Salary by season
Reported Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
Reported figure. €1.2M base salary per year, as reported by Diario del Triatlón citing Marca (2023-10). Source ↗ Bonuses, image rights and sponsor income are not included. This figure is used as a fixed anchor in the model.
Career
Turned pro in 2011. 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: €204k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bahrain Victorious WorldTour | 617 | — | €8,790 | €1.2M Reported |
| 2025 | Bahrain Victorious WorldTour | 818 | — | €26k | €1.4M Model |
| 2024 | Bahrain Victorious WorldTour | 874 | 1 | €29k | €1.5M Model |
| 2023 | Bahrain Victorious WorldTour | 1344 | 2 | €72k | €1.3M Model |
| 2022 | Bahrain Victorious WorldTour | 1432 | 3 | €68k | €1.6M Model |
| 2021 | Bahrain Victorious WorldTour | 779 | 1 | n/a | €640k Model |
| 2020 | Bahrain-McLaren WorldTour | 646 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Astana Pro Team WorldTour | 573 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Astana Pro Team WorldTour | 589 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Astana Pro Team WorldTour | 264 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ProTeam | 421 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ProTeam | 286 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA ProTeam | 369 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2013 | Euskaltel-Euskadi WorldTour | 59 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2012 | Euskaltel-Euskadi WorldTour | 54 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | Euskaltel-Euskadi WorldTour | 136 | — | 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
- €1.2M, 2023–2026 — Diario del Triatlón citing Marca, 2023-10 reported Marca list of best-paid Spanish riders 2023: Landa 2.0M (Bahrain), Soler 1.2M (UAE), Mas 1.2M (Movistar), Bilbao 1.2M (Bahrain), Ayuso ~1.0M (UAE). Bilbao extended with Bahrain in Jul 2023 (to 2026) so the figure covers the current deal Open
- Market value €843k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Contract to 2026 — Announced at Itzulia; team statement. Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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Top earners at Bahrain Victorious
FAQ
How much does Pello Bilbao earn?
Pello Bilbao's base salary for 2026 is €1.2M a year, as reported in the press: about €100k a month or €23k a week, before tax. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page. Pello Bilbao costs €1,945 per PCS point in 2026: 13 of the 35 riders whose salary has been published. What one point costs →
How long is Pello Bilbao's contract?
He is retiring at the end of the 2026 season.
Who is Pello Bilbao's agent?
A&J All Sports (source: FirstCycling agency page).
What is Pello Bilbao's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Pello Bilbao's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €7.7M in base salary from 2021 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €204k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.