Loot

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Weapon bags in Day 1 of Firestarter

Extraction point (van) with loot bags inside

Loot is the main source of income for the crew in PAYDAY 2.

Loot bags

There are various types of loot bags, all of which fall into one of five weight categories; the heavier the bag, the more it slows down the carrier and the harder it is to throw. Some types prevent the carrier from sprinting, and reduce the carrier's jump height and speed.

The five categories of bag are light, medium, heavy, very heavy, and mega heavy. Light bags, such as coke or paintings, confer no movement penalty. Sprinting is possible while carrying a light bag, and it can be thrown far. Medium bags, such as money or drills, confer a 25% speed reduction. Sprinting is not possible while carrying a medium bag, but they can be thrown as far as a light bag. Heavy bags, such as weapons, gold, or body bags, confer a 50% speed reduction. Sprinting is not posible while carring a heavy bag, and they can be thrown only a short distance. Very heavy bags, such as artifacts, confer a 75% speed reduction. Sprinting is not possible while carrying a very heavy bag, and when thrown, they travel a minuscule distance. Mega heavy bags, such as engines, confer a 75% speed reduction. Sprinting is not possible while carrying a mega heavy bag, and they travel virtually no distance at all when thrown.

Internally in the game's files, there are actually 8 categories of bag listed. Aside from the standard five types of bag, there are also bags classed as coke_light, explosives and being. However, these bag types are ultimately inconsequential, as they are merely clones of light, medium and heavy bags respectively. The sole exception is explosives which, unsurprisingly, gain the additional property of exploding when thrown or dropped a great distance. Bags of coke and meth are technically classed as coke_light. Shells are technically classed as explosives. Body bags are technically classed as being.

In order to turn in a loot bag, it must be either thrown into a designated extraction point (e.g. van, helicopter, boat) or carried by the player as they escape. The extraction point is marked with a suitcase icon and is often also an escape vehicle. If a loot bag is just thrown into the escape zone that is not a van and is not picked up before the crew escapes, then it will not count towards their payday.

In every heist, there is the opportunity to earn money by stealing large amounts of valuables. In some heists, the crew is required to steal a certain number of loot bags and extra bags can be stolen for significantly more money. The value of a loot bag depends on the difficulty level, the reward level (number of stars) of the heist and whether or not the bag is optional. The value is generally calculated like this:

• Hard = Normal × 2
• Very Hard = Normal × 2.6
• Overkill = Normal × 4.2
• Death Wish = Normal × 8.2

NOTE: Values in this table may be outdated. Please update wrong values!

Loot bag values

	Normal	Hard	Very Hard	Overkill	Death Wish	Weight	Appearances
Jewelry	$12,500	$25,000	$32,500	$52,500	$102,500	Light	Four Stores (probably outdated values)
	$5000	$5000	$5000	$5000	$5000		Armored Transport, Jewelry Store, Diamond Store (Required bags)
	$?	$?	$65000	$?	$?		Armored Transport (Additional bags)
	$25000	$50000	$?	$105000	$205000		Mallcrasher, Ukrainian Job, Diamond Store, Jewelry Store (additional bags)
Money	$18,750	$37,500	$48,750	$78,750	$307,500	Medium	Diamond Store (prob outdated)
	$56,250	$112,500	$146,250	$236,250	$307,500		Firestarter (Day 2(?)), Framing Frame (Day 2), Election Day (Day 2B extra(???))
	$37,500	$75,000	$97,500	$157,500	$307,500		Shadow Raid, Bank Heists, The Big Bank, Firestarter (Day 3), Rats (Day 2 & 3) Election Day (Day 2A), Hotline Miami (Day 1 & 2), Armored Transport, GO Bank (Additional bags)
	$7500	$7500	$7500	$7500	$7500		Nightclub, Armored Transport, Election Day (Day 2B) (Required bags), GO Bank (first bag)
Coke	$50,000	$100,000	$130,000	$210,000	$410,000	Light	Nightclub, Shadow Raid, Hotline Miami (Day 1 Normal, Hard & Very Hard, Day 2), Firestarter (Day 2), Watchdogs (Day 1&2 additional bags)
	$45,000	$90,000	$117,000	$189,000	$369,000		Big Oil (Day 1)
	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0		Framing Frame (Day 3)
	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000	$10,000		Watchdogs (Day 1&2 required bags)
Gold	$71875	$143750	$?	$301875	$589375	Heavy	Bank Heists, The Big Bank, Shadow Raid, Firestarter (Day 2 & 3) Armored Transport (Additional bags)
	$75,000	$150,000	$195,000	$315,000	$589,375		Framing Frame (Day 3), Election Day (Day 2) (probably outdated)
	$14375	$14375	$14375	$14375	$14375		Armored Transport (Required bags)
Weapons	$75,000	$150,000	$195,000	$315,000	$615,000	Heavy	Shadow Raid, Firestarter (Day 1 & 2), Big Oil (Day 1)
	N/A	N/A	$	$	$		Hotline Miami (Day 1 Very Hard, Overkill & Deathwish)
Painting	$36,000	$36,000	$36,000	$36,000	$36,000	Light	Framing Frame*
	$45,000	$45,000	$45,000	$45,000	$45,000		Framing Frame Pro Job*
	$15,000	$15,000	$15,000	$15,000	$15,000		Art Gallery (required paintings)
	$75000	$150000	$195000	$315000	$615000		Shadow Raid
Meth	$75,000	$150,000	$195,000	$1,365,000	$2,665,000	Light	??? (Old values)
	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000		Rats (Day 1 & 2, first 3 bags)
	$?	$650000	$845000	$?	$?		Rats (Day 1 & 2, additional bags)
	$325000	$?	$845000	$?	$?		Hotline Miami (Day 1)
File:2014-01-08 00024.jpg Server	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	Heavy	Firestarter (Day 2), Hoxton Breakout (Day 2)
	$25,000	$50,000	$65,000	$105,000	$205,000		Shadow Raid
File:218620 screenshots 2013-08-15 00007.jpg Engine	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	Mega heavy	Big Oil (Day 2)
Turret parts (3 parts)	$250,000**	$500,000**	$650,000**	$1,050,000**	$2,050,000**	Heavy	Train
Shells	$52500	$?	$?	$?	$?	Medium	Train
File:218620 screenshots 2014-06-08 00001.jpg Artifact	$125,000	$250,000	$325,000	$525,000	$1,025,000	Very heavy	Shadow Raid
Samurai armor (4 parts)	$125,000	$250,000	$325,000	$525,000	$1,025,000**	Medium	Shadow Raid

