How to Earn Money

Earning Money

Earning Money in CIT can be done through civilian jobs, law work, criminal activity, gangster activity, trading, crafting, challenges, events, and some property-based methods.

Overview

The main earning categories are:

• civilian jobs
• law income
• criminal income
• gangster income
• `F7` trading
• crafting and selling materials
• achievements and challenges
• events
• property-related value

To browse jobs and earning methods in game, use:

• F3
• /opportunities

Earn limit

The base earn limit is:

• $450,000 per hour

After reaching the earn limit, uncapped reward events include:

• `FFA`
• `Race`
• `HnS`
• `CDF`
• `Carbomb`

Civilian jobs

Civilian jobs are one of the main ways to make money.

Job	How it pays	Main details
Trucker	Cash or selected reward	Haul cargo long distance. Rewards can include hemp, herbs, explosives, meat, wheat, engine parts, chemicals, and money.
Bus Driver	Cash	Run passenger routes in `LS` and `SF`. You are paid after every 5th stop.
Train Driver	Cash or resources	Transport passengers with `Tram` or `Streak`, or move resources with `Freight`.
Taxi Driver	Cash	Pick up passengers and deliver them. VIP clients pay extra if delivered quickly.
Pizza Boy	Cash	Deliver pizzas to marked houses with a `Pizzaboy` scooter or `Pizza Tug`.
Paper Boy	Cash	Ride a bicycle and deliver newspapers to houses.
Delivery Man	Cash	Load parcels and deliver them to houses. Fast and correct deliveries can give bonuses.
Pilot	Cash or resources	Passenger, cargo, vehicle, utility, stunt, and firefighting missions depending on aircraft type.
Firefighter	Cash	Extinguish fires, rescue pedestrians, and do the `Fire Truck` side mission.
Paramedic	Cash	Heal injured players and revive downed players to earn money and heal points.
Mechanic	Cash, Iron, or Engine Parts	Repair vehicles, paint vehicles, and do scrapper work.
Iron Miner	Iron	Mine iron and sell it on `F7` or use it for crafting.
Cave Miner	Iron, oil, chemicals, ore, sulfur, explosives, and extra pay	Blast cave rocks, drain water for extra pay, and take resources to the drop-off.
LS Miner	Iron Ore, Explosives Ore, Gold Ore, Chemicals	Mine rocks in East Los Santos.
Space Miner	Iron, gold, oil, chemicals, ore, and other materials	Extract resources in space using the shared mining level system.
Farmer	Cash or resources	`Sunflowers` pay cash directly. `Herbs`, `Hemp`, `Wheat`, and `Pumpkins` pay as resources.
Fisherman	Fish	Catch fish from land or from a `Reefer` boat, then sell them.
Hunter	Meat	Track deer, kill them, and collect meat.
Lumberjack	Cash	Cut trees with a chainsaw. You earn money for every tree cut.
Waste Manager	Money, Electronics, or Chemicals	Collect garbage with a `Trashmaster`. Payment type can be changed.
Electrician	Cash	Complete electrician tasks around San Andreas.
Street Cleaner	Cash plus random materials	Clean garbage with a `Sweeper`, remove graffiti, or use the mower side mission. Also gives random `Electronics`, `Chemicals`, or `Iron`.
City Engineer	Cash	Complete construction, repair, and utility tasks with `/tasks`.
Crane Operator	Cash	Load and unload containers at Easter Basin Harbor.
Butcher	Meat	Cut and process meat in San Fierro.
Street Food Seller	Cash	Cook meals from wheat and sell food to players with /sellfood.
Ice Cream Man	Cash	Drive a `Mr. Whoopee` to residential zones and complete customer orders.
News Reporter	Cash	Take photos of marked players and do reporter work.
Software Developer	Cash	Fix broken or corrupted scripts with /developer.
Fuel Transporter	Cash or mixed reward	Load Oil, Chemicals, or Nitrous at refineries and deliver them to stations.

