Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary in the Industry of Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

The salary statistics and trend of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare umpires, referees, and other sports officials salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,590
25th Percentile Wage
$19,170
50th Percentile Wage
$22,650
75th Percentile Wage
$27,810
90th Percentile Wage
$30,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) umpires, referees, and other sports officials is $30,910. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $22,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent umpires, referees, and other sports officials is $18,590.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in the industry of Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$22,650
-2.87% 1.41%
2016
$23,300
13.82% -
2015
$20,080
-21.41% -
2014
$24,380
7.55% -
2013
$22,540
0.93% -
2012
$22,330
- -

Table 3. Compare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in 14 industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
$36,440
Elementary and Secondary Schools
$28,870
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
$28,340
Other schools and instruction - Privately owned
$28,200
Other Schools and Instruction
$28,070
Educational Services - Local government owned
$27,600
Educational Services - Privately owned
$26,050
Educational Services
$24,900
Educational Services - State government owned
$22,890
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
$22,890
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$22,650
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$21,660
Junior colleges - Local government owned
$21,420
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
$21,230

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