When will a new employee receive their first salary?

The timing of a new employee’s first salary depends on:

• Their start date

• When they are fully onboarded

• The payroll cutoff for their country

• The local payroll cycle (monthly or semi-monthly)

• Whether off-cycle payroll is available in their country

Remote always prorates the first salary to reflect the actual days worked during the first month of employment.

Payroll cutoff dates

Remote’s standard payroll cutoff is the 11th of the month at 11:59 PM UTC. This means that if onboarding is complete before this date, the employee is generally included in that month’s payroll.

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.

Countries with a monthly payroll cycle

In most countries on a monthly cycle, employees are paid once per month, usually on the 25th. However, situations vary per country laws etc.

• You will be paid in the same month if you are fully onboarded and your start date is on or before the payroll cutoff (either the 11th or 16th, depending on your country).

• You will be paid by the 10th of the next month (off-cycle) if you are fully onboarded and your start date is on or before the 24th, but after the payroll cutoff.
  Example: You are fully onboarded on September 15 and start working on September 17. You will receive your first salary on October 10, covering the days worked in September.

• You will be paid at the end of the next month if your start date is on or after the 25th, or you are fully onboarded on or after the 25th.
  Example: You start working on September 28. You will receive your first salary at the end of October, covering days worked in both September and October.

Note: Not all countries with monthly payroll are paid on the 25th.

• In Japan: Pay day is on the last working day of the month.

Ensure you confirm the specific pay date with your onboarding team or local payroll calendar.

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.