Contract
Until the end of 2028, with Cofidis.
Current contract: new contract, announced 7 August 2025 · 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 €80k 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 2012. 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: €13k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cofidis ProTeam | 64 | 1 | €0 | €83k Model |
| 2025 | Lidl-Trek WorldTour | 45 | — | €0 | €132k Model |
| 2024 | Lidl-Trek WorldTour | 270 | — | €4,065 | €398k Model |
| 2023 | Lidl-Trek WorldTour | 199 | 2 | €6,944 | €236k Model |
| 2022 | Trek-Segafredo WorldTour | 93 | — | €1,760 | €78k Model |
| 2021 | Trek-Segafredo WorldTour | 54 | — | n/a | €61k Model |
| 2020 | Trek-Segafredo WorldTour | 80 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Trek-Segafredo WorldTour | 88 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic ProTeam | 165 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect ProTeam | 191 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Stölting Service Group ProTeam | 137 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Cult Energy Pro Cycling ProTeam | 11 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | Trek Factory Racing WorldTour | 16 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2013 | Leopard-Trek Continental Team Continental | 30 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2012 | Leopard-Trek Continental Team Continental | 4 | — | 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 Kirsch has earned an estimated €1M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€988k salary, €13k 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
- Nicolas Debeaumarché Cofidis · €80k Model
- Sergio Samitier Cofidis · €80k Model
- Jan Maas Cofidis · €80k Model
- Damien Touzé Cofidis · €80k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Vincent van Hemelen Flanders-Baloise · €84k Model
- Iúri Leitão Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €84k Model
- Jesús Herrada Burgos-Burpellet BH · €84k Model
- Thomas Gachignard TotalEnergies · €85k Model
Other riders from Luxembourg
- Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Luc Wirtgen Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Mats Wenzel Kern Pharma · €78k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2028
- Fabian Lienhard Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Floris van Tricht NSN Cycling Team · €88k Model
- Lennart Jasch Tudor Pro Cycling · €89k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €1,317 (63 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €8 (9,861 km)
- Per PCS point
- €1,297 (64 points)
- Per win
- €83k (1 win)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 0.0%
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
Sources
- €83k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2028 — announced 2025-08-07 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 Agentur Baumer
FAQ
How much does Alex Kirsch earn?
We estimate Alex Kirsch's base salary for 2026 at €83k a year: about €6,917 a month or €1,596 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €62k–104k. 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 Kirsch under contract?
Until the end of 2028, with Cofidis.
Who is Alex Kirsch's agent?
Agentur Baumer (source: FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data).
What is Alex Kirsch's net worth?
Alex Kirsch has earned an estimated €1M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€988k salary, €13k 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.