YouTube Clipping Pay Rates in November 2026: Data from 416 Campaigns

The median advertised YouTube rate on 416 live Content Rewards campaigns was $1.425 per 1,000 views on 10 November 2026. CPM means cost per 1,000 views: the rate a campaign pays for each 1,000 views on an approved clip.

Half of those YouTube rates sat between $1.00 and $2.50. These are listed rates on public campaign pages, captured between 18:34:23 and 18:35:39 Asia/Riyadh, not what creators earned.

This is not YouTube Partner Program ad revenue, on long videos or Shorts. That is a platform program with its own thresholds. A YouTube clipping campaign is a brand-funded brief. You post on your own YouTube account and, if the clip is approved, you are paid the campaign's rate, subject to its minimum, cap, and remaining budget.

The figures come from the same snapshot as the November 2026 clipping CPM rates index. This page is the YouTube cut: one rate per campaign that listed YouTube, at YouTube's own listed rate. For the edit steps, use How to clip a YouTube video. Live campaigns are on Discover.

Headline YouTube numbers

• Campaigns with a public YouTube CPM: 416
• Median advertised YouTube CPM: $1.425
• 25th–75th percentile: $1.00 – $2.50
• Most common YouTube rate: $1.00 (108 campaigns)
• Campaigns listed at exactly $2.00: 68 (16.3%)
• Lowest listed YouTube CPM: $0.10
• Highest listed YouTube CPM: $1,000.00
• Mean of all 416 YouTube rates: $3.9377
• Mean excluding listed rates of $50+: $1.8461 (415 campaigns)
• Median minimum payout (a dollar floor, not a view minimum): $2.50
• Median per-clip cap: $200.00
• Most common per-clip cap: $100.00 (71 campaigns)
• Campaigns that require an application: 62 (14.9%)

The mean is much higher than the median because a few high listed rates pull it up. One campaign, Coworker, is listed at $1,000.00 per 1,000 views. That value is in the dataset and is the maximum. It does not change the median.

Example: 40,000 counted views at a $1.425 CPM calculates $57 before fees, or $51.30 after the 10% creator fee on CPM, if the clip is approved, has crossed the payout threshold, and is under the cap. A $100 cap on the same clip would stop the payout at $100 (about $90 after the fee).

YouTube rates by content type

Content type is taken as listed on the campaign. Each campaign is counted once, at its YouTube rate.

• Clipping only: 226 campaigns, median advertised YouTube CPM $1.15, 25th pct $1.00, 75th pct $2.00
• UGC (no clipping tag): 68 campaigns, median advertised YouTube CPM $2.00, 25th pct $1.50, 75th pct $3.00
• Clipping and UGC: 59 campaigns, median advertised YouTube CPM $1.50, 25th pct $1.00, 75th pct $2.50
• No content type listed: 63 campaigns, median advertised YouTube CPM $1.50, 25th pct $1.00, 75th pct $2.50

UGC means user-generated content: videos creators film for a brand, rather than cuts of someone else's footage. The all-YouTube median of $1.425 is higher than the clipping-only YouTube median of $1.15 because UGC and untyped campaigns in this set listed higher YouTube rates. Among clipping-only YouTube rates, 66 were exactly $1.00 and 35 were exactly $2.00. The highest clipping-only YouTube rate was $10.00.

Only 13 campaigns listed YouTube and no other platform. Their median was $2.00. That sample is too small to treat as a benchmark.

Why the YouTube median is higher than TikTok's

In the same snapshot, TikTok's median was $1.00 (651 campaigns) and Instagram's was $1.20 (595 campaigns). YouTube's overall median of $1.425 looks higher.

That is mostly composition, not a YouTube premium inside the same brief. Of 388 campaigns that listed both TikTok and YouTube, 39 had different rates on the two platforms. YouTube was higher on 14 of those. TikTok was higher on 25.

If you only clip, the closer YouTube number is the clipping-only median of $1.15, not the all-YouTube median of $1.425.

How a listed YouTube CPM is paid

A listed rate is the starting number, not the amount that lands in your balance.

• The clip has to be approved. Nothing is approved automatically (Approval and review).
• The campaign's minimum payout and per-clip cap apply. In this YouTube set the median minimum was $2.50 and the median cap was $200.00.
• Creators pay a 10% fee on CPM payouts (Payouts).
• Clips submitted since 25 September 2026 earn on views for 30 days from the day they cross the payout threshold, within the 30-day tracking window. Older clips, and any clip still on the older terms, earn for 7 days from approval, then the payout is held 3 days.
• Approved earnings go to a Content Rewards Balance. You can withdraw from $1. A withdrawal moves money to a Whop Balance. Whop is the payout processor, not the campaign marketplace (Withdraw your earnings).

For the maths, see How to budget a clipping campaign and the CPM calculator. For settlement, see How clipping payouts work. YouTube Partner Program and Shorts revenue rules are covered in YouTube Shorts monetization and proven YouTube earning methods.

Rates change. Check the campaign page before you post. Amounts are shown as listed, in dollars. The campaign pages do not show a currency code.

To start, browse live campaigns and read Get paid to clip videos.

Frequently asked questions

How much do YouTube clipping campaigns pay per 1,000 views?

On this 10 November 2026 snapshot, the median advertised YouTube rate on 416 Content Rewards campaigns was $1.425 per 1,000 views. Half of the rates were between $1.00 and $2.50. For clipping-only campaigns, the YouTube median was $1.15. These are advertised rates, not take-home pay.

Is this the same as YouTube Partner Program or Shorts pay?

No. Partner Program and Shorts ad-revenue payouts are YouTube programs with their own rules. A clipping campaign is a brand-funded rate on a marketplace brief. See YouTube Shorts monetization.

Why is the YouTube median higher than TikTok's $1.00?

Mostly because this YouTube set includes more UGC and untyped campaigns with higher listed rates. The clipping-only YouTube median was $1.15. In mixed TikTok-plus-YouTube campaigns with different rates, TikTok was higher more often than YouTube.

Do I need a lot of subscribers to join a YouTube clipping campaign?

Not as a Content Rewards account rule. Campaigns can set their own requirements, and 62 of these 416 YouTube campaigns required an application.

What comes off a listed YouTube CPM?

On CPM, Content Rewards takes a 10% creator fee. The campaign's minimum and cap also apply, the clip has to be approved, and earnings follow the timing rule that applies to that clip.