Salary by season
Reported Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
How this estimate is made. In 2025, when this contract was signed, he was a experienced domestique rider for Lidl-Trek — Lead-out. That job pays €200k–500k a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 75%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2025 (1 wins, 5 podiums) and his age at signing (32). Every unreported salary at Lidl-Trek is then scaled by 0.96×, because the pay bands add up to 4% more than the team's estimated wage bill. Salaries are set when a contract is signed and run to its end, so results since 2025 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 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: €29k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lidl-Trek WorldTour | 386 | 1 | €7,847 | €408k Model |
| 2025 | Jayco AlUla WorldTour | 103 | — | €2,870 | €194k Model |
| 2024 | Jayco AlUla WorldTour | 306 | 1 | €1,690 | €332k Model |
| 2023 | Cofidis WorldTour | 337 | — | €6,256 | €295k Model |
| 2022 | Cofidis WorldTour | 462 | 1 | €9,975 | €419k Model |
| 2021 | Team Qhubeka NextHash WorldTour | 452 | — | n/a | €433k Model |
| 2020 | NTT Pro Cycling WorldTour | 247 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Team Sunweb WorldTour | 459 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Team Sunweb WorldTour | 367 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Team Sunweb WorldTour | 227 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Team Giant-Alpecin WorldTour | 185 | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Team Giant-Alpecin WorldTour | 58 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | Team Stölting Continental | 6 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2013 | Team Stölting Continental | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2012 | Team Raiko-Stölting 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
- €408k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Market value €500k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Contract to 2028 — Retires at the end of 2026 although under contract for next season, and moves into Lidl-Trek's performance department while he finishes his medical degree (Escape Collective, 25 Sep 2026 - also CyclingUpToDate, Domestique, TOUR Magazin). ProCyclingStats lists his contract to 2028 Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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Top earners at Lidl-Trek
FAQ
How much does Max Walscheid earn?
We estimate Max Walscheid's base salary for 2026 at €408k a year: about €34k a month or €7,846 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €200k–500k. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page.
How long is Max Walscheid's contract?
He is retiring at the end of the 2026 season.
Who is Max Walscheid's agent?
TEAMVISION sports (source: FirstCycling agency page).
What is Max Walscheid's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Max Walscheid's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €2.1M in base salary from 2021 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €29k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.