*Although they have value, paintings do not affect the payday because they are traded for money on Framing Frame Day 2.
**Value per 1 part.

Loose items

Loose items, such as money, jewelry and other small valuables can be grabbed instantaneously for a larger payday. In contrast to loot, loose items do not need to be bagged or thrown into an extraction point. These items are generally found in safes (e.g. Four Stores), display cases (e.g. Jewelry/Diamond Store) or deposit boxes (e.g. Bank Heists, Armored Transports).

The Dead Presidents skill provides a small boost to their skill:

• Light blue: Dead Presidents basic (10% increase).
• Turquoise: Dead Presidents aced (20% increase).

Loose item skills

Loot Type	Normal	Hard	Very Hard	Overkill	Death Wish	Preview
Money Bundle	$1,000					File:2014-01-08 00016.jpg
	$1,100
	$1,300
Ring	$300	$750	$1,750	$3,500	$4,500	Ring
	$330	$825	$1,925	$3,850	$4,950
	$390	$975	$2,275	$4,550	$5,850
Diamonds (Vault)	$600	$1,200	$3,000	$5,775	$7,500	Diamonds
	$660	$1,320	$3,300	$6,352.5	$8,250
	$780	$1,560	$3,900	$7,507.5	$9,750
Necklace (Bust)	$900	$1,800	$4,500	$9,000	$12,000
	$990	$1,980	$4,950	$9,900	$13,200
	$1,170	$2,340	$5,850	$11,700	$15,600
Jewelry	$1,150	$2,300	$5,750	$11,500	$15,000
	$1,265	$2,530	$6,325	$12,650	$16,500
	$1,495	$2,990	$7,475	$14,950	$19,500
Tiara (Ukrainian Job)	$1,150	$2,300	$5,750	$11,500	$15,000	File:2014-01-09 00004.jpg
	$1,265	$2,530	$6,325	$12,650	$16,500
	$1,495	$2,990	$7,475	$14,950	$19,500
Coins	$800	$1,500	$4,000	$8,000	$10,500	Coins
	$880	$1,650	$4,400	$8,800	$11,550
	$1,040	$1,950	$5,200	$10,400	$13,650
Money Roll	$1,200	$2,500	$5,775	$11,500	$15,000	File:2014-01-08 00012.jpg
	$1,320	$2,750	$6,352.5	$12,650	$16,500
	$1,560	$3,250	$7,507.5	$14,950	$19,500
Gold Bar	$2,500	$5,000	$11,500	$23,000	$30,000	File:2014-01-08 00013.jpg
	$2,750	$5,500	$12,650	$25,300	$33,000
	$3,250	$6,500	$14,950	$29,900	$39,000
ATM	$23,000	$46,000	$115,000	$230,000	$300,000	File:2014-01-09 00005.jpg
	$25,300	$50,600	$126,500	$253,000	$330,000
	$29,900	$59,800	$149,500	$299,000	$390,000
Hockey Team Picture	The First Line On day 3 of the Firestarter job, find the rare hockey poster of the OVERKILL hockey team.					OVERKILL hockey team
Banknotes	$500	$1,000	$2,500	$5,000	$6,500
	$550	$1,100	$2,750	$5,500	$7,150
	$650	$1,300	$3,250	$6,500	$8,450
Silver	$540	$1,100	$2,700	$5,400	$7,000
	$594	$1,210	$2,970	$5,940	$7,700
	$702	$1,430	$3,510	$7,020	$9,100
Chest	$570	$1,150	$2,900	$5,800	$7,500
	$627	$1,265	$3,190	$6,380	$8,250
	$741	$1,495	$3,770	$7,540	$9,750
Diamond Chest	$610	$1,250	$3,100	$6,200	$8,000
	$671	$1,375	$3,410	$6,820	$8,800
	$793	$1,625	$4,030	$8,060	$10,400
Diamond Collection	$650	$1,300	$3,300	$6,500	$8,500
	$715	$1,430	$3,630	$7,150	$9,350
	$845	$1,690	$4,290	$8,450	$11,050
Trophy	$690	$1,400	$3,500	$6,900	$9,000
	$759	$1,540	$3,850	$7,590	$9,900
	$897	$1,820	$4,550	$8,970	$11,700