When will a new employee receive their first salary?

As a new employee, when you receive your first salary depends on when you are fully onboarded and your employment start date. At Remote, we have a payroll cutoff which is the 11th of the month, 11:59PM UTC for most countries.

Note: Some countries do not follow the main payroll cutoff due to their unique payroll processes.

• For a number of countries, the payroll cutoff is the 16th of the month
• In Bulgaria, the payroll cutoff is the first day of the month
• In Germany: The payroll cutoff for Germany date changes each month.
• Some countries operate on semi-monthly payroll cycles, which may have different cutoff dates.

We prorate your first salary to account for the days you've worked in the month.

Countries where we run a monthly payroll

In these countries, employees are paid once a month, on the 25th.

• If you are fully onboarded before the 11th of the month, and 
  • Start date is before the 25th of the month, you will receive your first salary in the same month. 
• If you are fully onboarded between the 12th - 24th of the month,
  • Start date is between the 1st and the 24th of the same month → Your salary will be processed in the off-cycle and be paid out by the 10th of the following month for the days worked in the start month. 
  • Start date is between the 25th and the last day of the same month → Your salary will be processed in the following regular payroll run and be paid out at the end of the following month for the days worked in the start month. 
• If you are fully onboarded between the 25th - the end of the month, you will receive your first salary by the end of the following month. 
  • For example, if you are fully onboarded on the 26th of September (after our off-cycle onboarding cutoff date of the 24th) and start on the 28th of September, you will receive your first salary by the end of October for the days worked in September and October.

Countries where we run a semi-monthly payroll

In these countries, employees are paid twice a month: on the 15th and on the last working day of the month.

• If you are fully onboarded between the 1st - 11th of the month, you will receive your first salary by the 15th of the same month (as long as you have started work). If you start work after the 15th, you will receive your first salary by the end of the month for the days worked.
• If you are fully onboarded after the 11th of the month, you will receive your first salary by the 15th of the following month.