Contract
His contract with Pinarello Q36.5 ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.
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 €7.33M (budget €19M × 39%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €74k 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: €3,787.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pinarello Q36.5 ProTeam | 52 | — | €2,400 | €74k Model |
| 2025 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team ProTeam | 69 | — | €617 | n/a |
| 2024 | Visma | Lease a Bike WorldTour | 42 | — | €375 | €164k Model |
| 2023 | Jumbo-Visma WorldTour | 375 | 2 | €395 | €449k Model |
| 2022 | Jumbo-Visma WorldTour | 5 | — | €0 | €63k 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.
Net worth and career earnings
Milan Vader has earned an estimated €754k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€750k salary, €3,787 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 4 salary seasons are model estimates. The salary count starts in 2022, 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
- Joseph Pidcock Pinarello Q36.5 · €74k Model
- Kamil Małecki Pinarello Q36.5 · €74k Model
- Nicolò Parisini Pinarello Q36.5 · €74k Model
- Sjoerd Bax Pinarello Q36.5 · €74k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Henri Vandenabeele Flanders-Baloise · €74k Model
- Jelle Johannink Unibet Rose Rockets · €74k Model
- Daniel Cavia Burgos-Burpellet BH · €75k Model
- Geoffrey Bouchard TotalEnergies · €73k Model
Other riders from Netherlands
- Jan Maas Cofidis · €80k Model
- Maikel Zijlaard Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Alex Molenaar Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €96k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2026
- Merhawi Kudus Burgos-Burpellet BH · €76k Model
- Odd Christian Eiking Unibet Rose Rockets · €71k Model
- Thibault Guernalec TotalEnergies · €78k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €1,276 (58 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €8 (9,076 km)
- Per PCS point
- €1,423 (52 points)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 3.2%
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
- €74k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2026 — ProCyclingStats, 22 September 2026 Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Milan Vader earn?
We estimate Milan Vader's base salary for 2026 at €74k a year: about €6,167 a month or €1,423 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €56k–92k. 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 Milan Vader under contract?
His contract with Pinarello Q36.5 ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.
Who is Milan Vader's agent?
We have not found this ProTeam rider's agent yet.
What is Milan Vader's net worth?
Milan Vader has earned an estimated €754k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€750k salary, €3,787 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.