Contract
Until the end of 2027, with Modern Adventure.
End year from ProCyclingStats; no announcement on record.
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 €1.8M (budget €5M × 36%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €38k 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 2022. 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: €750.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Modern Adventure ProTeam | 12 | — | €0 | €50k Model |
| 2025 | Lidl-Trek Future Racing Continental | 0 | — | €0 | n/a |
| 2024 | Lidl-Trek Future Racing Continental | 0 | — | €750 | n/a |
| 2023 | Israel Premier Tech Academy Continental | 0 | — | €0 | n/a |
| 2022 | Israel Cycling Academy Continental | 0 | — | €0 | n/a |
| 2021 | LUX Cycling club / junior | 0 | — | 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
Cole Kessler has earned an estimated €51k from salary and prize money since 2024 (€50k salary, €750 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 1 salary seasons are model estimates. The salary count starts in 2026, his first season at WorldTour or ProTeam level that we model. Season by season ↑ · Career earnings top 100 →
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Robin Carpenter Modern Adventure · €50k Model
- Tyler Stites Modern Adventure · €50k Model
- Paul Wright Modern Adventure · €50k Model
- Samuel Boardman Modern Adventure · €50k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Rayan Boulahoite TotalEnergies · €50k Model
- Josh Burnett Burgos-Burpellet BH · €51k Model
- Tobias Müller Unibet Rose Rockets · €51k Model
- Paul Hennequin Euskaltel-Euskadi · €49k Model
Other riders from United States
- Scott McGill Modern Adventure · €50k Model
- Hugo Scala Modern Adventure · €46k Model
- Sean Christian Modern Adventure · €46k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2027
- Camille Charret Cofidis · €48k Model
- Adam Ťoupalík Unibet Rose Rockets · €48k Model
- Karsten Larsen Feldmann Unibet Rose Rockets · €48k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €1,786 (28 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €11 (4,514 km)
- Per PCS point
- €4,167 (12 points)
- 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
- €50k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2027 — ProCyclingStats, 22 September 2026 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 THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman)
FAQ
How much does Cole Kessler earn?
We estimate Cole Kessler's base salary for 2026 at €50k a year: about €4,167 a month or €962 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €38k–62k. 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 Cole Kessler under contract?
Until the end of 2027, with Modern Adventure.
Who is Cole Kessler's agent?
THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman) (source: FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data).
What is Cole Kessler's net worth?
Cole Kessler has earned an estimated €51k from salary and prize money since 2024 (€50k salary, €750 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.