Making money in Lagos Life means balancing paid work with the needs that keep your Lagosian going. A long shift can cover a bill, but it also takes time away from food, sleep and skill practice. This guide compares the game's jobs and explains what changes your take-home pay. All amounts below are fictional in-game naira, not real Lagos salaries.
Compare all 25 careers
Choose a career around the skill you want to build and the hours you can manage. This table shows entry-level base pay per completed shift, before performance and active bonuses. It is not a guaranteed payout.
| Career | Promotion skill | Shift | Base pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech | coding | 8 hours | ₦2,520 |
| Banking | charisma | 9 hours | ₦2,940 |
| Music | music | 6 hours | ₦1,890 |
| Trading | hustle | 9 hours | ₦2,100 |
| Nursing | fitness | 10 hours | ₦2,310 |
| Hairstyling | hustle | 9 hours | ₦1,890 |
| Chef | cooking | 8 hours | ₦1,890 |
| DJ | music | 5 hours | ₦2,100 |
| Fitness Coach | fitness | 7 hours | ₦1,890 |
| Content Creator | charisma | 6 hours | ₦1,680 |
| Teaching | charisma | 7 hours | ₦2,100 |
| Event Planning | hustle | 8 hours | ₦1,890 |
| Football | charisma | 6 hours | ₦1,680 |
| Retail | charisma | 9 hours | ₦1,890 |
| Pilot | coding | 8 hours | ₦2,940 |
| Cabin Crew | charisma | 9 hours | ₦1,890 |
| Air Traffic Control | coding | 8 hours | ₦2,730 |
| Ground Crew | fitness | 8 hours | ₦1,680 |
| Airport Security | fitness | 8 hours | ₦1,680 |
| Check-in Agent | charisma | 8 hours | ₦1,890 |
| Petroleum Engineering | coding | 8 hours | ₦3,150 |
| Plant Operator | hustle | 8 hours | ₦1,680 |
| Safety Officer | fitness | 8 hours | ₦2,100 |
| Tanker Driving | hustle | 8 hours | ₦1,680 |
| Lab Technician | coding | 8 hours | ₦2,100 |
How shift pay works
Pay arrives when a shift finishes. The current career level sets the base amount, and performance changes it: the game multiplies base pay by 0.6 plus 0.8 times your performance divided by 100. Before other bonuses, that is 60% of base pay at zero performance and 140% at full performance. Active wage policies and events can change the result.
How to get promoted
A promotion needs both the career's relevant skill and performance of at least 60. Completing shifts without building that skill can leave you earning at the same level. Look at the promotion skill in the table, then use actions that train it between workdays. Each career has five levels; the entry salary is only the beginning.
Choose a work tone you can recover from
Working hard gives a larger performance increase, but costs more energy and fun. Gisting gives a smaller increase with less energy loss. Sucking up benefits from charisma. Chilling restores some energy but lowers performance. Traits, mood effects and perks can also affect the outcome, so one tone will not suit every day.
Food and hygiene affect your work
At shift completion, hunger below 20 or hygiene below 25 reduces performance. Eating and washing before work gives you a better margin, especially on long shifts while needs continue to fall. Plan recovery afterwards using the six-needs guide.
Use your game money to rent billboards and sea plots
Earnings are also your route to a visible place in the city. You can spend ₦100,000 of in-game money to rent a billboard for seven in-game days, or ₦50,000 to rent a sea plot on the lagoon for seven in-game days. There are 38 billboard slots and 24 sea plots on the map.
- Earn naira through completed shifts and other paid activities, keeping money aside for your home.
- Open the city map and tap the billboard or sea plot you want.
- Check availability and the price. For a billboard, choose the emoji you want displayed.
- Confirm the rental to pay from your game wallet, then check the remaining lease time under Your Lagos.
In the shared city, a slot held by another player is unavailable. Your rented space identifies you on the map, and your billboard displays your chosen emoji for others to see. The lease expires as in-game time passes; it is temporary rather than permanent ownership. These prices describe game rentals, not real-world land or advertising services.
Keep earnings ahead of rent
Reserve your next rent payment before buying furniture or upgrading your address. Compare the weekly housing costs with your actual completed-shift earnings. A bigger home can demand much more than a starting job pays. Travel also takes time and money; the transport guide helps you budget for both.