Civilian jobs that mainly pay in tradable resources

Some jobs mostly pay in resources instead of direct cash.

Job	Main reward
Iron Miner	Iron
Cave Miner	Iron, oil, chemicals, ore, sulfur, explosives
LS Miner	Iron Ore, Explosives Ore, Gold Ore, Chemicals
Space Miner	Iron, gold, oil, chemicals, ore, and other materials
Farmer	Herbs, Hemp, Wheat, Pumpkins
Fisherman	Fish
Hunter	Meat
Butcher	Meat
Mechanic scrapper	Iron or Engine Parts

These can be:

• sold on F7
• used in F9 crafting
• traded to other players after crafting

Law income

Law players can make money through law-side work.

Method	How it pays
Arrests	Arrest pay depends on the target's wanted level.
APB captures	Cops make money from `APB` captures.
Armed Robberies and Criminal Events	Cops make money for joining `ARs` and `CEs`.
Speeding fines	`Traffic Officer` can fine speeding drivers.
Police Medic side mission	`Police Medic` can do the revive side mission used by medics.

Criminal income

Criminals mainly make money through robberies, missions, drugs, and criminal events.

Method	Reward	Main details
Pickpocket	Criminal reward	Pickpocket a player with X.
Static Vehicle Robbery	Criminal reward	Use /rob on a parked vehicle, lockpick it, start it, and deliver it to the red blip.
House Robbery	Cash or drugs	Enter with N at a house icon, steal an item, then deliver it to the truck blip.
Store Robbery	Criminal reward	Aim at the shopkeeper to rob the store.
ATM Robbery	Criminal reward	Use /robatm.
Armed Robbery	Cash, drugs, or materials	Join an active `AR` by aiming at the robbery ped.
Criminal Events	Cash, RP, and sometimes drugs	Join the active `CE` with /ce.
Van Heist	Criminal reward	Part of the `CE` cycle. Criminals hijack and deliver a van.
Drug Running	Drugs	Start on an allowed bike, pick up drugs, and deliver them.
Drug Trafficking	Drugs	Use a boat, load drugs at the dock, deliver them to the sea marker, then return.

House Robbery rewards

House Robbery can give:

• $1,800 to $3,500 cash and `120 RP`
• or `40` to `60` drugs and `120 RP`

Armed Robbery rewards

The base `AR` reward is:

• $34,500
• `100g` of a random drug except weed

Some `AR` spots pay materials instead:

Spot	Reward
`LSO`	`345 Oil`
`IS`	`863 Iron`
`CPD`	`44 Engine Parts`
`NCC`	`22 Engine Parts` and `9 Jerry Cans`
`NRH`	`173 Weed`
`HJ`	`51 Gold`

Gangster income

Gangster income mainly comes from turf systems and gangster-side activities.

Method	How it pays
Turfing	Turfing gives money, `Oil`, `Iron`, or `Drugs`.
Briefcase	Pick up the briefcase and run it on foot to the van blip.
LS Hijack mission	Join gangster side in `LS`, enter the hijack vehicle, and deliver it.
Weed Farm	Harvest weed, then sell it through `F7`.
Group rewards	Gangsters can also make money from group rewards.

F7 trading

`F7` is one of the biggest money systems in CIT.

You can sell many items through `F7`, including:

• resources
• drugs
• weapons
• ammo
• crafted items
• `VIP` hours
• `VIP` levels
• tag colors
• house slots

If you list an item at the minimum price:

• `AI Trader` buys it automatically after about `10` seconds

Common tradable materials

Material	Common sources
Iron	Iron Miner, Cave Miner, Train Driver, Street Cleaner, Mechanic scrapper
Gold	LS Miner, Cave Miner, Space Miner, Train Driver
Oil	Space Miner, Train Driver, Armed Robberies, Turfing
Chemicals	Cave Miner, LS Miner, Street Cleaner, Waste Manager, Train Driver
Electronics	Waste Manager, Street Cleaner, Train Driver
Explosives	Cave Miner, LS Miner, Trucker, Train Driver
Engine Parts	Trucker, Train Driver, Mechanic scrapper, `Race`, Armed Robberies
Nitrous	Fuel Transporter, Train Driver, Fisherman, Business Factories, `Race`
Meat	Butcher, Hunter
Fish	Fisherman
Crops	Farmer

Crafting for profit

`F9` crafting can turn materials into items that can be used or traded.

