Salary by season
Reported Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
How this estimate is made. In 2025, when this contract was signed, he was a second-tier leader rider for Soudal Quick-Step — Sprinter. That job pays €632k–2M a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 100%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2025 (43 wins, 56 podiums) and his age at signing (32). Every unreported salary at Soudal Quick-Step is then scaled by 0.85×, because the pay bands add up to 18% more than the team's estimated wage bill. Salaries are set when a contract is signed and run to its end, so results since 2025 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 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: €393k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour | 975 | 10 | €71k | €1.7M Model |
| 2025 | Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour | 1275 | 16 | €104k | €1.4M Model |
| 2024 | Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour | 1475 | 16 | €130k | €1.6M Model |
| 2023 | Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour | 900 | 11 | €59k | €612k Model |
| 2022 | Alpecin-Deceuninck ProTeam | 986 | 5 | €30k | n/a |
| 2021 | Alpecin-Fenix ProTeam | 1164 | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | Alpecin-Fenix ProTeam | 488 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Corendon-Circus ProTeam | 370 | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Vérandas Willems-Crelan ProTeam | 170 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Vérandas Willems-Crelan ProTeam | 94 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Crelan-Vastgoedservice Continental | 120 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace Continental | 51 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team Continental | 4 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2013 | Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team Continental | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2012 | Sunweb-Revor Continental | 4 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | Sunweb-Revor Continental | 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.
Reported power
Numbers published by the press. We never measure power ourselves.
All 3 published figures for Tim Merlier, with the quote each rests on →
Sources
- €1.7M, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Market value €2M — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Contract to 2028 — announced 2025-01 Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page
- 1,550 W / 20.4 W/kg (Tour de France 2026 stage 7 Hagetmau-Bordeaux) — FasCat Coaching Open
- 1,490 W (UAE Tour 2025 stage 6) — Sticky Bottle, no byline, not stated (~2025-02-22) Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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Top earners at Soudal Quick-Step
Also with THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman)
FAQ
How much does Tim Merlier earn?
We estimate Tim Merlier's base salary for 2026 at €1.7M a year: about €141k a month or €32k a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €632k–2M. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page. #37 of the 50 highest-paid cyclists in 2026 →
How long is Tim Merlier's contract?
Until the end of 2028, with Soudal Quick-Step.
Who is Tim Merlier's agent?
THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman) (source: FirstCycling agency page).
What is Tim Merlier's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Tim Merlier's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €5.3M in base salary from 2023 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €393k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.