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# Monthly Minimum Revenue vs. Payout Amounts

### Why doesn’t my payout always equal the monthly minimum?

Because monthly minimum revenue and payouts are calculated on different timelines.

* The monthly minimum is calculated per calendar month.
* Payouts are created based on a payout schedule, not calendar months.

As a result, a single payout may be higher or lower than the monthly minimum, even though the minimum is always met for the full month.

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### What is the monthly minimum revenue?

The monthly minimum revenue is a rule that guarantees a minimum amount of revenue per calendar month.

Key points:

* It always runs from the 1st to the last day of the month
* The counter resets automatically at midnight on the 1st
* All transactions within that calendar month count toward the minimum

Example:
If a distributor charges a customer $280 per month, the system ensures that transactions from October 1 through October 31 total at least $280.

This rule is independent of payout timing.

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### How do payouts work?

Payouts can be configured as either:

* Weekly, paid on the same banking day each week, or
* Monthly, with a cutoff typically 3 to 5 days before the last banking day of the month

Because of banking and settlement requirements, a payout period does not represent a fixed or standard set of dates.

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### Why can a payout be higher or lower than the monthly minimum?

Because a payout period can include transactions from more than one calendar month.

Example:
A payout created at the end of October may include:

* Late September transactions that settled after the September payout
* Most October transactions up to the payout cutoff date

In this case:

* The October monthly minimum is calculated strictly on October 1 to October 31
* Some October transactions may be paid in this payout
* Some October transactions may be paid in the following payout

This causes individual payouts to fluctuate, even though the monthly minimum is still fulfilled correctly.