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 Movistar Team — Puncheur. That job pays €379k–1M a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 63%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2024 (3 wins, 10 podiums) and his age at signing (25). 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 2019. 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: €36k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Movistar Team WorldTour | 788 | 2 | €18k | €781k Model |
| 2025 | Movistar Team WorldTour | 280 | — | €2,202 | €475k Model |
| 2024 | Lidl-Trek WorldTour | 312 | 1 | €9,798 | €518k Model |
| 2023 | Lidl-Trek WorldTour | 219 | — | €3,500 | €314k Model |
| 2022 | Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli ProTeam | 457 | 2 | €3,078 | n/a |
| 2021 | Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec ProTeam | 121 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | NTT Continental Cycling Team Continental | 234 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka Continental | 12 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | — club / junior | 37 | — | 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
- €781k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Market value €955k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Contract to 2028 — Two-year extension to 2028 (team announcement, 6 Oct 2026) Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page (name variant)
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Natnael Tesfatsion earn?
We estimate Natnael Tesfatsion's base salary for 2026 at €781k a year: about €65k a month or €15k 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 Natnael Tesfatsion's contract?
Until the end of 2028, with Movistar Team.
Who is Natnael Tesfatsion's agent?
PM Cycling Agency (source: FirstCycling agency page (name variant)).
What is Natnael Tesfatsion's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Natnael Tesfatsion's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €2.1M in base salary from 2023 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €36k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.