Taxes & Payday

Economy Passive income & government taxation

Every player on the server receives a payday at regular intervals — a salary payment based on their current job. The Mayor controls how much of that is taxed.

Payday Timer

Payday runs every 3 minutes. When it fires, all connected players receive their job salary minus applicable taxes. A notification will appear on your screen when payday occurs.

Stay connected! You only receive payday if you're on the server when the timer fires. Disconnecting means you miss that cycle.

Job Salaries

Each job pays a base salary per payday cycle. Government jobs generally pay more than Citizen, but come with duties and responsibilities.

Job	Base Salary
Citizen	Varies (skill-based)
Police Officer	Government wage
Mayor	Higher government wage
SWAT	Government wage
Medic	Government wage
Firefighter	Government wage
Bus Driver	Public service wage
Road Crew	Public service wage

Income Tax

The Mayor can set an income tax rate between 0% and 50%. This percentage is deducted from your payday salary. The default rate is 5%.

For example: if your salary is $500 and income tax is 10%, you receive $450.

Sales Tax

When you sell items to NPC shops or other players, a sales tax is applied. The default rate is 5%, and the Mayor can raise it up to 50%.

High tax warning: If the Mayor abuses tax powers to set rates at 50%, players are encouraged to vote them out. Excessive taxation purely to harm players is considered poor governance RP and staff may intervene.

How the Mayor Changes Tax

The Mayor can adjust tax rates through the government panel (F2 → Mayor menu). Tax changes take effect on the next payday cycle. Watch for in-game announcements when tax rates change.

Cash Cap

You can hold a maximum of $100,000 on your person at any time. Excess money above this cap is lost. Use the Bank to store additional funds safely.