Slovenia · 20 · Classics · PCS rank 405
Žak Eržen
€217k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
157
career 220 · 72.4 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€11.8M
Bahrain Victorious · budget est. €28M · this rider ≈ 1.8% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. Bahrain Victorious's riders' wage pool is €12.6M (budget €28M × 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 0.75 for age 20; 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: €40k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.
Eržen in context
Bahrain Victorious — top earners
- Lenny Martinez€2.5M Model
- Santiago Buitrago€1M Model
- Pello Bilbao€886k Model
- Antonio Tiberi€874k Model
- Matej Mohorič€796k Model
- Žak Eržen (#15 of 28)€217k
Similar salary band
- Alessandro Romele XDS Astana€219k · 236 pts
- Julius Johansen UAE Team Emirates-XRG€218k · 174 pts
- Krists Neilands NSN Cycling Team€218k · 142 pts
- Rui Oliveira UAE Team Emirates-XRG€215k · 155 pts
- Ivo Oliveira UAE Team Emirates-XRG€214k · 173 pts
- Simone Consonni Lidl-Trek€211k · 51 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.