These are typical wages for various occupations, for use with any edition of D&D.
Wages / day
|
Civil
|
Military
|
1 cp |
Kitchen servant Page
|
2 cp |
Carter Porter Messenger Groom Falconer
|
5 cp |
Sailor
|
1 sp |
Forester Laborer |
Constable
|
2 sp |
|
Infantry
|
3 sp |
Mason Carpenter Varlet of hounds |
Archer
|
5 sp |
Armorer's apprentice Weaver Bridge warden Castle janitor |
Mounted archer Armored infantry Light cavalry
|
1 gp |
Armorer Squire bodyguard |
Mercenary man-at-arms
|
2 gp |
Huntsman Keeper of the king's forest |
Mercenary knight Poor knight Varlet-at-arms
|
5 gp |
Master Huntsman |
Mercenary knight banneret
|
10 gp |
Squire |
|
15 gp |
Baron, Baroness Sergeant-at-law (lawyer) |
Knight
|
20 gp |
Earl, Jarl or Chieftan |
Knight banneret
|
50 gp |
Count or Countess |
|
200 gp |
Duke, Duchess |
|
500 gp |
Prince, Princess
|
50,000 gp |
King, Queen |
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