Starfield:Making Money

There are several ways to make money in Starfield.

NOTE: this page is not intended to list every trivial method of making money; only the most lucrative strategies are included below.

NOTE: the 'Commerce' skill is a worthwhile investment for any player looking to make money in Starfield.

Here are the most lucrative strategies for making money in Starfield:

Outposts

The outpost takes more setup initially but makes earning credits easier in the long run.

Quick Walkthrough

• Purchase initial supplies as needed. NOTE: Neon Core has a mineral store and outfitters store very near the elevator with lots of resources and building components.

• Find a planet with both Iron and Aluminum. A sortable list of planets grouped by Resources can be found here: Planets by Resource

• However, the planet Bessel_III-b in the Bessel System works best for this because 1 hour there is equal to 57 hours UT, so waiting in a chair or sleeping in bed will result in more resources.

• Either find an output location with both resources or link two outposts on the same planet.

• Place harvesters, storage containers, chair or bed, and industrial workbench

• Wait in a chair or bed

• Craft very many Adaptive Frames to sell

Looting and pickpocketing

• The mission boards will guarantee a point of interest to loot, this can be very fast if the player is skilled in combat.

Unlocking safes and vaults

Generally not the fastest way to earn significant credits in Starfield.

• Galbank ATMS in New Atlantis and Akilla City will provide guaranteed opportunities for crime.
• There are also safes to unlock in the abandoned casino called The Almagest in space above the planet Nesoi in the Olympus

Planetary Scans

• Scan data can be sold to Val in The Eye after reaching a certain point in the main quest.

• Many planets without Flora or Fauna can be scanned quickly.

Bounty Missions

• For players good at space combat it can be fairly quick to take a mission to destroy a certain ship and fast travel there for speedy completion.

Smuggling and Contraband

• When seeking to sell contraband, the Trade Authority merchant on the The Den Spacestation in the Wolf System can be reached without a ship scan upon entering the system.
• Also, smuggling missions usually require large amounts of ship storage.

Boarding and taking over ships

Quick Walkthrough

• Disable the last remaining enemy ship.
  • Disabling ships can be made easier by using EM weapons or by using targeting mode to target the engines.
• Dock and board the ship.
• Murder everyone on board in the face.
• Sit in pilots chair
• NOTE: pay the registration fee from the pilot's chair not the landing pad, and it will be slightly cheaper.

The registration fee is 82% of the vehicles worth, so the net gain is a fraction of the ship's worth.

However, for larger ships with values greater than hundreds of thousands of credits, the player can still net tens of thousands.