Australia · 30 · Sprinter · PCS rank 254
Sam Welsford
€489k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
267
career 1739 · 54.6 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€22.6M
INEOS Grenadiers · budget est. €52M · this rider ≈ 2.2% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. INEOS Grenadiers's riders' wage pool is €23.4M (budget €52M × 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: €90k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.
Welsford in context
INEOS Grenadiers — top earners
- Egan Bernal€2.5M Reported
- Carlos Rodríguez€2.5M Reported
- Filippo Ganna€2M Reported
- Thymen Arensman€1.9M Model
- Dorian Godon€1.7M Model
- Sam Welsford (#15 of 28)€489k
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- Tim van Dijke Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe€491k · 422 pts
- Valentin Madouas Groupama-FDJ United€491k · 150 pts
- Yevgeniy Fedorov XDS Astana€488k · 421 pts
- Damiano Caruso Bahrain Victorious€487k · 303 pts
- Adrià Pericas UAE Team Emirates-XRG€478k · 310 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.