Duke/Army Commander                     13s4p/day

Earls, Marquises, and Viscounts         6s8p/day

Barons                                                 4s/day

Knights banneret                                 4s/day

Knights                                                2s/day

Men-at-arms (mounted)                      1s(or 12p)/day

Men-at-arms (foot)                              8p/day**

Archers (mounted)                              6p/day [9c2s6d/year]

Archers (foot)                                      4p/day [3d/day in poor regions]

Crossbowmen                                     8p/day [ships, castles, sieges, esp.]

Hobelars (mounted)                            8p/day [spear; light cavalry]

Grooms                                               4p/day [possibly a penny lower]

Pages                                                   3p/day [“ “]

Miners                                                 6p/day

Minstrels                                              4p/day?

Higher Pay (Dangerous or Far Deployments=+50%)

Knights                                               3s/day

Men-at-arms (mounted)                      18p/day

Archers                                                9p/day

Sailor (free, armed) 3p/day

Ship captain ~9p-1s/day

Bonus Pay (Combat/Campaign Bonuses)

100 short crowns per quarter for 30 men-at-arms*** [1 short crown=13s4p, or 160p; leader keeps a third; soldiers split two-thirds]****  

* Rations not included for soldiers who aren’t part of a household. Horse replacements not included unless specified in a special contract.

**Foot soldiers are more common in peaceful garrisons

***+100% or more in practice; +150% for sea duty; theoretically, distributed in proportional shares

****Ransom splits=one typical way=two-thirds to taker of captive; one-third to lord or captain; one-third of lord or captain’s share to the sovereign

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