Job Incomes

This article contains a list with what every job is gaining in the current balance meta and how that is calculated. This is bound to change as balance patches are published and also as market prices change.

## Price Calculations

### Cost of Living (CoL)

w = Price of Water (currently: $15.36)

g = Price of Grocery (currently: $72.09)

f = Price of Fish (currently: $7.56)

On average, you lose 10 hunger and 15 thirst per turn.

We sustain ourselves with water and groceries: 1x Water gives 100% thirst, so it lasts for 6.667 turns

1x Grocery gives 100% hunger, so it lasts for 10 turns

=> On average we pay as costs of living per turn: **w / 6.667 + g / 10**

For current values this gives **$9.51**

### Lumberjack

w = Price of Wood (currently: $7.62)

r = Price of Rubber (currently: $15.15)

#### Axe

a = Price of Axe (currently: $70.50)

A lumberjack with an axe gains on average 2.5x Wood or 1x Rubber

His axe lasts for 35 turns, thus costing a/35 per turn

=> His profit: **(2.5 x w + r) / 2 - CoL - a/35**

For current values this gives **$5.58**

#### Chainsaw

c = Price of Chainsaw (currently: $90.64)

A lumberjack with a chainsaw gains on average 4x Wood or 2x Rubber

His chainsaw lasts for 70 turns, thus costing c/70 per turn

=> His profit: **(4 x w + 2 x r) / 2 - CoL - c/70**

For current values this gives **$19.59**

### Miner

i = Price of Iron (currently: $9.96)

m = Price of Minerals (currently: $14.82)

c = Price of Coal (currently: $14.33)

ph = Price of Phosphorus (currently: $5.85)

#### Pickaxe

p = Price of Pickaxe (currently: $70.83)

A miner with a pickaxe gains on average 1.5x Iron, 1x Minerals, 1.5x Coal or 2.5x Phosphorus

His pickaxe lasts for 35 turns, thus costing p/35 per turn

=> His profit: **(1.5 x i + m + 1.5 x c + 2.5 x ph) / 4 - CoL - p/35**

For current values this gives **$4.94**

#### Mining Machine

mm = Price of Mining Machine (currently: $1812.24)

A miner with a pickaxe gains on average 8.5x Iron, 4.5x Minerals, 8.5x Coal or 11x Phosphorus

His mining machine lasts for 90 turns, thus costing mm/90 per turn

=> His profit: **(8.5 x i + 4.5 x m + 8.5 x c + 11 x ph) / 4 - CoL - mm/90**

For current values this gives **$54.73**

### Farmer

g = Price of Grain (currently: $10.32)

l = Price of Leather (currently: $7.55)

f = Price of Fish (currently: $7.56)

w = Price of Wool (currently: $10.08)

#### No addons

A farmer with no addons gains on average 1.5x Grain, 2x Leather, 2x Fish or 1.5x Wool

=> His profit: **(1.5 x g + 2 x l + 2 x f + 1.5 x w) / 4 - CoL**

For current values this gives **$5.70**

Instead of randomly farming, the farmer can also specify which item to farm. As such, he gains:

Grain: **1.5 x g - CoL = $5.97**

Leather: **2 x l - CoL = $5.59**

Fish: **2 x f - CoL = $5.61**

Wool: **1.5 x w - CoL = $5.61**

#### Fertilizer

f = Price of Fertilizer (currently: $60.53)

A farmer with a fertilizer gains on average 3x Grain

His fertilizer lasts for 20 turns, thus costing f/20 per turn

=> His profit: **3 x g - CoL - f/20**

For current values this gives **$18.42**

#### Tractor

t = Price of Tractor (currently: $654.65)

A farmer with a tractor gains on average 7x Grain

His tractor lasts for 60 turns, thus costing t/60 per turn

=> His profit: **7 x g - CoL - t/60**

For current values this gives **$51.82**

#### No addons

A SJ-Water with no addons gains on average 1x Water

=> His profit: **w - CoL**

For current values this gives **$5.85**

#### Water Cleaning

c = Price of Water Cleaning (currently: $150.83)

A SJ-Water with no addons gains on average 3x Water

His water cleaning lasts for 150 turns, thus costing c/150 per turn

=> His profit: **3 x w - CoL - c/150**

For current values this gives **$35.56**

### Special Job Natural Gas

n = Price of Natural Gas (currently: $14.82)

#### No addons

A SJ-Natural Gas with no addons gains on average 1x Natural Gas

=> His profit: **n - CoL**

For current values this gives **$5.31**

#### Gas Pipeline

p = Price of Gas Pipeline (currently: $323.43)

A SJ-Natural Gas with a Gas Pipeline gains on average 3x Natural Gas

His gas pipeline lasts for 150 turns, thus costing p/150 per turn

=> His profit: **3 x n - CoL - p/150**

For current values this gives **$32.79**

#### Boiler

e = Price of Electricity (currently: $97.90)

b = Price of Boiler (currently: $605.38)

A SJ-Natural Gas with a Boiler gains on average 1x Electricity

His boiler lasts for 15 turns, thus costing b/15 per turn

=> His profit: **e - CoL - b/15**

For current values this gives **$48.06**

### Special Job Petroleum

p = Price of Petroleum (currently: $14.9)

#### No addons

A SJ-Petroleum with no addons gains on average 1x Petroleum

=> His profit: **p - CoL**

For current values this gives **$5.39**

#### Oil Drilling Machine

o = Price of Oil Drilling Machine (currently: $232.24)

A SJ-Petroleum with an oil drilling machine gains on average 3x Petroleum

His oil drilling machine lasts for 150 turns, thus costing o/150 per turn

=> His profit: **3 x p - CoL - o/150**

For current values this gives **$33.64**

## Job Ranking

By comparing all values calculated prior to this, we arrive at the following ranking:

### A-Tier

1. Miner - Mining Machine ($54.73)

2. Farmer - Tractor ($51.82)

3. Special Job Natural Gas - Boiler ($48.06)

### B-Tier

4. Special Job Water - Water Cleaning ($35.56)

5. Special Job Petroleum - Oil Drilling Machine ($33.64)

6. Special Job Natural Gas - Gas Pipeline ($32.79)

### C-Tier

7. Lumberjack - Chainsaw ($19.59)

8. Farmer - Fertilizer ($18.42)

### D-Tier

9. Farmer - Normal - Grain ($5.97)

10. Special Job Water - Normal ($5.85)

11. Farmer - Normal - Random ($5.70)

12. Farmer - Normal - Fish ($5.61)

12. Farmer - Normal - Wool ($5.61)

14. Farmer - Normal - Leather ($5.59)

15. Lumberjack - Axe ($5.58)

16. Special Job Petroleum - Normal ($5.39)

17. Special Job Natural Gas - Normal ($5.31)

18. Miner - Pickaxe ($4.94)