Germany · 28 · Sprinter · PCS rank 58
Max Kanter
€855k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
755
career 2619 · 88.3 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€12.5M
XDS Astana · budget est. €25M · this rider ≈ 6.8% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. XDS Astana's riders' wage pool is €11.2M (budget €25M × 45%). After fixed reported salaries, the rest is split by a value score (0.6 × 2026 PCS points + 0.4 × career points per season, raised to the power 1.15) with an age factor of 1.0 for age 28; half of the estimate comes from the same allocation run league-wide, so leaders of small teams aren't over-priced. Floor for this rider: €90k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.
Kanter in context
XDS Astana — top earners
- Christian Scaroni€1.7M Model
- Guillermo Thomas Silva€930k Model
- Max Kanter€855k Model
- Harold Tejada€771k Model
- Diego Ulissi€712k Model
TEAMVISION sports — other clients
- Christian Scaroni XDS Astana1471 pts
- Felix Gall Decathlon CMA CGM1342 pts
- Florian Lipowitz Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe1154 pts
28 WorldTour riders · 7.0% of all points · Agency page →
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Snapshot 9 September 2026. Salary shown is a base-salary estimate for the 2026 season in euros before tax; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.