Social classes in the Elizabethan era were very important as it decided where you'd live, how much you'd make, and how you'd be treated. One of the more important factors was how much a person in a certain class was able to make. The nobility was able to make about 1500 to 3000 euros per year. I wasn't able to find the gentry amount, but the merchant amount is 100 euros per year. Other amounts of income ranged from 5 euros to 20 euros for the remaining social classes.