27 Series · SOC 27-2023

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$38,820

per year

Median Hourly

N/A

per hour

Mean Salary

$52,800

average

Employment

15,080

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$25,070$30,920$38,820$53,560$93,180
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$25,070

25th Percentile

$30,920

Median

$38,820

75th Percentile

$53,560

90th Percentile

$93,180

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Massachusetts $83,570 +115% above national
2 Kentucky $57,450 +48% above national
3 South Carolina $57,390 +48% above national
4 Minnesota $52,630 +36% above national
5 New Hampshire $52,580 +35% above national
6 Louisiana $52,320 +35% above national
7 Maryland $50,720 +31% above national
8 Maine $48,400 +25% above national
9 New Jersey $47,620 +23% above national
10 Illinois $47,010 +21% above national
11 Arizona $45,240 +17% above national
12 Wisconsin $44,810 +15% above national
13 California $44,590 +15% above national
14 Virginia $43,940 +13% above national
15 Vermont $43,860 +13% above national
16 West Virginia $43,600 +12% above national
17 Colorado $42,120 +9% above national
18 Oregon $41,540 +7% above national
19 Washington $40,040 +3% above national
20 Connecticut $37,790 3% below national
21 Texas $37,610 3% below national
22 Missouri $37,300 4% below national
23 Indiana $37,060 5% below national
24 South Dakota $36,380 6% below national
25 Nebraska $34,370 11% below national
26 Iowa $34,010 12% below national
27 Kansas $32,970 15% below national
28 Michigan $32,900 15% below national
29 Montana $31,050 20% below national
30 Florida $30,190 22% below national
31 Utah $29,920 23% below national
32 Georgia $28,360 27% below national
33 New Mexico $28,210 27% below national
34 Ohio $26,250 32% below national
35 Idaho $25,230 35% below national
36 North Carolina $25,070 35% below national
37 Nevada $23,820 39% below national
38 Oklahoma $23,150 40% below national
39 Mississippi $23,080 41% below national
40 Tennessee $23,080 41% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $83,580 +115% above national
2 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $83,570 +115% above national
3 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $81,600 +110% above national
4 Bismarck, ND $68,550 +77% above national
5 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $66,570 +71% above national
6 Baton Rouge, LA $62,090 +60% above national
7 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $54,170 +40% above national
8 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $53,560 +38% above national
9 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $51,730 +33% above national
10 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $51,210 +32% above national
11 Fargo, ND-MN $50,770 +31% above national
12 Madison, WI $49,920 +29% above national
13 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $49,360 +27% above national
14 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $48,930 +26% above national
15 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $48,660 +25% above national
16 Pittsburgh, PA $48,470 +25% above national
17 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $48,320 +24% above national
18 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $47,040 +21% above national
19 Boulder, CO $47,020 +21% above national
20 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $46,730 +20% above national
21 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $46,650 +20% above national
22 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $45,930 +18% above national
23 Chico, CA $45,070 +16% above national
24 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $44,630 +15% above national
25 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $44,540 +15% above national
26 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $43,860 +13% above national
27 Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $43,300 +12% above national
28 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $43,190 +11% above national
29 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $42,120 +9% above national
30 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,790 +8% above national
31 Bend, OR $41,540 +7% above national
32 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $40,040 +3% above national
33 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $39,900 +3% above national
34 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $39,850 +3% above national
35 Kansas City, MO-KS $39,790 +2% above national
36 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $39,770 +2% above national
37 Cleveland, OH $39,350 +1% above national
38 Greeley, CO $39,170 +1% above national
39 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $38,960 same as national
40 Richmond, VA $38,820 same as national
41 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $38,050 2% below national
42 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $37,610 3% below national
43 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $37,590 3% below national
44 Salinas, CA $37,570 3% below national
45 Raleigh-Cary, NC $37,500 3% below national
46 St. Louis, MO-IL $37,300 4% below national
47 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $36,930 5% below national
48 Stockton-Lodi, CA $36,620 6% below national
49 Fort Wayne, IN $36,390 6% below national
50 Colorado Springs, CO $36,290 7% below national
51 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $35,000 10% below national
52 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $34,460 11% below national
53 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $34,390 11% below national
54 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $34,090 12% below national
55 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $33,760 13% below national
56 Jacksonville, FL $33,570 14% below national
57 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $33,280 14% below national
58 Springfield, MO $33,090 15% below national
59 Lawrence, KS $32,970 15% below national
60 Ann Arbor, MI $32,900 15% below national
61 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,900 15% below national
62 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $32,470 16% below national
63 Charlottesville, VA $30,920 20% below national
64 Kansas nonmetropolitan area $30,730 21% below national
65 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $30,400 22% below national
66 Billings, MT $30,200 22% below national
67 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $29,920 23% below national
68 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $29,610 24% below national
69 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $29,270 25% below national
70 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $29,020 25% below national
71 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $28,530 27% below national
72 Wichita, KS $28,510 27% below national
73 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $28,330 27% below national
74 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $27,890 28% below national
75 Columbus, OH $26,640 31% below national
76 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $26,480 32% below national
77 Coeur d'Alene, ID $26,350 32% below national
78 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $25,830 33% below national
79 Boise City, ID $25,230 35% below national
80 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $25,070 35% below national
81 Ogden, UT $24,560 37% below national
82 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $24,550 37% below national
83 Oklahoma City, OK $24,180 38% below national
84 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $23,820 39% below national
85 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $23,500 39% below national
86 Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $16,000 59% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.