Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials salary
The median pay for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in the United States is $40,710 a year. About 15,780 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $26,540
- 25th percentile
- $32,260
- Median percentile
- $40,710
- 75th percentile
- $57,160
- 90th percentile
- $82,960
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Jersey $67,600
- North Dakota $63,920
- South Carolina $61,290
- Wisconsin $57,000
- Ohio $55,040
- Louisiana $50,080
- Illinois $49,070
- Massachusetts $48,400
- West Virginia $46,490
- Arizona $46,440
- Indiana $46,140
- Vermont $46,080
- California $44,530
- Colorado $44,230
- Pennsylvania $44,200
- Iowa $43,040
- Texas $42,920
- Washington $41,350
- Virginia $40,840
- Connecticut $39,530
- Oregon $38,730
- Florida $37,070
- Montana $36,370
- South Dakota $35,260
- Michigan $34,560
- Missouri $33,140
- Idaho $32,250
- Utah $31,430
- Nebraska $31,390
- Georgia $28,360
- Mississippi $27,060
- North Carolina $26,540
- Oklahoma $21,900
By metro area
- Green Bay, WI $77,670
- Baton Rouge, LA $65,230
- Bismarck, ND $63,920
- Fargo, ND $63,190
- Milwaukee, WI $62,400
- Columbus, OH $58,240
- Minneapolis, MN $57,190
- Cleveland, OH $57,140
- San Francisco, CA $56,330
- Akron, OH $56,200
- Chicago, IL $51,600
- Los Angeles, CA $51,230
- Phoenix, AZ $50,250
- Boulder, CO $49,460
- Boston, MA $49,410
- Austin, TX $47,540
- Dallas, TX $46,850
- Detroit, MI $46,500
- Burlington, VT $46,080
- Pittsburgh, PA $45,300
- Greeley, CO $44,990
- Lawrence, KS $44,930
- Hartford, CT $44,890
- Rochester, MN $44,230
- San Jose, CA $44,200
- Seattle, WA $43,570
- New Orleans, LA $43,040
- San Antonio, TX $42,640
- Denver, CO $42,350
- Sacramento, CA $41,600
- Miami, FL $41,020
- Spokane, WA $40,890
- Salinas, CA $40,880
- Grand Junction, CO $40,870
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $40,840
- Washington, DC $40,300
- Charlotte, NC $39,900
- Houston, TX $39,520
- Stockton, CA $38,760
- Bend, OR $38,730
- Orlando, FL $38,410
- Kansas City, MO $37,650
- Oxnard, CA $37,580
- Bridgeport, CT $37,100
- Tampa, FL $37,090
- Sioux Falls, SD $35,860
- Colorado Springs, CO $35,780
- Des Moines, IA $34,370
- St. Louis, MO $34,360
- Charlottesville, VA $33,340
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $32,280
- Salt Lake City, UT $31,430
- Boise City, ID $31,300
- Springfield, MO $30,920
- Provo, UT $29,790
- Raleigh, NC $29,710
- Ogden, UT $28,180
- Harrisburg, PA $27,850
- Atlanta, GA $27,710
- Dayton, OH $26,400
- Oklahoma City, OK $21,760