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I've always wondered how much Starfleet officers were paid. I assumed they were paid a established sum of federation credits.

The senior staff of Deep Space 9 often frequent Quark's. They all appear to order food and drink, yet payment is never directly talked about.

How does the economics of Starfleet function? The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kjp (talkcontribs).

I do not think they get paid because I remember O'Brien playing tongo with Quark and Having very only a small amount of latinum. --Starwars96 08:53, January 17, 2011 (UTC)
Based on what was said in canon with the seemingly contradictory statements on the matter, it would seem that people in Starfleet are paid, but no one really joins for the money. Picard didn't say he wasn't paid in Star Trek: First Contact when asked, he just went started a speech on how no one really wants money in the 24th century. - Archduk3 09:01, January 17, 2011 (UTC)
I always figured that they weren't paid by Starfleet and they only joined for the general pursuit of science and knowledge, and that the latinum/money they aquired in Deep Space Nine was simply through trading or selling items for it so they could engage in the local recreation which required latinum. That's just my take on it. -- TrekFan Talk 12:02, January 17, 2011 (UTC)
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