Contract Current Contract
Contract Start
2025
Contract End
2026
Duration
2 years
Base Salary
$5,000,000
W/Bonus
$7,000,000
Sauber / Audi (2025 onward)
Nico Hülkenberg signed 2-year (2025/26) contract with Sauber F1 team with base salary of $5 million per year. He can also earn upto maximum $2 million in performance related bonuses. ($50,000 per point).
Active Contract
| Signed | Base Salary | Bonus | Total | Team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5m | $2m | $7m |
Sauber
|
Source |
Haas (2023–2024)
Nov 17, 2022 - Nico Hülkenberg signed a 2 year (2023/24) contract with Haas (HAAS) with salary of $2 million per season.
Renault (2017–2019)
14 October 2016 - Hülkenberg signed 3-year (2017/19) contract with Renault with base salary of $4.5 million per year.
Earnings Per Year
Year
Base
Team
2026
$5m
2025
$5m
2024
$2m
2023
$2m
2019
$4.5m
2018
$4.5m
2017
$4.5m
| Year | Base Salary | Verified | Age | Team | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $5m |
|
38 | Sauber/Audi | |
| 2025 | $5m |
|
37 | Sauber | |
| 2024 | $2m | 36 | Haas | ||
| 2023 | $2m |
|
35 | Haas | |
| 2019 | $4.5m | 31 | Renault | ||
| 2018 | $4.5m |
|
30 | Renault | |
| 2017 | $4.5m |
|
29 | Renault |
Frequently Asked Questions
Nico Hülkenberg earns around $5 million per year in base salary from Sauber (Audi) with his 2-year contract (2025/26).
Hülkenberg initial 2-year contract back in April 2024 to join Audi’s works team project for 2025/26 F1 seasons with option to extend until 2027.
His current estimated net worth is around $20 million. Mostly from his earnings from F1 contracts since 2010.
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