The Pacific Standard Job

Overview

The Pacific Standard Job is the final and best-paying heist of the original GTA Online Heists update. Planned with Lester Crest, it sends a four-player crew into the Pacific Standard Public Deposit Bank in Downtown Vinewood to empty the vault, then escape across the city with the police in pursuit. It is a deliberate callback to the bank robbery in the story mode of GTA V.

Setup missions

Five setups lead up to the finale:

1. Vans – steal security vans that will be used during the job.
2. Signal – track down a signal tied to the bank's security.
3. Hack – get the hacking gear the crew needs for the vault.
4. Convoy – ambush an armed convoy.
5. Bikes – steal motorcycles used in the escape.

Approaches

There is one approach with four roles:

• Crowd Control – keeps the bank staff and customers under control in the lobby.
• Hacker – opens the vault doors through a hacking minigame.
• Demolition – handles explosives and supports the vault team.
• Driver – waits with the getaway vehicles and leads the escape.

The escape is done on motorcycles, weaving through police roadblocks to the drop-off.

Crew and tips

• Crowd control must keep the lobby intimidated; letting it drop raises the alarm sooner.
• The escape on bikes is the hardest part: ride carefully, as falling off costs both time and health.
• On Hard, take the escape slowly and clear police ahead before moving on.
• Elite challenge requirements reward a quick, no-death run, so plan who carries what before the finale.

Payout

The potential take ranges from $750,000 on Easy to $1,875,000 on Hard. Finishing all five original heists in order with the same crew counts toward the All in Order, Loyalty and Criminal Mastermind challenges, which add large bonus rewards.