Make rent. Then make more.
There's a job for every comfort level: trash routes you can grind half-awake, lumber and farming that scale with skill, mining that gates by tier, bus driving for steady chill income, and trucking for the company-side player. Plus hobbies that pay (fishing) and hobbies that drain you (casino). Every figure here is from the live server.
Start here
Easiest route: trash, then lumber, then anything
If you've just made your character and haven't found your feet yet, head to Davis Waste Management. Trash routes have zero requirements, zero skill checks, and zero risk. You'll make enough to buy a fanny pack and a meal in your first hour, and you'll learn the city layout while you're at it. From there, lumber gives you a bigger payout per route and starts teaching you the wilderness north of the map.
Once you've got a couple of grand in the bank, look at the skill-gated jobs (farming, mining) to start climbing. Type /jobs any time to see the full menu.
Trash collection
$30 to $45 per route, no requirements
Start at: Davis Waste Management (Strawberry) or East LS Sanitation. Type /startjob trash for a random route, or /jobroutes trash to pick one by ID.
How: Spawn the truck, follow GPS markers, exit at each bin, press E to pick up the bag, return to the truck, deposit, next stop. 8 to 10 stops per route. Finish for payment; quit mid-route and you get $0.
| Route | Stops | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Davis Residential | 8 | $30 |
| Strawberry | 8 | $35 |
| Mirror Park | 8 | $37 |
| Little Seoul | 9 | $38 |
| La Mesa | 9 | $39 |
| Vespucci Beach | 9 | $40 |
| Vinewood Blvd | 9 | $42 |
| Downtown LS | 10 | $45 |
Lumber
$120 to $380 per route, time intensive
Start at: Paleto Bay Lumber Yard. Interact with the foreman NPC, pick a difficulty.
| Route | Trees | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Clearing (easy) | 4 | $120 |
| Deep Forest (medium) | 6 | $220 |
| Mountain Trail (hard) | 10 | $380 |
Each tree is a full chopping animation. You can't skip; finish the route to get paid.
Farming
Plant, wait, harvest, sell. Skill 1 to 25.
Start at: Farm Office (Grapeseed). Open with /farming.
Buy seeds from the farm stand or the city market. Plant in a farmplot, wait 60 to 120 seconds for growth, then play the harvest minigame. Sell at the same stand. Skill multiplies pay (1.0x at level 1 to 1.5x at 25). Market surges spike specific crops by 1.5x to 2x for short windows. Watch the surge feed in the /farming UI for the best deals.
| Crop | Tier | Per harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Lettuce | 1 | $45 to $75 |
| Wheat | 1 | $50 to $80 |
| Tomatoes | 2 | $70 to $110 |
| Strawberries | 3 | $100 to $150 |
| Grapes | 4 (level 20+) | $120 to $180 |
Mining
Skill 1 to 50, pay scales hard
Start at: Sandy Shores Quarry. Buy an access pass from the NPC before entering: 1 hour ($200) up to 6 hours ($1,600). The clock is real time.
Find one of 5 vein nodes, mine with your pickaxe (rusty / steel / diamond / jackhammer, unlocked by skill), collect ore. Take ore to the smelter nearby to refine into ingots, which sell for ~3x raw ore price.
| Material | Raw ore | Refined |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | $5 | n/a |
| Coal | $15 | n/a |
| Copper | $45 | $150 ingot |
| Iron | $75 | $240 ingot |
| Gold | $250 | $800 bar |
| Diamond | $800 | No refining |
| Emerald | $600 | No refining |
Quality multiplier on top: rough 0.5x, common 1x, fine 1.5x, pure 2x. Pickaxe durability degrades; carry repairs.
Bus driver
Per-stop pay, rank bonuses up to 30%
Start at: Any bus stop or depot. Enter the bus and run /startbus. Drive the scheduled route in order, wait at each stop for the auto board/alight, finish to get paid.
| Rank | Trips needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Trainee | 0 | 0% |
| Regular | 20 | +10% |
| Senior | 60 | +20% |
| Master | 150 | +30% |
Check rank with /busstats. Quit a route: no pay.
