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Great Britain · 27 · Time trialist · PCS rank 341

Ethan Hayter

Soudal Quick-StepNo contract for 2027contract until 2026
€621k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €373k–869ktop 21% of WT
Agency
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
202
career 3605 · 32.5 pts per €100k — below the WT median
Contract
No contract for 2027
until end of 2026 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€11k
1.7% of salary · won at 5 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€5,553 Model
0.9% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 7 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
4.1%
Soudal Quick-Step wage bill €15.1M · budget est. €35M · #8 of 30 on the team

How this estimate is made. Soudal Quick-Step's riders' wage pool is about €15.3M (budget €35M × 44%, the rider-wage share rising with budget). After fixed reported salaries, the rest is split by a value score — 0.6 × 2026 PCS points + 0.4 × career points per season, raised to the power 1.15 — with an age factor of 1.0 at age 27. Half of the estimate comes from the same allocation run league-wide, so leaders of small teams aren't over-priced. Floor for this rider: €163k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.

Career by season

Turned pro in 2018. PCS points, race days and results per season from ProCyclingStats. Prize money is what the rider generated at WorldTour and ProSeries races (PCS per-race prize lists, 2022 onwards) — pooled with the team, not kept. Generated since 2022: €78k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026Soudal Quick-StepWorldTour1126112€11k
2025Soudal Quick-StepWorldTour3437457€12k
2024INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour1795513€3,470
2023INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour4755227€12k
2022INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour103566616€40k
2021INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour104347915n/a
2020INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour2601514n/a
2019VC Londresclub / junior476n/a
2018Team SkyWorldTour3113n/a
2017club / junior011n/a

Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.

Hayter in context

Soudal Quick-Step — top earners Team →

258 Protege Agency →

6 WorldTour clients · 1.2% of all points

Same salary band

Correct this data Results on PCS ↗ FirstCycling ↗

Snapshot 13 September 2026. Salary is a gross base-salary figure for the 2026 season in euros; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.