Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Umpires and Referees
Umpires and Referees officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Umpires, Referees and Other Sports Officials with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $18,750 to $22,560 per year. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Umpires, Referees and Other Sports Officials to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $* | $63,480 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $* | $45,590 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $* | $28,940 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $* | $22,560 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $* | $18,750 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| NJ | $* | $65,570 |
| LA | $* | $59,130 |
| MA | $* | $47,390 |
| CT | $* | $46,740 |
| MD | $* | $44,700 |
| KY | $* | $42,870 |
| MN | $* | $42,220 |
| AZ | $* | $42,140 |
| IN | $* | $41,560 |
| WV | $* | $41,320 |
* Umpires, Referees and Other Sports Officials are generally paid on an annual basis not hourly.
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Umpire, Referees and Other Sports Official is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like NJ doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at NJ might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Umpires and Referees are in the states of NJ, LA, MA, CT and MD.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Spectator Sports | $54000 | $* |
| State Government | $48960 | $* |
| Junior Colleges | $44370 | $* |
| Employment Services | $42680 | $* |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $37180 | $* |
| Traveler Accommodation | $35440 | $* |
| Local Government | $34420 | $* |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | $33470 | $* |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $32970 | $* |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $32880 | $* |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $32070 | $* |
| Other Schools and Instruction | $30860 | $* |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $ | $* |
| Individual and Family Services | $ | $* |
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