Examples:

• `Gold` can be sold or used for `Diamond Wedding Ring`, `Satchel`, and `Jack-o'-lantern of Healing`
• `Meat` can be sold or used for `Meat Feast` and `Banquet`
• mined materials can be turned into ammo, throwables, and other crafted items
• crafted items can then be traded through `F7`

Property-based value

Houses

A house can be sold to another player.

To sell it:

• press Z at the house
• set the asking price
• click Toggle House Sale

A house cannot be sold back to the server.

Basements

A basement costs:

• $10,000,000

A basement lets you grow `Kenaf`.

Full basement output:

• `35` plants
• each mature plant gives `9` Kenaf
• a full harvest gives `315` Kenaf
• a full harvest can become `21` Kevlar for armor crafting

Important note:

• `Kenaf` cannot be sold or transferred directly

The value comes from:

• using it for armor crafting
• turning materials into tradable crafted value

CITy Zones

`CITy Zones` can also be sold back to the server.

To sell a zone:

• stand inside it
• use /cityzonesell

Achievements and challenge money

Civilian job achievements

Many Level `10` civilian achievements pay cash.

Most give:

• $1,000,000

Exceptions include:

Achievement	Reward
`Chief of Staff`	$0
`Software Developer`	$100,000
`Shiny!`	$25,000
`Gem Collector`	$250,000

Daily Challenges

Daily Challenges can give:

• cash
• `RP`
• bonus items

Challenge categories include:

• `Mafia Wars`
• `Criminal`
• `Civilian`
• `Miscellaneous`

Maths Trivia

Each correct Maths Trivia answer gives:

• $5,000

Event rewards

Race

Race pays money and also gives winnings in parts.

Place	Reward
1st	Full prize and `12` part-type winnings
2nd	`75%` of the prize and `9` part-type winnings
3rd	`50%` of the prize and `6` part-type winnings
4th	`25%` of the prize and `3` part-type winnings
5th	`25%` of the prize
6th and above	$4,000

After hitting the earn limit, uncapped reward events include:

• `FFA`
• `Race`
• `HnS`
• `CDF`
• `Carbomb`

Paid community roles

Translator

Translator work pays:

• $200 per character, including spaces and punctuation

Beginner money path

Good beginner job choices include:

• `Trucker`
• `Farmer`
• `Miner`

Some starter examples:

• `Trucker` can pay about $800 to $2,400 per delivery
• `Farmer` can pay about $1,200+ per harvest
• `Miner` can pay about $1,000+ per trip

Tips

• use `VIP` hours to increase payouts on some jobs
• use `F7` to sell resources and tradable items
• use `F9` crafting to turn materials into more valuable items
• after hitting the earn limit, switch to uncapped reward events
• jobs, trading, and events together are stronger than relying on one method only

Useful commands

Command	Use
/opportunities	Open the Opportunities panel
/jobs	Browse civilian jobs
/gps	Find jobs and earning locations
/arl	Check Armed Robberies
/ce	Check Criminal Events
/rob	Start a static vehicle robbery
/robatm	Start an ATM robbery
/tasks	Open City Engineer tasks
/jt	Get Electrician tasks
/sellfood	Start Street Food Seller work
/developer	Open the Software Developer GUI
/changewmpay	Change Waste Manager payment type
/cityzonesell	Sell a CITy Zone back to the server

See also

• Civilian Jobs
• Criminal
• Gangster
• F7 Trading
• Crafting
• Housing
• CITy Zone
• Racer
• Daily Challenges
• Translator