Check out our comprehensive achievement / trophy guide for Payday 2.

No one Cared who I Was… – 10gs – Until I put on the mask.
Tip the Scales – 10gs – In the safe house, find the hidden basement.
No Turning Back – 10gs – Complete your first job.
All of these will be obtained during your first trip to your Safehouse.

Diamonds are Forever – 20gs – In the Jewelry store job, steal and secure 4 bags without the escape car leaving the first time.
This will be next to impossible alone because the AI does not help you with bags at all. If you are playing with actual teammates this should be easy. Don’t even go for stealth. Just rush in, put on masks, and everyone take a bag. You need the bags of jewelry; the rings, watches or bracelets that are in the main glass displays. You should be able to get 2 trips to the van before any alarms go off.

Solo. So much harder but doable. There are a few skills you are going to need. Cable Man – Ace in Mastermind for 10 Cable Ties and Dominator in Mastermind to get the guards to cuff themselves. A silenced weapon is also recommended but not needed.

If I load into Jewelry Store and there is a Hot Dog cart at the far end of the street on the right as you start the mission I reload. The Cart comes pre-loaded with 2 cops so it’s a hassle you don’t need.

First we want to clear out the guard in the back alley. Dominator allows us to get them down and to cuff themselves saving us a Cable Tie. If you do have to kill them make sure to use the Pager or else it’s instant alarm.

Once they are tied I like to go outside the store and get all the civilians wandering around the area down and tied up. If someone in the store sees you you need to react quickly and get in there and get everyone down. Tie up as many people as you can. We want the achievement here so if you have melee or silence them with a silenced pistol do it. Better to take the money hit then to have the alarm go off.

Once the store is secure you need to get 4 bags to the truck. If you left people uncuffed it is important to shout them down every time you get back to the store. Once you get 4 bags into the van the achievement will pop.

Yeah he’s a Gold Digger – 20gs – In the Four Stores job, find a gold bar in a safe.
Safe placement is random. Also what inside will be random too. The grocery Twenty Four Seven typically has a safe behind the counter and there is a open courtyard over to The Pear Store which typically has one or two safes under the counter. There might also be a safe in the break room at The Pear Store. Bao might have 2 under the counters and a large safe in the small room besides the counter. At low level you can drill all three at once, just keep going back and forth making sure they are working.

Let’s do Th… – 30gs – In the Ukranian job, complete the heist within 35 seconds.
Typically the Tiara will be in a safe in the back in either of the two offices. If this is the case your only hope of doing it in 35 seconds is to go straight back there and blow with a shape charge. Only problem there is that Shape Charges are not unlocked until Tier 5 under Technician with the ACE version of the Shaped Charge skill. SOOOO that will be awhile. Other option is just getting super duper duper lucky and the Tiara is just in a glass case in the front of the store. Then you just need to mask up, break the glass, grab it, and run like crazy. Easiest, but most random of solutions. If you get in the store and nothing is there you can restart the job no penalty until it shows up as long as the job is not a Pro version.

I’m Going All-in! – 10gs – In the Nightclub job, put a bag filled with money on the poker table.
After getting the money from the safe exit the back door to the loading area. There will be another entrance to a small room with a poker table. Simply throw the bag onto the table.

Shoot the Glass! – 10gs – In the Mallcrasher job, destroy all windows in the mall.

Painting Yourself Into a Corner – 40gs – On day 1 of the Framing Frame job, steal all sold paintings without being seen.
Big Deal – 20gs – On day 2 of the Framing Frame job, trade 9 paintings.
I Wasn’t Even There! – 40gs – On day 3 of the Framing Frame job, send the gold by zip-line without ever tripping the alarm.

F in Chemistry – 10gs – On day 1 of the Rat job, blow up the lab.
Caribbean Pirate – 30gs – On day 2 of the Rat job, bring additional meth bags to the trade, but steal your payment instead.
Short Fuse – 20gs – On day 3 of the Rat job, get away with 7 bags without defusing any bombs.

