diff --git a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs
index 29b7b91895..24f413dceb 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameTicking/Rules/TraitorRuleSystem.cs
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ public sealed class TraitorRuleSystem : GameRuleSystem
 
         var startingBalance = _cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.TraitorStartingBalance);
 
+        if (mind.CurrentJob != null)
+            startingBalance = Math.Max(startingBalance - mind.CurrentJob.Prototype.AntagAdvantage, 0);
+
         if (!_uplink.AddUplink(mind.OwnedEntity!.Value, startingBalance))
             return false;
 
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Roles/JobPrototype.cs b/Content.Shared/Roles/JobPrototype.cs
index 300870bcaa..14bd3548bb 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Roles/JobPrototype.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Roles/JobPrototype.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Roles
         [DataField("weight")]
         public int Weight { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     A numerical score for how much easier this job is for antagonists.
+        ///     For traitors, reduces starting TC by this amount. Other gamemodes can use it for whatever they find fitting.
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataField("antagAdvantage")]
+        public int AntagAdvantage = 0;
+
         [DataField("startingGear", customTypeSerializer: typeof(PrototypeIdSerializer<StartingGearPrototype>))]
         public string? StartingGear { get; private set; }