Slovenia · 27 · Climber · PCS rank 1
Tadej Pogačar
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.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | WorldTour | 3690 | 45 | 22 | 27 | €809k |
| 2025 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WorldTour | 4796 | 50 | 20 | 31 | €827k |
| 2024 | UAE Team Emirates | WorldTour | 4483 | 58 | 25 | 32 | €1.1M |
| 2023 | UAE Team Emirates | WorldTour | 3309 | 49 | 17 | 27 | €378k |
| 2022 | UAE Team Emirates | WorldTour | 3403 | 54 | 16 | 25 | €418k |
| 2021 | UAE Team Emirates | WorldTour | 3228 | 61 | 13 | 22 | n/a |
| 2020 | UAE Team Emirates | WorldTour | 1963 | 43 | 9 | 16 | n/a |
| 2019 | UAE Team Emirates | WorldTour | 1495 | 62 | 8 | 11 | n/a |
| 2018 | Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum | Continental | 103 | 14 | — | 1 | n/a |
| 2017 | ROG - Ljubljana | Continental | 32 | 5 | — | — | n/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 →
- 1Tadej Pogačar€8.2M Reported
- 2Adam Yates€2.7M Reported
- 3João Almeida€2.5M Reported
- 4Isaac del Toro€2M Reported
- 5Brandon McNulty€1.6M Model
A&J All Sports Agency →
- Isaac del ToroUAE Team Emirates-XRG3200 pts
- Jasper PhilipsenAlpecin-Premier Tech2162 pts
47 WorldTour clients · 15.4% of all points · Italy / Switzerland
Same salary band
- Remco EvenepoelRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 3241 pts€6.6M
- Jonas VingegaardVisma | Lease a Bike · 2424 pts€5M
- Wout van AertVisma | Lease a Bike · 1372 pts€4M
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.