El Salvador surfing prize money
The El Salvador has paid £3,462,948 across 5 editions from 2022 to 2026. In 2026 Leonardo Fioravanti and Carissa Moore took £59,259 each.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Leonardo Fioravanti, Carissa Moore | £59,259£59k | £752,593£753k |
| 2025 | Jordy Smith, Gabriela Bryan | £59,259£59k | £699,985£700k |
| 2024 | John John Florence, Caroline Marks | £74,074£74k | £669,630£670k |
| 2023 | Filipe Toledo, Caroline Marks | £74,074£74k | £670,370£670k |
| 2022 | Griffin Colapinto, Stephanie Gilmore | £74,074£74k | £670,370£670k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Surf City El Salvador Pro payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SURFERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Men's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Men's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Men's 17th | 16 | £9,630£10k | £154,074£154k |
| Men's 33rd | 4 | £7,407£7k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Women's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Women's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Women's 17th | 8 | £9,630£10k | £77,037£77k |
Every cheque by name is on the Surf City El Salvador Pro payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the El Salvador
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SURFER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Marks | United States | 2 | £198,889£199k |
| 2 | Griffin Colapinto | United States | 1 | £148,970£149k |
| 3 | Gabriela Bryan | Hawaii | 1 | £145,556£146k |
| 4 | Filipe Toledo | Brazil | 1 | £138,970£139k |
| 5 | Stephanie Gilmore | Australia | 1 | £113,333£113k |
| 6 | Carissa Moore | Hawaii | 1 | £103,704£104k |
| 7 | Tyler Wright | Australia | 0 | £96,296£96k |
| 8 | Italo Ferreira | Brazil | 0 | £94,815£95k |
| 9 | Jordy Smith | South Africa | 1 | £93,056£93k |
| 10 | Matthew McGillivray | South Africa | 0 | £89,352£89k |
| 11 | Leonardo Fioravanti | Italy | 1 | £89,259£89k |
| 12 | Yago Dora | Brazil | 0 | £87,870£88k |
| 13 | Lakey Peterson | United States | 0 | £87,037£87k |
| 14 | Gabriel Medina | Brazil | 0 | £84,074£84k |
| 15 | John John Florence | Hawaii | 1 | £83,056£83k |
| 16 | Caitlin Simmers | United States | 0 | £69,259£69k |
| 17 | Bettylou Sakura Johnson | Hawaii | 0 | £66,667£67k |
| 18 | Molly Picklum | Australia | 0 | £62,963£63k |
| 19 | Kanoa Igarashi | Japan | 0 | £61,933£62k |
| 20 | Isabella Nichols | Australia | 0 | £57,778£58k |
| 21 | Jack Robinson | Australia | 0 | £57,581£58k |
| 22 | Liam O'Brien | Australia | 0 | £56,667£57k |
| 23 | Ethan Ewing | Australia | 0 | £56,296£56k |
| 24 | Johanne Defay | France | 0 | £54,444£54k |
| 25 | Connor O'Leary | Japan | 0 | £54,444£54k |
The top 12 here
Other surfing events
The events either side of the El Salvador by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Peru | 3 | £192,222£192k |
| 1 | Bells Beach | 17 | £9,666,771£9.7m |
| 2 | Saquarema | 15 | £8,665,037£8.7m |
| 3 | Portugal | 15 | £8,261,808£8.3m |
| 4 | Margaret River | 13 | £8,163,956£8.2m |
| 5 | Pipeline | 17 | £7,992,623£8.0m |
| 6 | Teahupoo | 17 | £7,676,815£7.7m |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 14 | £7,458,800£7.5m |
| 8 | Jeffreys Bay | 13 | £6,137,185£6.1m |
| 9 | France | 12 | £5,887,482£5.9m |
| 10 | Trestles | 12 | £5,695,112£5.7m |
| 11 | Fiji | 9 | £4,688,223£4.7m |
| 12 | El Salvador | 5 | £3,462,948£3.5m |
| 13 | Surf Ranch | 4 | £2,698,741£2.7m |
| 14 | Sunset Beach | 5 | £2,343,748£2.3m |
| 15 | Bali | 4 | £1,996,667£2.0m |
| 16 | Maui | 7 | £1,401,630£1.4m |
| 17 | Huntington Beach | 8 | £1,275,111£1.3m |
| 18 | New Zealand | 5 | £1,071,111£1.1m |
| 19 | Santa Catarina | 3 | £751,926£752k |
| 20 | New York | 1 | £722,222£722k |
| 21 | Abu Dhabi | 1 | £699,985£700k |
| 22 | G-Land | 1 | £661,389£661k |
| 23 | Mexico | 1 | £597,037£597k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Surf City El Salvador Pro?
Leonardo Fioravanti and Carissa Moore took £59,259 each. The whole edition paid £752,593 across 60 surfers.
How much prize money has the El Salvador paid?
£3,462,948 across 5 editions from 2022 to 2026. The richest was the Surf City El Salvador Pro, at £752,593.
Who has won the most money at the El Salvador?
Caroline Marks, with £198,889 and 2 wins. Griffin Colapinto is next on £148,970.
Who has won the El Salvador the most times?
Caroline Marks, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the El Salvador rank for prize money?
12th of the 32 surfing events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every surfing event and surfer is ranked on surfing prize money. The latest edition is the Surf City El Salvador Pro, and the one before it the Surf City El Salvador Pro. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's surfing prize money.