Salary by season
Reported Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
How this estimate is made. In 2024, when this contract was signed, he was a key climber / super-domestique rider for XDS Astana — Super-domestique. That job pays €379k–1M a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 36%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2024 (2 wins, 6 podiums) and his age at signing (29). 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 2024 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
Turned pro in 2014. 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: €61k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | XDS Astana WorldTour | 256 | 2 | €19k | €409k Model |
| 2025 | XDS Astana WorldTour | 408 | — | €15k | €334k Model |
| 2024 | Astana Qazaqstan Team WorldTour | 147 | — | €11k | €301k Model |
| 2023 | Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour | 281 | — | €9,099 | €201k Model |
| 2022 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team WorldTour | 281 | 2 | €6,263 | €226k Model |
| 2021 | Deceuninck-Quick Step WorldTour | 507 | 3 | n/a | €195k Model |
| 2020 | Deceuninck-Quick Step WorldTour | 355 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Astana Pro Team WorldTour | 244 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec ProTeam | 450 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Androni-Sidermec-Bottecchia ProTeam | 79 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Tinkoff WorldTour | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Unieuro Wilier Trevigiani Continental | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | Team Idea Continental | 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.
Sources
- €409k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Market value €552k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Move to Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team — Move to Pinarello Q36.5 for 2027, two years to 2028 (team statement as quoted by EsCiclismo, 9 Oct 2026) Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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Top earners at XDS Astana
FAQ
How much does Davide Ballerini earn?
We estimate Davide Ballerini's base salary for 2026 at €409k a year: about €34k a month or €7,865 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €379k–1M. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
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How long is Davide Ballerini's contract?
His contract with XDS Astana ends in 2026.
Which team will Davide Ballerini ride for in 2027?
Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, until the end of 2028.
Who is Davide Ballerini's agent?
GL Promotion (source: FirstCycling agency page).
What is Davide Ballerini's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Davide Ballerini's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €1.7M in base salary from 2021 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €61k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.