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Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials salary in Chicago, IL

The median umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $51,600 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,424 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$35,530
Median percentile
$51,600
75th percentile
$82,970
90th percentile
$87,220

Based on 540 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$41,086 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,600
Federal income tax−$4,012
Social Security + Medicare−$3,947
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$2,554
Monthly take-home$3,424
Every two weeks$1,580

Does it go far here?

$49,809Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

All umpires, referees, and other sports officials salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois