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JAYC
Michael Matthews
Age:35y 231d · Sep 26, 1990
Country:🇦🇺 Australia
Turned Pro:2010
Exp:17 years
UCI Rank:#127 · 700 pts
Contract:2010
Seasons
17 Years
Career Earnings1
€3.4M
Career Prize
€1.4M
Teams
1
Algorithmic estimateHow is this 2026 earnings estimate calculated?

No reported salary figure is on file for this rider, so the estimate comes from our rubric — a function of team budget and rider UCI position.

  1. Team UCI rank (#10) places Jayco AlUla into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#127) positions the rider on that team's pay curve. A top-3 rider on a top team earns near the bracket ceiling; a domestique earns closer to the bracket floor.

Bracket ceiling for this team: €4.0M.

2026 salary floor for this rider (veteran): €44K — the CPA-AIGCP-mandated WorldTour minimum. Source ↗

See the full methodology on the Rubric page. Have a better source? Send it in.

Rubric inputs
UCI rank#127
Team UCI rank#10
Pay bracketBracket 2
Bracket ceiling€4.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total
Prize
Money
Total
Cumulative
Awards / Highlights
201020JAYC€78K€122K€200KStages 1 & 3 +5 more wins
201121JAYC€78K€61K€339KRund um Köln +3 more wins
201222JAYC€143K€49K€531KClásica de Almería +2 more wins
201323JAYC€143K€72K€746KStages 5 & 21 +2 more wins
201424JAYC€143K€105K€994KVuelta a La Rioja +5 more wins
201525JAYC€208K€161K€1.4MStage 3 +5 more wins
201626JAYC€208K€85K€1.7MVuelta a La Rioja +3 more wins
201727JAYC€208K€88K€2.0MPoints classification +4 more wins
201828JAYC€261K€114K€2.3MPrologue Tour de Romandie +3 more wins
201929JAYC€261K€52K€2.6MGrand Prix Cycliste de Québec +2 more wins
202030JAYC€261K€25K€2.9MBretagne Classic
202131JAYC€240K€5K€3.2M
202232JAYC€240K€76K€3.5MPoints classification, Tour de Suisse +2 more wins
202333JAYC€240K€39K€3.8MSprints classification, Tour Down Under +1 more win
202434JAYC€203K€144K€4.1MTeam relay, UCI Road World Championships +2 more wins
202535JAYC€203K€123K€4.4MTeam relay, UCI Road World Championships +1 more win
202636JAYC€261K€16K€4.7MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
JAYC Jayco AlUla2010–2026 (17)€4.7M

Career-cumulative estimate allocated across the rider's teams. Past stints use the team history if known; otherwise all years are attributed to the current team. Endorsements and appearance fees aren't included. See Rubric for methodology.