HYROX expanded its Elite 15 prize purse structure for the 2025/2026 season, significantly increasing payouts and extending prize money across the entire Elite 15 field.

Prize money is awarded separately for Elite 15 Singles and Elite 15 Doubles, with identical payouts for men and women in both divisions.

Every HYROX Major race this season uses the same payout structure, making the Elite 15 field one of the deepest paying divisions in functional fitness competition.

Elite 15 Singles Prize Money (Per Gender)

1st – $15,000
2nd – $9,600
3rd – $6,000
4th – $4,800
5th – $4,200
6th – $3,600
7th – $3,000
8th – $2,700
9th – $2,400
10th – $2,100
11th – $1,800
12th – $1,500
13th – $1,200
14th – $900
15th – $900

This structure pays all 15 Elite athletes who start and finish the race, creating one of the deepest payout structures in HYROX Major history.

Elite 15 Doubles Prize Money (Per Team)

(Amounts listed are paid per team)

1st – $10,000
2nd – $6,400
3rd – $4,000
4th – $3,200
5th – $2,800
6th – $2,400
7th – $2,000
8th – $1,800
9th – $1,600
10th – $1,400
11th – $1,200
12th – $1,000
13th – $800
14th – $600
15th – $600

All 15 teams who start and finish the race receive prize money.

Guaranteed Payout Rules

Elite 15 athletes and teams are guaranteed prize money only if they start and finish the race.

Athletes who do not start, fail to finish, or are disqualified do not receive a payout.

Importantly, HYROX does not roll prize money down when this happens. If an athlete or team fails to finish, the prize money for that placement is not redistributed.

This rule has already played a role in several Elite races where athletes dropped out due to injury, pacing mistakes, or station failures. It reinforces the importance of finishing the race even outside podium contention.

Comparison to 2024–2025 HYROX Major Prize Money

For comparison, HYROX Major prize money during the 2024/2025 season was significantly smaller across the field.

1st – $7,500
2nd – $5,000
3rd – $3,500
4th – $3,000
5th – $2,500
6th – $2,000
7th – $1,500
8th – $1,000
9th – $750
10th – $750
11th–15th – $500 each

The expanded payouts for 2025/2026 nearly double the top prize and extend meaningful earnings throughout the Elite 15 field.

Which Events Get Payouts

HYROX Majors

HYROX Hamburg Major 2025 — October 2–5, 2025
HYROX Melbourne Major 2025 — December 11–14, 2025
HYROX Phoenix Major 2026 — January 29–February 1, 2026
HYROX Warsaw Major 2026 — April 16–19, 2026

HYROX Regional Championships

HYROX Americas Championships 2026 — Washington D.C. (March 7–8, 2026)
HYROX EMEA Championships 2026 — London (March 20–21, 2026)
HYROX APAC Championships 2026 — Brisbane (April 11–12, 2026)

HYROX World Championships 2026 — Stockholm Sweden (June 18-21, 2026)

Payouts have not yet been determined for World Championships, we will update as soon as they are.