Best Heist Crews in GTA 5 to Get a Lot of Money

Tired of completing heist missions only to have a crew member die? Now you end up with less loot and have to redo the mission just to pick the right crew. If that sounds familiar, you’ve come to the right article!

We’re here to give you a list of the best heist crews in GTA 5 so you can score big on every heist.

There are 4 heist missions in GTA 5 that require you to choose a crew, so we’ll start the list with the first heist, let’s check it out!

List of Best Heist Crews in GTA 5

If you want to make sure your big bucks stay in your main character’s pocket after each heist, you’d better choose the best heist crews in GTA 5.

Here’s the list, starting with The Jewel Store Job and ending with The Big Score.

1. The Jewel Store Job

There are two approaches in the Jewel Store Job, Smart & Loud.

You can earn a total of $1,222,073 from the Smart approach for Michael, and $293,539 for Franklin. Here’s the list of crew members and their cuts:

Driver	Karim Denz (8%)
Hacker	Ricky Lukens (4%)
Gunman	Packie Mcreary (12%)

Meanwhile, for the Loud approach, you can earn a total of $1.035.894 for Michael, and $248.615 for Franklin. Here’s the list of crew members and their cuts for this approach:

Driver	Karim Denz (8%)
Hacker	Ricky Lukens (4%)
Gunman	Packie Mcreary (12%)

Keep in mind that you can pick the crew members who survive this heist to join the next one. On the other hand, crew members who die during the heist won’t be available for future heists.

Additionally, If you choose Karim Denz and Ricky Lukens, their skills will level up in the next heist at the same cut.

Also, you could decide not to pick Packie McReary. However, any other gunman besides him could potentially die and leave behind the loot. Sure, Franklin can pick up the money, but that’s just a big hassle. So, wouldn’t it be better to just pick the best crew members from the start?

2. The Paleto Score

In this mission, the two protagonists, Michael and Franklin, can each earn $451,000. Here’s the crew you’ll need to pick:

Gunman

Norm Richards (7%)

Why pick Norm Richards instead of Daryl Johns? Although both of them die in this heist, Daryl Johns gets a smaller cut than Richards in the next two heists (The Bureau Raid & The Big Score). Therefore, you better keep Daryl Johns to get the highest possible cut.

3. The Bureau Raid

There are two approaches in The Bureau Raid heist, Roof Entry and Fire Crew. The Roof Entry gives you maximum cut of $242.346. And here’s the best heist crew for The Bureau Raid (Roof Entry):

Driver	Taliana Martinez (5%)
Hacker	Rickie Lukens (4%)
Gunman	Daryl Johns (6%)

Meanwhile, the Fire Crew approach will give you a maximum cut of $239,028. There are two crew options for this approach, the first option is:

Gunman	Hugh Welsh
Gunman	Daryl Johns

You can pick the first option to get the highest possible cut for Franklin. Meanwhile, here’s the second option you can choose:

Gunman	Packie/Chef
Gunman	Hugh Welsh

Choose the second option if you want to save Daryl Johns so he can join the The Big Score heist.

4. The Big Score

The Big Score offers two distinct approaches, the Subtle and the Obvious. If you want to maximize your cut, choose the Obvious approach. That’s because this approach only involves four crew members, whereas the Subtle approach involves five.

Therefore, each protagonist will receive a cut of $41,664,000. Here’s the list of best heist crew members in The Big Score:

Driver 1	Taliana Martinez
Driver 2	Karim Denz
Gunman 1	Chef/Packie
Gunman 2	Daryl Johns
Hacker	Rickie Lukens

Remember when I said Karim Denz’s skills would level up if you included him in a previous heist? Exactly, If you’ve never picked him before and only use him in this heist, then he’ll get killed and the gold he’s carrying will be left behind for nothing.

Furthermore, in the “Obvious” approach, to avoid losing gold, make sure not to fly too far away from the helicopter pilot. Otherwise, Merryweather will shoot down the helicopter, and lose the gold it’s carrying.

Now you know about the best heist crews in GTA 5 to get a lot of money. There’s nothing wrong with choosing whichever crew you like. But if you really need lots of money to spend on items, property, or other things, then choosing the best heist crews are the way to go.