F1 Staff Salaries 2026: What Everyone in the Team Earns
Drivers are the visible money, but a modern F1 team employs 800–1,200 people. This is what the people behind the car earn — from a $30k graduate engineer to the one fully verified pay package in Formula 1.
Pay by role
| Role | Typical range | Label |
|---|---|---|
| F1 Pit Crew | $60k – $500k | Estimated |
| F1 Mechanic | $40k – $160k | Estimated |
| F1 Engineer | $30k – $400k | Estimated |
| F1 Race Engineer | $130k – $1.1m | Reported |
| F1 Team Principal | $1.4m – $7.3m | Reported |
| F1 Technical Director | $660k – $2.7m | Estimated |
| F1 Sporting Director | $265k – $600k | Estimated |
Named figures
| Name | Role | Pay | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Brown | CEO, McLaren Racing | $49.4m (£37.25m) in 2024 Verified | Highest-paid director package disclosed in McLaren Racing's filed company accounts. |
| Adrian Newey | Managing Technical Partner, Aston Martin | Up to $39.8m (£30m)/yr Reported | Reported deal including equity stake; the largest technical salary in F1 history. |
Staff pay sits inside the cost cap (driver pay does not), which is why teams guard these numbers. Ranges come from filed accounts, named reporting and motorsport salary surveys — see methodology.