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Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials salaries across 34 states

$41,706
National Average (Median)
$67,600
Highest: New Jersey
$21,900
Lowest: Oklahoma

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary by State

Compare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$21,900
$67,600

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AZ $46,440 CA $44,530 CO $44,230 CT $39,530 FL $37,070 GA $28,360 ID $32,250 IL $49,070 IN $46,140 IA $43,040 KS $25,780 LA $50,080 MA $48,400 MI $34,560 MS $27,060 MO $33,140 MT $36,370 NE $31,390 NJ $67,600 NC $26,540 ND $63,920 OH $55,040 OK $21,900 OR $38,730 PA $44,200 SC $61,290 SD $35,260 TX $42,920 UT $31,430 VT $46,080 VA $40,840 WA $41,350 WV $46,490 WI $57,000

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New Jersey
$67,600
#2
North Dakota
$63,920
#3
South Carolina
$61,290
#4
Wisconsin
$57,000
#5
Ohio
$55,040

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary in All 34 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New Jersey $67,600 $62,870 420
2 North Dakota $63,920 $64,260 180
3 South Carolina $61,290 $49,960 50
4 Wisconsin $57,000 $59,190 300
5 Ohio $55,040 $49,030 580
6 Louisiana $50,080 $68,800 310
7 Illinois $49,070 $57,360 690
8 Massachusetts $48,400 $62,540 250
9 West Virginia $46,490 $45,370 50
10 Arizona $46,440 $47,840 210
11 Indiana $46,140 $41,720 170
12 Vermont $46,080 $45,570 80
13 California $44,530 $53,960 1,950
14 Colorado $44,230 $47,710 1,120
15 Pennsylvania $44,200 $56,580 320
16 Iowa $43,040 $52,480 190
17 Texas $42,920 $44,740 650
18 Washington $41,350 $44,730 400
19 Virginia $40,840 $52,580 260
20 Connecticut $39,530 $58,430 200
21 Oregon $38,730 $41,550 170
22 Florida $37,070 $44,270 280
23 Montana $36,370 $40,950 60
24 South Dakota $35,260 $38,730 80
25 Michigan $34,560 $41,220 340
26 Missouri $33,140 $36,860 1,240
27 Idaho $32,250 $34,720 170
28 Utah $31,430 $35,090 1,100
29 Nebraska $31,390 $37,660 40
30 Georgia $28,360 $35,640 280
31 Mississippi $27,060 $28,810 60
32 North Carolina $26,540 $34,980 400
33 Kansas $25,780 $37,270 N/A
34 Oklahoma $21,900 $30,050 220

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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