Belgium · 33 · Sprinter · PCS rank 29
Tim Merlier
€1.6M
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
975
career 7960 · 59.3 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2028 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€14.0M
Soudal Quick-Step · budget est. €35M · this rider ≈ 11.7% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. Soudal Quick-Step's riders' wage pool is €15.8M (budget €35M × 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 0.9 for age 33; 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%.
Merlier in context
Soudal Quick-Step — top earners
- Paul Magnier€2M Model
- Tim Merlier€1.6M Model
- Jasper Stuyven€1.3M Model
- Filippo Zana€996k Model
- Ilan van Wilder€851k Model
THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman) — other clients
- Lenny Martinez Bahrain Victorious1556 pts
- Tobias Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility1367 pts
29 WorldTour riders · 7.3% of all points · Agency page →
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- Christian Scaroni XDS Astana€1.7M · 1471 pts
- Tobias Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility€1.7M · 1367 pts
- Benoît Cosnefroy UAE Team Emirates-XRG€1.6M · 888 pts
- Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe€1.6M · 1312 pts
- Giulio Ciccone Lidl-Trek€1.6M · 879 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.