Lagos Life jobs: all careers and listed salaries
These are base figures per completed shift. They are not real Nigerian wages or an hourly rate. The default promotion skill gates are levels 1, 3, 5 and 7; careers with a separate promotion schedule are marked below. A skill requirement is only one part of promotion: work performance also matters.
| Career / ID | Entry → top pay | Promotion skill | Entry requirement / unlock | Start / schedule | All ranks and pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Gas (oilgas) | 20,000 → 96,000 | fitness · gates 4, 5, 7, 9 | fitness 3; select in Jobs | 7:00 / 9h | Field Technician: 20,000; Drilling Engineer: 31,000; Asset Manager: 45,000; General Manager: 63,000; Country MD: 96,000 |
| Creek Road Trading (phTrader) | 8,300 → 63,000 | hustle | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 7:00 / 9h | Market Trader: 8,300; Stall Owner: 16,500; Wholesaler: 26,500; Importer: 39,400; Market Queen: 63,000 |
| Ferry Work (phFerry) | 7,400 → 69,000 | fitness | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 6:00 / 7h | Ferry Hand: 7,400; Boat Driver: 15,800; Jetty Supervisor: 27,300; Boat Line Manager: 42,000; Waterways Boss: 69,000 |
| Bole & Fish (phBoleSeller) | 7,400 → 70,500 | cooking | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 10:00 / 8h | Bole Seller: 7,400; Fire Master: 15,000; Joint Manager: 26,500; Bole Joint Owner: 42,000; Bole King: 70,500 |
| Security (phSecurity) | 7,400 → 60,000 | fitness | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 9:00 / 9h | Security Guard: 7,400; Shift Supervisor: 15,000; Security Manager: 25,200; Head of Security: 36,800; Security Firm Owner: 60,000 |
| Civil Service (civilService) | 17,000 → 82,000 | charisma · gates 3, 5, 7, 9 | charisma 2; select in Jobs | 8:00 / 8h | Admin Officer: 17,000; Senior Admin Officer: 26,000; Assistant Director: 38,000; Director: 55,000; Permanent Secretary: 82,000 |
| Keke Riding (abjKeke) | 7,400 → 69,000 | fitness | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 6:00 / 7h | Keke Rider: 7,400; Keke Owner: 15,800; Park Marshal: 27,300; Fleet Owner: 42,000; Transport Union Chairman: 69,000 |
| Wuse Market Trading (abjTrader) | 8,300 → 63,000 | hustle | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 7:00 / 9h | Shop Attendant: 8,300; Stall Owner: 16,500; Wholesaler: 26,500; Importer: 39,400; Sarkin Kasuwa: 63,000 |
| Mai Shayi (abjTea) | 7,400 → 70,500 | cooking | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 8:00 / 8h | Tea Spot Hand: 7,400; Mai Shayi: 15,000; Canteen Cook: 26,500; Canteen Manager: 42,000; Caterer to the Ministries: 70,500 |
| Lounge Waiting (abjWaiter) | 6,600 → 72,000 | charisma | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 16:00 / 6h | Waiter: 6,600; Head Waiter: 14,300; Floor Manager: 25,200; Lounge Manager: 40,300; Lounge Owner: 72,000 |
| Tech (tech) | 9,900 → 76,500 | coding | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 9:00 / 8h | Intern: 9,900; Junior Dev: 19,500; Senior Dev: 32,800; Tech Lead: 47,300; CTO: 76,500 |
| Banking (banking) | 11,600 → 72,000 | charisma | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 8:00 / 9h | Marketer: 11,600; Relationship Officer: 21,000; Branch Manager: 31,500; Executive Director: 44,600; MD/CEO: 72,000 |
| Music (music) | 7,400 → 99,000 | music | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 18:00 / 6h | Backup Singer: 7,400; Studio Rat: 15,000; Opening Act: 28,400; Headliner: 49,900; Afrobeats Giant: 99,000 |
| Trading (trader) | 8,300 → 63,000 | hustle | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 7:00 / 9h | Shop Assistant: 8,300; Stall Owner: 16,500; Wholesaler: 26,500; Importer: 39,400; Market Oga: 63,000 |
