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 €104k 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 2010. 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: €111k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pinarello Q36.5 ProTeam | 48 | — | €2,670 | €207k Model |
| 2025 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team WorldTour | 186 | 4 | €4,144 | €562k Model |
| 2024 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team WorldTour | 571 | 5 | €45k | €738k Model |
| 2023 | BORA-hansgrohe WorldTour | 316 | 3 | €12k | €427k Model |
| 2022 | BORA-hansgrohe WorldTour | 738 | 3 | €46k | €791k Model |
| 2021 | Deceuninck-Quick Step WorldTour | 630 | 7 | n/a | €314k Model |
| 2020 | Deceuninck-Quick Step WorldTour | 986 | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | BORA-hansgrohe WorldTour | 1318 | 13 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | BORA-hansgrohe WorldTour | 876 | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | BORA-hansgrohe WorldTour | 857 | 10 | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Bora-Argon 18 ProTeam | 549 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Bora-Argon 18 ProTeam | 439 | 5 | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | Team NetApp-Endura ProTeam | 436 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2013 | An Post-Chain Reaction Continental | 100 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2012 | An Post-Sean Kelly Continental | 25 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team Continental | 3 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2010 | Française des Jeux WorldTour | 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
Sam Bennett has earned an estimated €3.1M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€3M salary, €111k 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 6 salary seasons are model estimates. Season by season ↑ · Career earnings top 100 →
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Brent van Moer Pinarello Q36.5 · €212k Model
- Eddie Dunbar Pinarello Q36.5 · €202k Model
- Xandro Meurisse Pinarello Q36.5 · €184k Model
- Marcel Camprubí Pinarello Q36.5 · €176k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Roel van Sintmaartensdijk Lotto Intermarché · €207k Model
- Josh Kench Groupama-FDJ United · €208k Model
- Jakob Omrzel Bahrain Victorious · €206k Model
- Fernando Gaviria Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €209k Model
Other riders from Ireland
- Jamie Meehan Cofidis · €203k Model
- Archie Ryan EF Education-EasyPost · €245k Model
- Dillon Corkery Picnic PostNL · €254k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2026
- Johan Price-Pejtersen Alpecin-Premier Tech · €205k Model
- Albert Torres Movistar Team · €213k Model
- Gal Glivar Alpecin-Premier Tech · €201k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €5,914 (35 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €39 (5,247 km)
- Per PCS point
- €4,312 (48 points)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 1.3%
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
- €207k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2026 — ProCyclingStats, 22 September 2026 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 Trinity Sports Management
FAQ
How much does Sam Bennett earn?
We estimate Sam Bennett's base salary for 2026 at €207k a year: about €17k a month or €3,981 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €155k–259k. 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 Sam Bennett under contract?
His contract with Pinarello Q36.5 ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.
Who is Sam Bennett's agent?
Trinity Sports Management (source: FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data).
What is Sam Bennett's net worth?
Sam Bennett has earned an estimated €3.1M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€3M salary, €111k 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.