Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 139 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Blacksburg, VA $83,58040
Boston, MA-NH $83,570120
Massachusetts $83,570210
West North Dakota $81,600—
Green Bay, WI $77,67040
Bismarck, ND $68,55080

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      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $48,660110
      Arizona $45,240180
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $53,560480
      Santa Rosa, CA $49,36040
      Los Angeles, CA $48,320800
      Chico, CA $45,07030
      California $44,5902,830
      San Jose, CA $44,200110
      Riverside, CA $39,900170
      Sacramento, CA $39,770170
      Salinas, CA $37,57080
      Stockton, CA $36,620100
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $35,090—
      Oxnard, CA $35,00080
      San Luis Obispo, CA $33,280—
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Colorado $66,57090
      Boulder, CO $47,02070
      Colorado $42,120910
      Denver, CO $42,120350
      Southwest Colorado $41,790160
      Grand Junction, CO $40,87040
      Greeley, CO $39,17060
      Colorado Springs, CO $36,29090
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $30,400—
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $44,63040
      Bridgeport, CT $38,96070
      Connecticut $37,790150
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $46,730150
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $47,04040
      Orlando, FL $33,76060
      Jacksonville, FL $33,57060
      Deltona, FL $32,90040
      Florida $30,190540
      Miami, FL $29,610140
      Tampa, FL $27,890120
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $39,85040
      Georgia $28,36090
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $34,010160
      Des Moines, IA $32,47040
      Davenport, IA-IL $28,53040
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $26,35070
      Boise City, ID $25,230140
      Idaho $25,230270
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $51,210580
      Illinois $47,010820
      West Central Illinois $46,65050
      South Illinois $29,27040
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $44,540100
      Indiana $37,060190
      Fort Wayne, IN $36,390—
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $32,970620
      Lawrence, KS $32,970200
      Kansas $30,730—
      Wichita, KS $28,51080
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $57,45070
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,840140
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $62,090150
      Louisiana $52,320260
      New Orleans, LA $48,93040
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $83,570120
      Massachusetts $83,570210
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $50,72050
      Baltimore, MD $34,680—
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $48,40040
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $43,19040
      Ann Arbor, MI $32,900180
      Michigan $32,900310
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $54,170120
      Minnesota $52,630180
      Rochester, MN $44,23030
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $39,790270
      Missouri $37,300690
      St. Louis, MO-IL $37,300340
      Springfield, MO $33,09050
      Southeast Missouri $30,01030
      Central Missouri $29,02070
      North Missouri $28,60030
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $23,08030
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $31,050110
      Billings, MT $30,20040
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $37,50060
      North Carolina $25,070480
      Western North Carolina $25,070110
      Charlotte, NC-SC $24,550110
      Central North Carolina $16,00050
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $81,600—
      Bismarck, ND $68,55080
      Fargo, ND-MN $50,77030
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $34,37070
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $52,58040
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $47,620420
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Mexico $28,21040
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $23,82040
      Nevada $23,82040
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central East New York $37,59030
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $56,20040
      Cleveland, OH $39,350120
      Columbus, OH $26,64080
      Ohio $26,250500
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $25,830150
      Dayton, OH $23,50030
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $24,18090
      Oklahoma $23,150140
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $41,54080
      Oregon $41,540170
      Portland, OR-WA $34,46040
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsburgh, PA $48,47090
      Harrisburg, PA $26,48040
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $57,390—
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $36,93050
      South Dakota $36,380110
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $23,080—
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Antonio, TX $42,64040
      Houston, TX $39,520100
      Dallas, TX $37,610280
      Texas $37,610650
      Austin, TX $34,390130
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      High Desert Utah $38,05090
      Salt Lake City, UT $29,920400
      Utah $29,920960
      Provo, UT $28,330350
      Ogden, UT $24,560100
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Blacksburg, VA $83,58040
      Virginia $43,940380
      West Virginia $43,60060
      Richmond, VA $38,820—
      Charlottesville, VA $30,92040
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $43,86050
      Vermont $43,860100
      Southern Vermont $43,30040
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spokane, WA $40,89040
      Seattle, WA $40,040260
      Washington $40,040430
      Eastern Washington $34,09030
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Green Bay, WI $77,67040
      Racine, WI $51,73060
      Madison, WI $49,92030
      Milwaukee, WI $45,93040
      Wisconsin $44,810280