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GTA Online Bounties — How to Get Paid for Other People’s Mistakes (2025)

  • Writer: Niels Gys
    Niels Gys
  • Oct 21, 2025
  • 3 min read
“You don’t need a business, an office, or a moral compass — just a fast car and poor impulse control.”

TL;DR — GTA Online Bounties (Bottom Dollar Bail)

  • Daily bounty mission via Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement pays ~$130,000 for capturing or killing your target.

  • Alive = small bonus, dead = faster — both pay solid cash.

  • Use a fast armored vehicle (Kuruma, Oppressor, etc.) to chase and deliver efficiently.

  • Takes 5–10 minutes — perfect between business cooldowns.

  • 100% solo-friendly — no setup, no staff, no nonsense.

  • Combine it with Stash Houses & Street Dealers for a $300K+ daily crime route.

  • “It’s like Uber Eats, but you deliver corpses.”



Bounties are the espresso shot of GTA Online money-making — small, fast, and dangerously addictive.


You won’t retire off it, but you’ll fund your next rampage in record time.


A cinematic digital illustration in Rockstar Games’ GTA Online style showing bounty hunters chasing fugitives across Los Santos. The artwork features armored vehicles, intense expressions, and desert backdrops, evoking a gritty action-movie atmosphere inspired by the Bottom Dollar Bounties update.

What Bounties Actually Are

In the chaos of Los Santos, everyone owes someone something — and you get paid to fix that imbalance. Bounties, through Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement, are your daily shot of pure, no-strings-attached cash.


You get a call, you hunt a target, and for your troubles you earn $130,000. No cargo. No resupply. No accountants breathing down your neck — just a payday wrapped in explosions.


It’s as if Rockstar decided to merge “Dog the Bounty Hunter” with “Grand Theft Auto” and thought, yes, let’s make that happen.



The Numbers (Because Someone’s Gotta Count the Cash)

Job

Payout

Frequency

Difficulty

Solo-Friendly

Daily Bounty Target

$130,000

Once per day

Medium (depends on target)

✅ Yes

Extra Objective Bonus

+$10K–$15K

Optional

Catch alive / stealth kill

✅ Yes

Time to Complete

5–10 minutes

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-

-

That’s right — you make six figures in less time than it takes most players to lose a street race. It’s the perfect filler job between your bigger grinds: quick, clean, and loud enough to wake your neighbours.



How to Run It Like a Professional Lunatic

  1. Answer Maude’s Call. She runs the Bottom Dollar Bail office — part bounty broker, part disappointed aunt. Ignore her at your peril.

  2. Check Your Map. Your target spawns somewhere across the city, usually near enough to make you question why they didn’t just take a plane.

  3. Bring the Right Ride. Oppressor Mk II if you’re lazy, armored Kuruma if you like feeling fancy, or a simple bike if you want to pretend you’re moral.

  4. Decide Their Fate.

    • Alive = bonus.

    • Dead = less paperwork.Either way, you get paid.

  5. Deliver and Cash Out. Drop them off, count your $130K, and maybe get a coffee before your next crime.



✅ Why It’s Brilliant

  • Instant $130K cash, no setup, no business needed.

  • Perfect for solo players who hate menus and meetings.

  • Takes less than 10 minutes.

  • Feels like an action movie, smells like profit.



❌ Why It’ll Make You Swear

  • The targets occasionally vanish, because Rockstar logic.

  • Oppressors still exist.

  • NPCs drive like they’re on a sugar high.

  • You’ll never actually find Maude’s office tidy — it’s always chaos and paperwork.



CRIMENET Tips for Maximum Payout

  1. Go Silent if You Can. Taking the target alive gets a bonus and saves ammo.

  2. Use Fast Cars with Sticky Tires. You’ll be doing sharp turns and questionable stunts.

  3. Stack with Daily Routine. Do it after Stash Houses and Street Dealers — keeps your cash rolling while your businesses cook.

  4. Invite-Only Sessions are your friend. Public lobbies turn this into a demolition derby with griefers.



FAQ — Bounty Hunting in GTA Online

Q: How often can I do a bounty? A: Once per real-world day. Consider it your daily crime vitamin.
Q: Can I do it solo? A: Absolutely. This job’s built for lone wolves.
Q: Alive or dead — which pays more? A: Alive nets a small bonus, but dead is faster and more satisfying.
Q: Can other players steal my target? A: In public lobbies, yes. It’s Los Santos — everyone’s an opportunist.
Q: Is it worth doing daily? A: Yes. It’s reliable, quick, and keeps your daily grind exciting.


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I’m Niels Gys. Writer, gamer, and professional defender of fictional criminals. On screen only. Relax. I front JETBLACK SMILE, a rock ’n’ roll band from Belgium that sounds like bad decisions set to loud guitars. Turns out the mindset for writing about crime, chaos, and villain energy translates surprisingly well to music.

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