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Highest-paying States for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

The highest-paying states for umpires, referees, and other sports officials (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $52,000, Minnesota is the highest paying state for umpires, referees, and other sports officials. It is followed by Kentucky (average annual salary $50,840). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Minnesota	$52,000	$28,910	90
2	Kentucky	$50,840	$46,010	40
3	New Hampshire	$50,090	$24,190	70
4	Nevada	$49,980	$19,990	140
5	North Dakota	$49,380	$21,770	130
6	Maryland	$48,860	$30,400	140
7	Texas	$48,010	$23,830	210
8	Georgia	$46,470	$20,790	110
9	New York	$46,110	$18,110	940
10	Wisconsin	$45,790	$22,770	320
11	New Jersey	$44,580	$36,400	480
12	Tennessee	$43,220	$21,260	110
13	Louisiana	$42,170	$18,570	210
14	Pennsylvania	$41,770	$19,980	670
15	Ohio	$39,290	$21,810	90
16	Connecticut	$38,640	$23,450	60
17	Arizona	$38,120	$25,510	120
18	Vermont	$38,120	$24,440	30
19	Colorado	$38,080	$27,570	700
20	Massachusetts	$37,560	$31,850	160
21	Alaska	$36,680	$23,110	170
22	Illinois	$36,170	$25,330	820
23	Florida	$35,310	$21,220	330
24	Washington	$34,660	$32,420	150
25	California	$33,300	$29,120	2,390
26	Virginia	$32,980	$22,880	240
27	Indiana	$32,880	$17,440	70
28	South Dakota	$31,730	$26,110	100
29	West Virginia	$30,960	$20,720	120
30	Kansas	$30,720	$20,290	460
31	Oregon	$30,450	$27,510	380
32	Missouri	$29,870	$24,080	660
33	Nebraska	$28,380	$19,960	40
34	Maine	$27,070	$26,520	40
35	Iowa	$26,960	$20,420	120
36	New Mexico	$25,960	$23,920	60
37	Michigan	$25,420	$24,310	410
38	Delaware	$25,140	$21,840	40
39	Rhode Island	$24,580	$21,010	50
40	Wyoming	$24,200	$20,770	30
41	North Carolina	$24,200	$21,720	300
42	South Carolina	$23,670	$17,440	60
43	Utah	$23,190	$16,490	600
44	Arkansas	$22,270	$20,810	0
45	Mississippi	$22,050	$21,990	60
46	Montana	$20,190	$19,140	80
47	Oklahoma	$18,590	$18,230	180
48	Alabama	$17,960	$16,050	40
49	Idaho	$17,270	$15,080	150

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in those states is not available at this time.