Salary by season
Reported Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
How this estimate is made. In 2026, when this contract was signed, he was a key climber / super-domestique rider for Soudal Quick-Step — Climber. That job pays €379k–1M a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 60%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2026 (3 wins, 10 podiums) and his age at signing (25). 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 2026 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 2022. 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: €99k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour | 502 | — | €36k | €649k Model |
| 2025 | Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour | 367 | 2 | €30k | €398k Model |
| 2024 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team WorldTour | 458 | 1 | €28k | €442k Model |
| 2023 | AG2R Citroën Team WorldTour | 125 | — | €3,703 | €142k Model |
| 2022 | AG2R Citroën Team WorldTour | 5 | — | €0 | €44k Model |
| 2018 | B'Twin U19 AG2r La Mondiale 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.
Sources
- €649k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Market value €933k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Contract to 2028 — announced 2026-01 Open
- Agent — lcmanagement.eu Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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Top earners at Soudal Quick-Step
FAQ
How much does Valentin Paret-Peintre earn?
We estimate Valentin Paret-Peintre's base salary for 2026 at €649k a year: about €54k a month or €12k 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 Valentin Paret-Peintre's contract?
Until the end of 2028, with Soudal Quick-Step.
Who is Valentin Paret-Peintre's agent?
LC Management (Lyon Cyclisme) (source: lcmanagement.eu).
What is Valentin Paret-Peintre's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Valentin Paret-Peintre's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €1.7M in base salary from 2022 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €99k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.