Pennsylvania
For Pennsylvania, owner-to-gc payment deadline (days) is 20; gc-to-sub flow-down deadline (days) is 14; retention release deadline (days) is 30; late-payment interest rate is 1% per month; project types covered is both, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15; source re-checked 2026-09-29.
- State
- Pennsylvania verified
- Owner-to-GC payment deadline (days)
- 20 verified
- GC-to-sub flow-down deadline (days)
- 14 verified
- Retention release deadline (days)
- 30 verified
- Late-payment interest rate
- 1% per month verified
- Project types covered
- both
- Attorney fees recoverable
- yes our reading
- Statutory citation
- 73 P.S. §501 et seq.
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Pennsylvania Prompt Payment Requirements Private Jobs Public Jobs Top Links 20 DAYS Prime Contractors For Prime Contractors, progress payment must be made within 20 days of invoice. Final payment due within 30 days of final acceptance of project. 14 DAYS Subcontractors For Subcontractors, payment due by later of 14 days after payment received from above, or 14 days after receipt of invoice. 14 DAYS Suppliers For Suppliers, payment due by later of 14 days after payment received from above, or 14 days after receipt of invoice. 1% / MONTH Interest & Fees Interest at 1% per month.
— levelset.com, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- levelset.comhttps://www.levelset.com/prompt-payment/pennsylvania-prompt-payment-faqs/