The annual salary statistics of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of umpires, referees, and other sports officials from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,710 | -80.16% | 16.02% |
| 2021 | $48,120 | 48.84% | - |
| 2020 | $24,620 | 0.69% | - |
| 2019 | $24,450 | 7.65% | - |
| 2018 | $22,580 | -47.56% | - |
| 2017 | $33,320 | 0.78% | - |
| 2016 | $33,060 | 17.88% | - |
| 2015 | $27,150 | 15.25% | - |
| 2014 | $23,010 | 0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $22,860 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $22,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,710 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach |