HYROX Announces $2.5 Million Elite Prize Purse for 2026/2027 Season
HYROX will offer more than $2.5 million in Elite prize money during the 2026/2027 season, the company announced in an email to athletes.
The $2,506,500 total includes five Elite Series races, the World Championships, and the Elite Invitational Relay.
The season begins with the Hamburg Elite Series race on October 29-30.
Men’s and women’s fields receive equal payouts in Singles and Doubles. Doubles prize money is paid to the team and split equally between the two athletes.
HYROX 2026/2027 Elite Prize Money Breakdown
- Five Elite Series races: $1,647,500
- World Championship Singles and Doubles: $759,000
- Elite Invitational Relay: $100,000
- Total: $2,506,500
Elite Series Prize Money
Each Elite Series event will pay $329,500 across Elite Singles and Elite Doubles.
Elite Singles will pay $98,250 per gender, while Elite Doubles will pay $66,500 per gender.
Elite Series Singles Prize Money
1st – $23,250
2nd – $15,500
3rd – $10,250
4th – $8,500
5th – $6,750
6th – $6,250
7th – $4,750
8th – $4,250
9th – $3,750
10th – $3,250
11th – $2,750
12th – $2,500
13th – $2,250
14th – $2,250
15th – $2,000
Elite Series Doubles Prize Money
The following amounts are paid per team.
1st – $15,500
2nd – $10,250
3rd – $6,750
4th – $5,750
5th – $4,750
6th – $3,750
7th – $3,250
8th – $2,750
9th – $2,250
10th – $2,250
11th – $2,000
12th – $2,000
13th – $1,750
14th – $1,750
15th – $1,750
Increase From Last Season’s Majors
During the 2025/2026 season, HYROX Major races paid $15,000 to each Elite Singles winner and $10,000 to each winning Elite Doubles team.
The new Elite Series raises those figures to $23,250 for Singles and $15,500 for Doubles, a 55 percent increase in each top prize.
The combined Singles and Doubles purse at a 2025/2026 Major was $199,000. Each 2026/2027 Elite Series event will pay $329,500, an increase of $130,500, or about 66 percent.
The increases reach the full Elite 15 field. Fifteenth place in Singles moves from $900 to $2,000. In Doubles, 15th place rises from $600 per team to $1,750 per team.
World Championship Prize Money
The 2026/2027 World Championship Singles and Doubles purse will total $759,000. Including the $100,000 Elite Invitational Relay, the total World Championship weekend purse is $859,000.
World Championship Singles Prize Money
1st – $58,250
2nd – $38,750
3rd – $26,000
4th – $20,750
5th – $17,500
6th – $14,500
7th – $12,500
8th – $10,250
9th – $9,000
10th – $8,250
11th – $7,000
12th – $6,500
13th – $6,000
14th – $6,000
15th – $6,000
World Championship Doubles Prize Money
The following amounts are paid per team.
1st – $49,250
2nd – $24,750
3rd – $16,250
4th – $8,250
5th – $5,000
6th – $3,750
7th – $3,750
8th – $3,250
9th – $3,250
10th – $3,250
11th – $2,750
12th – $2,750
13th – $2,000
14th – $2,000
15th – $2,000
How the World Championship Purse Compares
At the 2026 World Championships in Stockholm, HYROX awarded $504,000 across Elite Singles, Elite Doubles, and the Relay Invitational.
The 2026/2027 World Championship weekend will pay $859,000, an increase of $355,000, or about 70 percent.
The Elite Singles purse rises from $304,000 to $494,500, while Elite Doubles rises from $126,000 to $264,500.
The Singles world champions will earn $58,250, up from $40,000 in Stockholm. Winning Doubles teams will earn $49,250, up from $30,000.