"The board is set, the pieces are moving."
-The Grey Pilgrim
Unfortunately you're asking a question that requires some matter of knowledge of the game mechanics. A question that the devs themselves might only have a theoretical answer right now as said mechanics might not be coded yet 😓
Count Ruthgar Rugharin, County of Bragen Veld, Duchy - Conclave of Aritaur, Kingdom of Vornair.
Agree with Ruthgar that we can only theory-craft at the moment. That can be fun, though. ;)
I expect a lot of early game payments will be bartering of goods and services, rather than coinage - due to the overhead in developing a currency system across an area.
I imagine a contract for civil servant roles (such as sheriff) that says "Here are the activities (services) you are responsible for, and here's what goods/services you get in return monthly." The contract could have a time limit, after which the mayor would decide whether to renew with the sheriff (re-elect them) based on how well they did the job.
In other words, rather than saying "arrest x bandits in order to earn Y payment," it could be "do this job for a month and get this payment" with contingencies.
There'll be town noticeboards and such, so no doubt contract jobs will be there if they need a new tax collector or more justices of the peace and what not. I'd probably advertise it with an IRL weekly payment, bonuses for good work, offer a pix payment but be open to negotiation.