# Billing frequency and pay schedule in additional compensation

This additional compensation is billed to the employee as per the billing frequency selected by you, and subsequently, the payout to your employee is released as per the pay schedule selected by you.

**Billing frequency** - The frequency at which the amount is billed to the employee. The options for billing frequency may differ as per the local laws of a country. 

**Pay schedule** - The frequency at which the amount is paid to the employee. The pay schedule depends on the type of billing frequency selected by you. 

Follow the table to understand the possible combinations for billing frequency and pay schedule. 

| Payroll processing frequency (Gross Pay - Pay schedule) | Billing frequency - Rate of payment | Pay Schedule frequency - How often you need to pay (Non-editable on UI) |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Monthly                                                 | Annually                            | Annually                                                                |
| Monthly                                                 | Semi-annually                       | Semi-annually                                                           |
| Monthly                                                 | Quarterly                           | Quarterly                                                               |
| Monthly                                                 | Monthly                             | Monthly                                                                 |
| Monthly                                                 | One-time                            | One-time                                                                |
| Semi-monthly                                            | Annually                            | Annually                                                                |
| Semi-monthly                                            | Semi-annually                       | Semi-annually                                                           |
| Semi-monthly                                            | Quarterly                           | Quarterly                                                               |
| Semi-monthly                                            | Monthly                             | Monthly                                                                 |
| Semi-monthly                                            | Semi-monthly                        | Semi-Monthly                                                            |
| Semi-monthly                                            | One-time                            | One-time                                                                |
| Bi-weekly                                               | Annually                            | Annually                                                                |
| Bi-weekly                                               | Semi-annually                       | Semi-annually                                                           |
| Bi-weekly                                               | Quarterly                           | Quarterly                                                               |
| Bi-weekly                                               | Monthly                             | Monthly                                                                 |
| Bi-weekly                                               | Bi-weekly                           | Bi-weekly                                                               |
| Bi-weekly                                               | One-time                            | One-time                                                                |
| Weekly                                                  | Annually                            | Annually                                                                |
| Weekly                                                  | Semi-annually                       | Semi-annually                                                           |
| Weekly                                                  | Quarterly                           | Quarterly                                                               |
| Weekly                                                  | Monthly                             | Monthly                                                                 |
| Weekly                                                  | Weekly                              | Weekly                                                                  |
| Weekly                                                  | One-time                            | One-time                                                                |