>>50035322My impression is that it is very much a "Passion Job" that doesn't earn much, especially considering the implications of needing to have a lot of diverse teams with mons of various skill levels (and needing to feed them all, Do keep in mind that the average person in the setting can only handle 1-3 mons.), construction and maintainence of Gym Obstacles and such. Most Gymleaders seems like higher middle-class or lower upperclass with a couple of exceptions,
What is notable though it that the smart ones use their Gym Leader fame to promote their "real" job or Local Business due their Celebrity-like status, an in the case of Galar im pretty sure it is explicitly stated the Gym Leaders get sponsors.
Let's put it this way, Rich Boy Winston probably gets more in allowance then what Gym Leaders get as Official Pay.
