New Zealand · 35 · GC rider · PCS rank #265

Aaron
Gate

Rides for XDS Astana

Contract to end of 2027 Agent: unknown
Base salary 2026Model
€753k

Gross, before tax and bonuses · top 23% of the WorldTour
Model estimate of 22 Sep 2026 · likely range €417k–1.1M · see sources

Previous estimate: €192k (v0.4, until 15 Sep 2026)

Market value 2026
€902k
Model

What the same job would cost on today's results, at a team of this size.

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Contract
to 2027
Announced Oct 2025 ↗
Agent
unknown
not on any published agency roster — tell us
Prize money generated
€3,850
0.5% of salary · pooled with the team · est. share received €7,312 Model
Share of team wages
5.3%
of €14.2M · #5 of 30 on the team

Salary by season

2025–2026 total
€1.2M
20252026

Reported Model

Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.

How this estimate is made. In 2025, when this contract was signed, he was a key climber / super-domestique rider for XDS Astana — GC leader. That job pays €417k–1.1M a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 100%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2025 (11 wins, 20 podiums) and his age at signing (34). Every unreported salary at XDS Astana is then scaled by 0.68×, because the pay bands add up to 47% more than the team's estimated wage bill. Salaries are set when a contract is signed and run to its end, so results since 2025 do not change this figure — they change the market value above. Measured error against the 28 reported salaries: median 25.0%. See the test · Full method · Why the number sticks.

Career

PCS points, 14 seasons
2098

Turned pro in 2013. Points and wins per season from ProCyclingStats. Prize money is what the rider generated at WorldTour and ProSeries races (from 2022) — pooled with the team, not kept. Generated since 2022: €42k.

SeasonTeamPCS ptsWinsPrize moneySalary
2026XDS Astana WorldTour256—€3,850€753k Model
2025XDS Astana WorldTour6294€37k€403k Model
2024Burgos-BH ProTeam4605€190n/a
2023Bolton Equities Black Spoke ProTeam1512€670n/a
2022Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling Continental3454€695n/a
2021Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy Continental511n/an/a
2020Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy Continental4—n/an/a
2019EvoPro Racing Continental621n/an/a
2018Aqua Blue Sport ProTeam53—n/an/a
2017Aqua Blue Sport ProTeam69—n/an/a
2016An Post Chain Reaction Continental0—n/an/a
2015An Post-Chain Reaction Continental0—n/an/a
2014An Post-Chain Reaction Continental2—n/an/a
2013An Post-Chain Reaction Continental16—n/an/a

Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates cover WorldTeam seasons from 2021 (season model v0.1 — that year's budgets, reported salaries and rosters; wider error than 2026, see Salaries by season). ProTeam seasons before 2026 are not modelled.

Sources

  1. €753k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  2. Market value €902k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  3. Contract to 2027 — announced 2025-10 Open
  4. Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling

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Top earners at XDS Astana

Christian Scaroni€1.2M Model
Sergio Higuita€1.1M Model
Diego Ulissi€998k Model
Simone Velasco€893k Model
All XDS Astana salaries →

FAQ

How much does Aaron Gate earn?

We estimate Aaron Gate's base salary for 2026 at €753k a year: about €63k a month or €14k a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €417k–1.1M. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.

How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page.

How long is Aaron Gate's contract?

Until the end of 2027, with XDS Astana.

Who is Aaron Gate's agent?

He is not on any published agency roster.

What is Aaron Gate's net worth?

There is no reliable public figure for Aaron Gate's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €1.2M in base salary from 2025 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €42k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.