In my experience most realms only average 20-30 gold per knight.
20-30 gold per week? If someone offered any of my characters that kind of oath I'd laugh in their face and find someone else. That amount of gold is pathetic, unless the region region has been destroyed, and the offered oath will eventually amount to much more. You can't possibly recruit and maintain a decent unit (and no, I'm not talking about a 50 man elite force) on less than 40 gold a week. 25 gold? You'd be lucky to hire and pay 20 men, at most. And then you'd need help recruiting more if they ever got wiped out.
