The members of the mission were hired with three-year contracts, with monthly salaries from 150 to 400 yen (for comparison, at the time the salary of the Japanese Prime Minister was 500 yen, and a newly graduated school teacher would receive 5 yen monthly).
Para anggota misi tersebut diberi kontrak tiga tahun, dengan gaji bulanan dari 150 sampai 400 yen (sebagai perbandingan, pada waktu itu, gaji Perdana Menteri Jepang adalah 500 yen, dan guru sekolah yang baru lulus menerima 5 yen setiap bulannya).