> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shorpay.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Getting Paid
> How payments flow from your Employer to your Shor account, and from there to your bank.
On Shor, "getting paid" happens in two stages:
1. **Employer approves a payment** → money credits to your **Shor account**, typically within a couple of minutes.
2. **You withdraw** from your Shor account to your own bank whenever you want.
The first step is fast. The second is on your schedule. This page covers both.
## The Payment Lifecycle
Every payment moves through a few states:
| Status | What it means |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Pending** | Your employer has queued the payment; not yet approved or funded |
| **Processing** | Approved and on its way to your Shor account or bank account |
| **Completed** | Credited to your Shor balance, or deposited to your linked bank account if your contract uses bank-direct pay |
| **Failed** | Something went wrong; check the details for the reason |
| **Cancelled** | Your employer cancelled the payment before it was sent |
Once a payment is **Completed**, the money is yours. For most workers it lands in your Shor balance and you withdraw on your own schedule. For employees on employment contracts that use bank-direct pay, it lands in your linked bank account instead, with no separate withdrawal step needed.
## When You Get Paid
This depends on the payment type:
Paid on the schedule in your contract (weekly, biweekly, or monthly). You'll see the next pay date on your dashboard.
Paid after you submit and your employer approves your timesheet. Approved hours roll into the next pay run.
Paid when your employer approves the milestone. Submit the deliverable, wait for approval, and the payment is released to your Shor account.
Sent ad-hoc by your employer. You'll get a notification when it lands.
## Tracking an Incoming Payment
When a payment is initiated:
* You'll get an email notification
* It appears in **Finance → Payments** with status **Processing**
* Once funded, it moves to **Completed** and your balance in **Finance → Accounts** goes up
There's no separate "bank arrival" wait for the payment itself; crediting to your Shor account happens as soon as the employer's funding clears.
## Multi-Currency Balances
Every payment credits your Shor account in the currency specified by your contract; that's what you receive. If you have multiple contracts in different currencies (say, one paying USD and one paying EUR), your Shor account holds a separate balance per currency, both visible in **Finance → Accounts**. Nothing is force-converted.
FX is charged only when a conversion actually happens. If you withdraw from a currency balance into a bank in the same currency, no FX. If you withdraw into a bank in a different currency, Shor shows the rate before you confirm.
## Withdrawing to Your Bank
Payments always land in your Shor account. Getting the money out to your own bank is a separate action. See [Your Shor account & withdrawals](/professional/payout-methods) for the full flow.
Withdrawal timing uses your country's local banking rail:
* **Instant rails** (UPI, FPS, PIX, SEPA Instant): seconds to minutes
* **Standard local transfers**: same day to 1–2 business days
* **ACH in the US**: typically 1–3 business days
The important distinction: the **payment** to your Shor account typically lands within minutes. The **withdrawal** to your bank follows the rail's normal timing. You control when that withdrawal happens.
## If a Payment Fails
Payment failures are rare, but possible reasons:
* Employer's funding was insufficient at the debit time
* Sanctions screening flagged the payment for review
* Your account is in a verification pending state
If a payment fails, you'll get an email with the reason. The employer can retry without re-entering details once the cause is fixed.
## Payslips and Invoices
Every payment comes with a receipt:
* **Employees** get a payslip showing gross, deductions, and net
* **Contractors** get an invoice-style receipt showing the payment and reference
* Both can be downloaded as PDFs from the payment detail page
* **Contractors** can also upload their own invoice PDF to use instead of the auto-generated one; the employer automatically sees whichever version you provide
* **EOR employees paid in India** additionally get a foreign inward remittance certificate (FIRC) for each completed payment, downloadable from the payment detail page
## Next Steps
How to link a payout method and withdraw your balance.
The full ledger of credits, withdrawals, and FX conversions.
US tax forms ready when you need them.