Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary in the US
A umpires, referees, and other sports officials earns a national median of $40,710 a year (mean $53,010) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #719 of 825.
How much does a umpires, referees, and other sports officials earn in the US?
A umpires, referees, and other sports officials in the United States earns a median of $40,710 a year (mean $53,010), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 20% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 15,780 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-2023), ranked #719 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$40,710
per year
Mean
$53,010
per year
Employment
15,780
US workers
National rank
#719
of 825 by median
What a umpires, referees, and other sports officials earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a umpires, referees, and other sports officials (SOC 27-2023) earns a median annual wage of $40,710 and a mean (average) of $53,010. The median is the midpoint — half of umpires, referees, and other sports officials earn more and half earn less — and is 20% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a umpires, referees, and other sports officials in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for umpires, referees, and other sports officials is $40,710, and the mean (average) is $53,010. The median is the midpoint — half of umpires, referees, and other sports officials earn more and half earn less.
- How does umpires, referees, and other sports officials pay compare to the US average?
- At $40,710, a umpires, referees, and other sports officials earns 20% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many umpires, referees, and other sports officials are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 15,780 umpires, referees, and other sports officials employed nationally (SOC 27-2023), across all industries.
- Where does this umpires, referees, and other sports officials salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-2023. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-2023 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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