or 26th each month if your balance meets the payment threshold and there aren’t any payment holds on your account.
AdSense for YouTube and YouTube payments account
YouTube has a dedicated AdSense for YouTube account, allowing creators a quick access to their finalized YouTube earnings in AdSense for YouTube.
Payments for YouTube earnings are separated into its own payments account. This means that the YouTube and AdSense payments accounts have separate payment threshold amounts. That’s important to understand if you use AdSense to get paid for more than just YouTube, as it could affect payment timing.Any details of your paid YouTube earnings before 2022 and any other AdSense earnings will remain associated with your AdSense payments account. Any outstanding YouTube earnings will have been moved into the YouTube payments account.
Frequently asked questions
What if I use AdSense to get paid from services aside from YouTube?
If you’re an AdSense publisher with earnings aside from YouTube earnings, you’ll be able to manage and view your YouTube earnings in the separate payments account accessible from the Payments page.
Keep in mind that both the YouTube and AdSense payments accounts will need to reach their respective payment thresholds for you to be paid. This could affect the timing of your payments.
How do I view my finalized YouTube earnings in AdSense?
You can find your YouTube earnings in its own payments account by taking these steps:
- Sign in to your AdSense account.
- Click Payments
Payments info.
- Click on the payments accounts dropdown.
- Select YouTube Payments Account.
Payments info.