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 second contract rider for EF Education-EasyPost — Neo / new to WT. That job pays €112k–275k a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 56%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2025 (1 wins, 2 podiums) and his age at signing (21). Every unreported salary at EF Education-EasyPost is then scaled by 0.66×, because the pay bands add up to 52% 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 2023. 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: €995.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EF Education-EasyPost WorldTour | 112 | — | €800 | €135k Model |
| 2025 | Netcompany INEOS WorldTour | 121 | 1 | €100 | €195k Model |
| 2024 | Netcompany INEOS WorldTour | 25 | — | €95 | €67k Model |
| 2023 | Netcompany INEOS WorldTour | 5 | — | €0 | €69k Model |
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.
Rising 2026: results against ranked riders
He is one of the U23 riders in Rising: counts, not a score, every result linked to ProCyclingStats.
Strength of results 2026
2026 so far: 4 top-20 finishes from 49 starts. In those results he finished ahead of 10 different riders from the UCI top 200 (10 times in total), 1 of them from the top 50.
| Terrain | Top 20 | Ahead of top 50 | Ahead of top 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Time trial | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Results only. Young riders on WorldTeams and ProTeams often race for a leader, so their results can understate their level.
Big U23 races and overall classifications
No top-10 at the big U23 races in 2026. Ahead of 8 different proven riders.
Notable moments
Top-20 finishes, newest first. Every line links to the result on ProCyclingStats.
- 13th at World Championships ME - ITT WC · Time trial · field 284
ahead of Iván Romeo (UCI #123) and 1 other top-200 rider20 September 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #6Remco Evenepoel
- #24Filippo Ganna
- #67Paul Seixas
- #23Brandon McNulty
- #195Jakob Söderqvist
- #3Isaac del Toro
- #113Stefan Küng
- #371Kasper Asgreen
- #213Daan Hoole
- #408Callum Thornley
- #238Alec Segaert
Behind him (beaten)
- #123Iván Romeo
- #275Mattia Cattaneo
- #194Ethan Hayter
- 10th at Itzulia Basque Country stage 1 2.UWT · Time trial · field 702
ahead of Isaac del Toro (UCI #3) and 6 other top-200 riders06 April 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #67Paul Seixas
- #16Kévin Vauquelin
- #149Felix Großschartner
- #32Primož Roglič
- #87Ilan Van Wilder
- #15Florian Lipowitz
- #23Brandon McNulty
- #21Mattias Skjelmose
Behind him (beaten)
- #73Javier Romo
- #145Bruno Armirail
- #3Isaac del Toro
- #82Ben Tulett
- #74Pello Bilbao
- #106Harold Tejada
- #116Mikel Landa
- #206Alex Baudin
- 19th at Tour de la Provence stage 2 2.1 · Mountain · field 16014 February 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #77Matthew Riccitello
- #214Carlos Rodríguez
- #382Brandon Smith Rivera
- #130Aurélien Paret-Peintre
- #85Clément Champoussin
- #307Nicolas Breuillard
- #497Julien Bernard
- #114Guillaume Martin
- #493Ludovico Crescioli
- #230Wout Poels
Behind him (beaten)
No ranked riders
- 13th at Santos Tour Down Under prologue 2.UWT · Time trial · field 412
ahead of Luke Plapp (UCI #80)20 January 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #90Samuel Watson
- #109Ethan Vernon
- #227Laurence Pithie
- #20Jay Vine
- #304Pierre Gautherat
- #61Mauro Schmid
- #354Maikel Zijlaard
- #259Tim Torn Teutenberg
- #389Jensen Plowright
- #128Finn Fisher-Black
Behind him (beaten)
- #80Luke Plapp
- #383Andrea Raccagni Noviero
- #233Ivo Oliveira
- #246Florian Stork
- #236Luke Lamperti
Sources
- €135k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Market value €204k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Contract to 2028 — announced 2025-11 Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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Top earners at EF Education-EasyPost
FAQ
How much does Michael Leonard earn?
We estimate Michael Leonard's base salary for 2026 at €135k a year: about €11k a month or €2,596 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €112k–275k. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
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How long is Michael Leonard's contract?
Until the end of 2028, with EF Education-EasyPost.
Who is Michael Leonard's agent?
He is not on any published agency roster.
What is Michael Leonard's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Michael Leonard's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €466k in base salary from 2023 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €995 in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.