Great Britain · 30 · GC rider · PCS rank 552
James Shaw
€164k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
103
career 991 · 62.8 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
No contract for 2027
until end of 2026 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€11.9M
EF Education-EasyPost · budget est. €30M · this rider ≈ 1.4% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. EF Education-EasyPost's riders' wage pool is €13.5M (budget €30M × 45%). After fixed reported salaries, the rest is split by a value score (0.6 × 2026 PCS points + 0.4 × career points per season, raised to the power 1.15) with an age factor of 1.0 for age 30; half of the estimate comes from the same allocation run league-wide, so leaders of small teams aren't over-priced. Floor for this rider: €60k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.
Shaw in context
EF Education-EasyPost — top earners
- Richard Carapaz€2.3M Reported
- Alex Baudin€1.1M Model
- Ben Healy€947k Model
- Michael Valgren€631k Model
- Neilson Powless€571k Model
- James Shaw (#19 of 30)€164k
Skelde Performance — other clients
- Anders Foldager Jayco AlUla454 pts
- Jakob Söderqvist Lidl-Trek401 pts
- Alexander Kamp Uno-X Mobility360 pts
13 WorldTour riders · 1.6% of all points · Agency page →
Similar salary band
- Casper Pedersen Soudal Quick-Step€165k · 84 pts
- Emil Herzog Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe€165k · 155 pts
- Senna Remijn Alpecin-Premier Tech€165k · 130 pts
- Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Lidl-Trek€164k · 95 pts
- Matevž Govekar Bahrain Victorious€162k · 120 pts
- James Knox Picnic PostNL€161k · 25 pts
Snapshot 9 September 2026. Salary shown is a base-salary estimate for the 2026 season in euros before tax; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.