Contract
Until the end of 2027, with Cofidis.
Current contract: new contract, announced 21 August 2024 · Source ↗
Salary by season
Reported Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
How this estimate is made. Team wage pool €8.7M (budget €22M × 40%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €112k for this rider. Measured error against the 28 reported salaries: median 25.0%. See the test · Full method · Why the number sticks.
Career
Turned pro in 2015. 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: €94k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cofidis ProTeam | 1114 | 3 | €33k | €1.5M Model |
| 2025 | Cofidis WorldTour | 754 | 1 | €13k | €847k Model |
| 2024 | Movistar Team WorldTour | 883 | 2 | €25k | €1.1M Model |
| 2023 | Movistar Team WorldTour | 804 | — | €17k | €1.1M Model |
| 2022 | Movistar Team WorldTour | 545 | 2 | €5,565 | €738k Model |
| 2021 | Astana-Premier Tech WorldTour | 616 | 1 | n/a | €362k Model |
| 2020 | Astana Pro Team WorldTour | 328 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ProTeam | 354 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ProTeam | 257 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ProTeam | 48 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Euskadi Basque Country-Murias Continental | 19 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Murias Taldea Continental | 1 | — | n/a | n/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.
Net worth and career earnings
Alex Aranburu has earned an estimated €5.7M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€5.6M salary, €94k prize money generated), before tax. There is no reliable public figure for his net worth: personal sponsorships, bonuses and investments are not public and are not included.
Prize money is paid to the team and shared among riders and staff, so he keeps only part of it. All 6 salary seasons are model estimates. Season by season ↑ · Career earnings top 100 →
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Bryan Coquard Cofidis · €806k Model
- Milan Fretin Cofidis · €797k Model
- Stanisław Aniołkowski Cofidis · €645k Model
- Alexis Renard Cofidis · €426k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Matej Mohorič Bahrain Victorious · €1.5M Model
- Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates-XRG · €1.4M Model
- Aurélien Paret-Peintre Decathlon CMA CGM · €1.5M Model
- David Gaudu Groupama-FDJ United · €1.4M Model
Other riders from Spain
- Enric Mas Movistar Team · €1.5M Model
- Pello Bilbao Bahrain Victorious · €1.2M Reported
- Marc Soler UAE Team Emirates-XRG · €1.1M Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2027
- Daniel Felipe Martínez Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · €1.3M Model
- Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious · €1.3M Model
- Tim Wellens UAE Team Emirates-XRG · €1.3M Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €26k (57 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €150 (9,728 km)
- Per PCS point
- €1,307 (1114 points)
- Per win
- €485k (3 wins)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 2.3%
The 2026 base salary (Model) divided by the season's numbers. Race days, kilometres and wins to 12 September 2026; points as above. Method · Per race day ranking · Per point · Per win
Compare with
Sources
- €1.5M, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2027 — announced 2024-08-21 Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
Something wrong? Correct this data
Also with Giuseppe Acquadro (independent)
FAQ
How much does Alex Aranburu earn?
We estimate Alex Aranburu's base salary for 2026 at €1.5M a year: about €121k a month or €28k a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €1.1M–1.8M. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page.
Until when is Alex Aranburu under contract?
Until the end of 2027, with Cofidis.
Who is Alex Aranburu's agent?
Giuseppe Acquadro (independent) (source: FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data).
What is Alex Aranburu's net worth?
Alex Aranburu has earned an estimated €5.7M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€5.6M salary, €94k prize money generated), before tax. There is no reliable public figure for his net worth: personal sponsorships, bonuses and investments are not public and are not included. Prize money is paid to the team and shared among riders and staff, so he keeps only part of it.