Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,100
25th Percentile Wage
$25,250
50th Percentile Wage
$39,170
75th Percentile Wage
$74,400
90th Percentile Wage
$94,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,100.

Table 2. Compare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,170 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for umpires, referees, and other sports officials in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of umpires, referees, and other sports officials in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$63,650
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$51,330
Nassau-Suffolk
$50,400
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$39,170
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,680
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$32,370

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.