| Nursing (nurse) | 9,100 → 75,000 | fitness | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 7:00 / 10h | Student Nurse: 9,100; Staff Nurse: 18,000; Senior Nurse: 30,200; Matron: 45,500; Chief Nursing Officer: 75,000 |
| Hairstyling (stylist) | 7,400 → 67,500 | hustle | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 9:00 / 9h | Salon Assistant: 7,400; Junior Stylist: 15,000; Braiding Pro: 26,500; Salon Manager: 40,300; Salon Boss: 67,500 |
| Chef (chef) | 7,400 → 70,500 | cooking | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 8:00 / 8h | Dishwasher: 7,400; Line Cook: 15,000; Sous Chef: 26,500; Head Chef: 42,000; Celebrity Chef: 70,500 |
| DJ (dj) | 8,300 → 93,000 | music | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 20:00 / 5h | Hype Man: 8,300; Resident DJ: 16,500; Club Headliner: 30,200; Festival DJ: 50,800; Global DJ: 93,000 |
| Fitness Coach (trainer) | 7,400 → 69,000 | fitness | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 6:00 / 7h | Gym Floor Assistant: 7,400; Personal Trainer: 15,800; Head Coach: 27,300; Gym Manager: 42,000; Fitness Mogul: 69,000 |
| Content Creator (creator) | 6,600 → 90,000 | charisma | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 10:00 / 6h | Aspiring Creator: 6,600; Micro-Influencer: 15,000; Brand Ambassador: 28,400; Content Mogul: 49,000; Celebrity Influencer: 90,000 |
| Teaching (teacher) | 8,300 → 63,000 | charisma | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 8:00 / 7h | Lesson Teacher: 8,300; Class Teacher: 15,800; Head of Department: 25,200; Vice Principal: 36,800; School Proprietor: 63,000 |
| Event Planning (planner) | 7,400 → 75,000 | hustle | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 10:00 / 8h | Canopy Boy/Girl: 7,400; Event Assistant: 15,000; Event Planner: 27,300; Owambe Specialist: 43,800; Events Mogul: 75,000 |
| Football (pundit) | 6,600 → 72,000 | charisma | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 16:00 / 6h | Viewing Centre Attendant: 6,600; Match Commentator: 14,300; Radio Pundit: 25,200; TV Pundit: 40,300; Football Agent: 72,000 |
| Retail (retail) | 7,400 → 60,000 | charisma | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 9:00 / 9h | Sales Rep: 7,400; Floor Supervisor: 15,000; Store Manager: 25,200; Area Manager: 36,800; Retail Boss: 60,000 |
| Law (lawyer) | 9,100 → 75,000 | charisma | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 9:00 / 8h | Law Clerk: 9,100; Associate: 18,000; Senior Associate: 30,200; Partner: 45,500; Senior Advocate (SAN): 75,000 |
| Medicine (doctor) | 21,000 → 90,000 | fitness · gates 4, 5, 7, 9 | fitness 3; select in Jobs | 8:00 / 10h | House Officer: 21,000; Resident Doctor: 31,000; Registrar: 44,000; Consultant: 60,000; Chief Medical Director: 90,000 |
| Civil Service (civil) | 17,000 → 76,000 | hustle · gates 4, 5, 7, 9 | hustle 3; select in Jobs | 8:00 / 8h | Administrative Officer: 17,000; Senior Admin Officer: 26,000; Assistant Director: 37,000; Director: 52,000; Permanent Secretary: 76,000 |
| Broadcasting (broadcast) | 18,000 → 84,000 | comedy · gates 4, 5, 7, 9 | comedy 3; select in Jobs | 6:00 / 6h | Newsroom Reporter: 18,000; On-Air Personality: 28,000; Senior Producer: 40,000; Programme Director: 56,000; Station Manager: 84,000 |
| Real Estate (realtor) | 18,000 → 88,000 | charisma · gates 4, 5, 7, 9 | charisma 3; select in Jobs | 10:00 / 8h | Estate Agent: 18,000; Senior Agent: 28,000; Property Manager: 41,000; Estate Developer: 58,000; Property Mogul: 88,000 |
