Level & Respect

The number the whole city judges you by - and what each level unlocks.

Respect is calculated from your effective core stats, total cash, and bullets: one point per complete 4 stat points, one per complete $30,000 in hand plus bank, and one per bullet. Equipped weapons, armor, gadgets, and accessories count when their matching stats are converted. Respect is never spent or traded; your level is read directly from it, with no separate XP bar.

That cuts both ways. Respect is recalculated live, so losing stats in a beating or blowing your bankroll can drop it - and with it, your level.

The rank ladder

Level	Rank	Respect required
1	Street Thug	0
2	Hustler	1,000
3	Pickpocket	5,000
4	Small-Timer	18,000
5	Gangster	50,000
6	Crime Boss	150,000
7	Capo	400,000
8	Underboss	900,000
9	Consigliere	1,800,000
10	Don	3,200,000
11	Kingpin	5,500,000
12	Crime Lord	8,500,000
13	Mob Emperor	13,000,000
14	Godfather	20,000,000

Level 14 — Godfather — is the current level cap.

What levels unlock

Level	Unlocks
3	Choose your profession; the two-player Heist opens.
4	University courses.
5	Sabotage; the 1-hour Training & University session.
6	Organized Crime (4-player crew jobs).
8	Mega Organized Crime (8-player crew jobs).
10	Javier, the elite sabotage bodyguard, becomes hireable at the Black Market.
12	Tony, the elite second bodyguard, becomes hireable.

Solo robbery jobs and car-theft districts are not personal-level unlocks. Robbery jobs open by season day; all five theft districts can be attempted immediately, but their stamina costs and difficulty rise sharply.

Related chapters

The Gangster Training & University Season Records

The Gangster Seasons & Permadeath