Trucking / Shipping
Best per-hour earner, company-locked
Requires: a company with logistics licence and a company truck. /shipping while in the truck to see available contracts.
Drive to the pickup warehouse, load cargo (box-carrying minigame, 3 to 7 boxes per stop), drive to delivery, unload, get paid. Cargo type multiplies the base payout.
| Cargo | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceuticals | 1.35x |
| Medical supplies | 1.35x |
| Industrial chemicals | 1.30x |
| Electronics | 1.25x |
| Machinery parts | 1.20x |
A $500 base contract carrying medical supplies pays $675. Income tax applies.
Fishing
Six spots, hotspot rotates hourly
Start at: Del Perro Pier, Paleto Bay Pier, Elysian Island Docks, Chumash Beach, Alamo Sea, or Cassidy Creek. Open stats with /fish.
Cast with E. Wait for a bite (12 to 38 seconds with bait, 30 to 95 without). Hook during the bite window, then time the reel mini-game. Catches go in your bucket; sell with /bucket.
| Tier | Examples | Sell price |
|---|---|---|
| Common | Bluegill, sardine | $14 to $35 |
| Uncommon | Bass, cod | $55 to $95 |
| Rare | Salmon, tuna | $140 to $360 |
| Super-rare | Marlin, mako shark | $580 to $1,100 |
| Illegal (black market) | Bluefin tuna, beluga sturgeon | $1,500 to $3,200 |
Multipliers: skill (1.0x at level 1 to 1.5x at 25), active hotspot at your spot (1.15x price + 1.5x XP), perfect catch timing (1.5x price + 1.4x XP). Check the stats UI to see which spot is hot. Fishing income is not taxed.
Brewing
Home-brew spirits, sell to a distributor
Start at: Brewing Kit Shop at (489, -921). Buy equipment (fermenters, stills, kegs) plus ingredients (grain, hops, yeast). Take it to a property you own or control. Open /brewing inside the property.
/brewplace <type> to place equipment, then start a batch from the brewing UI. Fermentation takes server-time hours to days, depending on the recipe. When ready, click Bottle, then sell to the distributor north of the city.
A whiskey batch yields ~30 bottles at ~$80 each = ~$2,400 at max skill. Setup is fragile though, and the property owner can dismantle your gear any time.
Casino
Blackjack, roulette, slots. The house wins.
Where: Diamond Casino & Resort. Walk in, find a table.
| Game | Bet range | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| Blackjack | $100 to $5,000 / hand | 1:1, 1.5:1 on blackjack |
| Roulette (Euro wheel) | $25 to $5,000 / spin | 1:1 (red/black) to 35:1 (straight) |
| Slots | $10 to $100 / spin | 5x (cherry) to 100x (diamond) |
House edge is ~2 to 5%. Over time, you lose. Gambling is roleplay, not income.
Trading cards
In-game collectible cards, pack opening
Where: Card Trader Shop. Open with /cardstore.
Packs cost $10 to $50 each (cash or RPP points). Open with /cards: 5 random cards per pack, weighted by rarity (common 50% to legendary 1%). Cards have unique serial numbers and stamp into your collection. Some series unlock title or badge cosmetics when completed. There is no trading or marketplace yet, so duplicates pile up.
What pays most per hour
Rough estimate based on full-time grinding
| Activity | Per unit | Est. $/hour |
|---|---|---|
| Illegal fishing (bluefin / sturgeon) | $1,800 to $3,200 | $1,500 to $2,500 |
| Mining (gold bars) | $800 | $600 to $1,000 |
| Shipping (medical / pharma) | $400 to $800 | $300 to $600 |
| Farming, tier 4, with surge | $150 to $180 | $200 to $400 |
| Bus driving (Master rank) | $50 to $100 / stop | $150 to $300 |
| Lumber (Mountain Trail) | $380 | $200 to $300 |
| Fishing (super-rare) | $580 to $1,100 | $200 to $400 |
| Trash collection | $30 to $45 | $80 to $150 |
| Lumber (easy clearing) | $120 | $50 to $80 |
All "job" income is taxed at 10%. Fishing income is not. Casino is negative expected value, so don't rely on it.