Coming in Hot – 10gs – On day 1 of the Watchdogs job, don’t let the cops shoot and destroy the escape vehicle.
Fish A.I. – 10gs – On day 2 of the Watchdogs job, throw a loot bag into the sea, hoping fish move away as it gets near.
Probably the easiest heist. In the first part as soon as you throw the last of the Coke into the truck you’ll get a notification that the escape car is coming. Just get to it ASAP so it doesn’t take any damage. The achievement will pop as soon as you get to the car. On day two simply grab a bag of Coke and head to the water. Use L2 to launch the bag into the ocean to get the achievement. Just be careful you have enough bags left to finish the level out.

I Knew What I Did Was Wrong – 10gs – On day 1 of the Big Oil job, enter the basement, open the ATM machines and take the loot.
Doctor Fantastic – 30gs – On day 2 of the Big Oil job, complete the heist with the first engine being correct.
Opening the ATM machines requires the OVE9000 Saw which is a Tier 5 skill for the Enforcer.

Lord of War – 30gs – On day 1 of the Firestarter job, steal all the weapons from the hangar.
Guessing Game – 40gs – On day 2 of the Firestarter job, complete the heist in stealth without hacking the computer.
The First Line – 30gs – On day 3 of the Firestarter job, find the rare hockey poster of the OVERKILL hockey team.

Bullet Dodger – 40gs – In the Street escape, complete the escape without killing any enemy snipers.
Cappuccino to go, Please – 20gs – In the Cafe escape, secure all loot and escape within 30 seconds of the escape van arriving.
King of the Hill – 30gs – In the Park escape, ensure that no law enforcement enters the park before the escape van arrives.
They see me Baggin’, They Hatin’ – 20gs – On the Garage escape, get away with 8 bags.

You Gotta Start Somewhere – 10gs – Reach reputation level 5.
Guilty of Crime – 20gs – Reach reputation level 10.
Smooth Criminal – 20gs – Reach reputation level 25.
Armed and Dangerous – 40gs – Reach reputation level 50.
Career Criminal – 20gs – Reach reputation level 75.
Most Wanted – 50gs – Reach reputation level 100.
Just continue getting experience to level up. We have a page here on the site that shows each levels XP requirements and what unlocks at that level.

Payday 2: Level Requirements

Fully Loaded – 10gs – Own 9 weapons.
Weapon Collector – 20gs – Own 18 weapons.
Your 9th weapon will unlock at level 8 with the UAR and Reinfeld. The 18th at level 26 with the M308 and IZHMA. Money will be a far greater problem then the level though.

Going Places – 50gs – Gain $1.000.000 in total spendable cash.

How do you Like me Now? – 10gs – Equip an armor for the first time.
Requires – First Armor you can acquire is either the Lightweight Ballistic Vest or Ballistic Vest, both of which unlock at level 12.

I got it, I got It! – 30gs – Catch a bag mid-air.
You can do this in Jewelry Store by yourself. Just get a bag of jewels and look straight up and launch it in the air with L2. Then tap R2 as it comes down to grab it. Might take a few tries but doesn’t require any in-game skills.

I’m a Healer-Tank-Damage-Dealer – 20gs – Spend 10 skill points in each skill tree.
Since you will need 40 points this should be unlockable at level 34 due to the 2 bonus points every 10 levels.

Man of Iron – 40gs – Equip the Improved Combined Tactical Vest.
Requires – ENFORCER – Tier 6 skill Iron Man.

Masked Villain – 10gs – Modify a mask for the first time.
Requires – Material, Pattern and a pair of colors. And a Mask. All of these are random rewards at PAYDAY. Once you have all the items you go into Inventory and craft a new Mask. Note that you cannot undo or redo a Mask. Once it is set your only option is to sell it.

Spend Money to Make Money – 50gs – Spend $1.000.000 in total cash.

Would you Like Your Receipt? – 10gs – Buy a weapon for the first time.
Armed to the Teeth – 10gs – Modify a weapon for the first time.
Requires: The only problem with the Armed to the Teeth achievement is all Mods are random rewards for a PAYDAY. So first you need to get a Mod, then acquire a weapon that can use it. Finally in the Inventory screen hit Y of the weapons you want to modify and the pay the cost to add it to your gun.