| Aviation (aviation) | 19,000 → 95,000 | fitness · gates 4, 5, 7, 9 | fitness 3; select in Jobs | 5:00 / 8h | Cabin Crew: 19,000; Senior Purser: 30,000; First Officer: 44,000; Captain: 62,000; Chief Pilot: 95,000 |
| Product Management (product) | 20,000 → 92,000 | charisma · gates 4, 5, 7, 9 | coding 3; select in Jobs | 9:00 / 8h | Associate PM: 20,000; Product Manager: 31,000; Senior PM: 45,000; Head of Product: 62,000; Chief Product Officer: 92,000 |
| Refining (refinery) | 14,000 → 88,000 | hustle · gates 2, 4, 6, 8 | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 7:00 / 9h | Operator Trainee: 14,000; Panel Operator: 22,000; Shift Supervisor: 33,000; Plant Manager: 50,000; Refinery GM: 88,000 |
| Airport Staff (airport) | 12,000 → 54,000 | fitness · gates 2, 4, 6, 8 | No extra skill gate listed; select in Jobs | 6:00 / 8h | Check-in Agent: 12,000; Security Officer: 17,000; Ramp Supervisor: 25,000; Terminal Duty Manager: 37,000; Airport Manager: 54,000 |
How to get your first job
Open your character’s phone and select Jobs. Inspect the workplace, start time and entry conditions, then choose a career your character can actually attend. Choosing a role does not instantly pay you. The official help separates selecting a career from the “Go to work” action at shift time.
The help also lists “Go automatically.” Turn this on if you want automatic attendance, then check your character’s state around the next shift. Do not assume that enabling a setting removes every other requirement. A character already occupied by travel or another activity still needs to finish what the game shows before the next action can begin.
For an uncomplicated first comparison, look at Tech and Banking. Tech starts at 09:00 with an eight-hour schedule and uses Coding for promotion. Banking starts at 08:00 with a nine-hour schedule and uses Charisma. Banking’s larger entry number does not by itself make it the better fit: your home, skills and route affect the practical choice.
Read the shift before comparing salaries
The schedule tells you when the role is available and which weekdays it uses. Music begins at 18:00, with a six-hour schedule on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. DJ begins at 20:00 and runs Thursday through Sunday. These are different routines from a Monday-to-Friday office career.
Schedule hours should not be presented as a stopwatch for how long you must keep the browser open. They belong to the game’s work definition. Likewise, dividing a listed wage by schedule hours produces a comparison ratio, not a promise of money earned every real-world hour. Use the active shift screen to see what is happening to your character.
Attendance, performance and active game modifiers can change the amount you receive. Record the balance before and after a completed shift if you want to compare the result with the listed base amount. Keep travel and food purchases separate in that calculation. A smaller balance change can reflect spending outside the job itself.
Which career should a beginner choose?
If you want to build Coding, Tech has a straightforward relationship between its career skill and advancement. Its five ranks are Intern, Junior Dev, Senior Dev, Tech Lead and CTO. Their listed pay climbs from 9,900 to 76,500. You do not start at the top salary merely because you selected Tech.
If you prefer a night schedule and want to practise Music, compare Music with DJ. Music’s highest rank is Afrobeats Giant at 99,000; DJ reaches Global DJ at 93,000. Those are destination ranks, not first-shift earnings. Entry pay is 7,400 and 8,300 respectively. Choose around the skill and schedule you can sustain.
