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When will KDP pay you? Payment date calculator

How the schedule actually works

KDP closes each calendar month, tallies every marketplace's royalties, and pays roughly 60 days later — in practice the payment lands in the last few days of the second month after the sale. Each marketplace (Amazon.com, .co.uk, .de…) pays separately in its own currency, so a month with sales in three stores produces three payments.

• No minimum for direct deposit. EFT pays out whatever you earned, even a dollar. Checks and wire transfers hold your balance until it reaches $100 (per marketplace).
• Expanded Distribution is slower — about 90 days after month end, because Amazon waits on the wholesalers to report.
• Your first payment can lag beyond the schedule while bank and tax details verify. If a date passes with no deposit, check the Payments tab before assuming the worst.
• Returns come out of the tally — a refunded sale in the same month simply nets against it; a refund in a later month shows as a negative on that later month.

Frequently asked

Why does the dashboard show royalties I haven't been paid?

The sales dashboard is an estimate in near-real-time; payment always trails it by the ~60-day schedule. Seeing money in the dashboard in August means an end-of-October deposit.

Does KDP pay weekly?

No — one payment run per month per marketplace, about 60 days after the end of the month the sales happened in.

What if I earned under $100?

With direct deposit you're paid regardless of amount. Only check and wire payments accrue until $100.

Want to know how much each sale pays before it lands? Run your book through the paperback royalty calculator or the Kindle royalty calculator.