The annual salary statistics of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $18,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of umpires, referees, and other sports officials from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $39,370 | 38.81% | 52.15% |
| 2016 | $24,090 | 3.15% | - |
| 2015 | $23,330 | 4.16% | - |
| 2014 | $22,360 | 14.09% | - |
| 2013 | $19,210 | 1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $18,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,370, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Champaign-Urbana (median annual salary of $44,160). Compared with Champaign-Urbana, the median annual salary of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area |