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Tadej Pogačar

UAE Team Emirates-XRGUnder contractcontract until 2032
€8.2M
reported base salary, 2026 Reported
top 1% of WorldTour salaries
Agency
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
4881
career 27174 · 59.5 pts per €100k — around the WT median
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2032 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€809k
9.9% of salary · won at 9 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€131k Model
1.6% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 9 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
26.5%
UAE Team Emirates-XRG wage bill €30.9M · budget est. €60M · #1 of 30 on the team

Reported figure. €8.2M base salary per year, as reported by Gazzetta Jan 2026 (€8.0–8.4M base; €10–12M with bonuses); Cyclingnews. Bonuses, image rights and sponsor income are not included. This figure is used as a fixed anchor in the model.

Career by season

Turned pro in 2019. 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: €3.5M.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026UAE Team Emirates-XRGWorldTour3690452227€809k
2025UAE Team Emirates - XRGWorldTour4796502031€827k
2024UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour4483582532€1.1M
2023UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour3309491727€378k
2022UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour3403541625€418k
2021UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour3228611322n/a
2020UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour196343916n/a
2019UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour149562811n/a
2018Ljubljana Gusto XaurumContinental103141n/a
2017ROG - LjubljanaContinental325n/a

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

Pogačar in context

UAE Team Emirates-XRG — top earners Team →

A&J All Sports Agency →

47 WorldTour clients · 15.4% of all points · Italy / Switzerland

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.