How Payments for Hourly Contracts Work

Learn how hourly payments move from timesheet submission to approval and payout. Hourly contracts are based on the time you submit each week using timesheets.

How hourly payments work

Hourly payments follow a weekly cycle based on submitted timesheets.

1. Enter your time

Track your hours in your timesheet throughout the week.

• From your dashboard, go to Timesheets

• Select the correct project

• Enter your hours and minutes for each day worked

• Add notes if additional context is needed

You can save your progress at any time. 

2. Timesheet is auto-submitted

Your timesheet will be automatically submitted on Sunday’s at 23:59 UTC. You do not have to do anything.

3. Client reviews your timesheet

After auto-submission, the client has 5 days to review your timesheet.

They can:

• Approve the timesheet

• Reject the timesheet and return it for updates

If your timesheet is rejected, update it and resubmit.

Clients can’t edit timesheets on your behalf.

4. Hours are billed

Once approved, your submitted hours are billed to the client.

5. Earnings become available

After approval and billing, your earnings go through a 5-day security hold before becoming available.

Funds typically become available about 10 days after the weekly billing period ends.

6. Withdraw your earnings

Once funds are available, you can withdraw your funds. 

• Go to Transactions

• Select Balance and click the Withdraw button.

Weekly payment timeline

Here’s how a typical week works:

• Week 1: Enter and submit your timesheet

• Week 2: Timesheet is reviewed and approved

• Week 3: Funds become available (usually Wednesday)

Important deadlines

Timesheets must be filled out before they auto-submit. If you need to make changes after your timesheet is submitted, contact your client so they can reject the timesheet and return it to you.