Content Creator starts at 6,600 and uses Charisma. The title may sound like a shortcut because the game is popular on social platforms, but the career still has ranks and a work routine. Its listed Celebrity Influencer pay is 90,000. Treat the progression as an in-game career, not as payment for your real social-media account.
Locked jobs and promotion requirements
Medicine requires Fitness 3 to enter and lists promotion gates at 4, 5, 7 and 9. Aviation also requires Fitness 3. Civil Service in Lagos requires Hustle 3, Broadcasting requires Comedy 3, and Real Estate requires Charisma 3. Build the required skill before planning a budget around one of these wages.
Product Management is an especially useful exception to notice: entry requires Coding 3, while its promotion skill is Charisma. Training only the entry skill may get you through the door without preparing you for later advancement. Read both fields instead of treating “required skill” and “promotion skill” as interchangeable.
Airport Staff is a separate career from Aviation. Its promotion gates are 2, 4, 6 and 8. Similar names and a shared airport setting do not mean the jobs have identical wages or requirements. The same caution applies to Civil Service in different cities. The table keeps the career identifier so you can distinguish them.
Keep the money you earn
Work is only half of a useful routine. Before a shift, address low hunger or energy with your available home objects. The official help points players to the fridge or cooker for food, the bed for sleep, and home facilities for other needs. Check the result before starting another long activity.
Travel has its own price and time. Trekking has no fare but consumes time and can tire a character on a long route. A paid journey can be worthwhile when it protects attendance, yet repeated fares reduce savings. Compare your home and workplace together using the housing guide, then build a cash reserve with the money guide.
Do not buy an expensive home solely because one top-level wage looks large. Your current rank funds this week’s routine. A promotion you have not earned is not available cash. Budget rent, food and travel from completed shifts, and leave room for recovery days and skill practice.
Abuja Life and PH Life jobs
Abuja Life and PH Life are city experiences within Lagos Life. The table includes Abuja Civil Service, Keke Riding, Wuse Market Trading, Mai Shayi and Lounge Waiting, alongside Port Harcourt Oil & Gas, Creek Road Trading, Ferry Work, Bole & Fish and Security. Check the workplace attached to each role before applying. Intercity travel is a separate commitment from commuting within Lagos; the client help describes flight and coach options. Compare the available travel time and fare with the shift before deciding to work in another city.
Official career table and current pay
The official career table is our published numerical reference, but it currently lists 25 careers and Tech Intern pay of ₦2,520. The current game client instead exposes 33 careers and defines that same entry rank at ₦9,900. Our table uses the newer client definitions, checked on 10 October 2026, and keeps all five ranks visible so you can compare the same level across sources.
This is a base-pay catalogue, not a promise that every account receives an identical wallet change. Inspect the live role, shift result and any active modifiers before making a career decision. We review the source comparison weekly; changes belong in the dated update log, not in an unsupported claim about when a salary patch launched.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying Lagos Life job?
The current Music definition lists 99,000 at Afrobeats Giant. Compare the full table for your city and rank; top pay does not tell you the fastest or easiest path for a new character.
Why did I get less than the salary table says?
The table records listed base shift pay. Work performance and active modifiers can affect the outcome, while fares and other purchases affect the wallet separately. Check the shift result and balance changes before calling it a bug.
How do I apply for a job?
Use Phone → Jobs, inspect the conditions and select a role. At the scheduled time, use Go to work. The official help also offers Go automatically for attendance.
Can I start as a doctor straight away?
Medicine lists Fitness 3 as an entry requirement in the checked version. If your character does not meet it, build the skill first and inspect the job again.
Are these real salaries or game money?
Every salary here is fictional in-game naira. It is not employment income and cannot be used as a real-world salary comparison. The game’s help says game money cannot be withdrawn to a real bank.
Sources and checking notes
Checked against the official game on 10 October 2026: public career definitions, promotion constants and the in-game help text. This is a dated observation of the shipped game, not an announcement by its developer. If loading prevents you from checking a job, use the troubleshooting guide.