Contract
Until the end of 2027, with Cofidis.
Current contract: extension, announced 7 May 2025 · Source ↗
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 €8.7M (budget €22M × 40%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €80k 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 2016. 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: €2,855.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cofidis ProTeam | 20 | — | €0 | €80k Model |
| 2025 | Cofidis WorldTour | 35 | — | €400 | €83k Model |
| 2024 | TotalEnergies ProTeam | 64 | — | €0 | n/a |
| 2023 | TotalEnergies ProTeam | 114 | — | €1,955 | n/a |
| 2022 | TotalEnergies ProTeam | 84 | — | €500 | n/a |
| 2021 | TotalEnergies ProTeam | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | Team Total Direct Energie ProTeam | 27 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Team Total Direct Energie ProTeam | 75 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Direct Energie ProTeam | 50 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Direct Energie ProTeam | 10 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Direct Energie ProTeam | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Vendée U club / junior | 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.
Net worth and career earnings
Paul Ourselin has earned an estimated €166k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€163k salary, €2,855 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 2 salary seasons are model estimates. The salary count starts in 2025, 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
- Damien Touzé Cofidis · €80k Model
- Edoardo Zamperini Cofidis · €80k Model
- Yaël Joalland Cofidis · €80k Model
- Oliver Knight Cofidis · €80k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Roland Thalmann Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Niklas Larsen Unibet Rose Rockets · €80k Model
- Abel Balderstone Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €80k Model
- Jordi López Euskaltel-Euskadi · €80k Model
Other riders from France
- Nicolas Debeaumarché Cofidis · €80k Model
- Florian Dauphin TotalEnergies · €78k Model
- Thibault Guernalec TotalEnergies · €78k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2027
- Will Barta Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Hannes Wilksch Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €1,333 (60 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €9 (9,404 km)
- Per PCS point
- €4,000 (20 points)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 0.0%
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
- €80k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2027 — announced 2025-05-07 Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
Something wrong? Correct this data
Also with LC Management (Lyon Cyclisme)
FAQ
How much does Paul Ourselin earn?
We estimate Paul Ourselin's base salary for 2026 at €80k a year: about €6,667 a month or €1,538 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €60k–100k. 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 Paul Ourselin under contract?
Until the end of 2027, with Cofidis.
Who is Paul Ourselin's agent?
LC Management (Lyon Cyclisme) (source: FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data).
What is Paul Ourselin's net worth?
Paul Ourselin has earned an estimated €166k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€163k salary, €2,855 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.