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Also called baseball umpire, major league baseball umpire, mlb umpire and softball umpire.
$40,710
Median pay a year
15,780
People do this work
6
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Umpire, Referee, and Other Sports Official
Summary
Umpire officiating at competitive sports events, ensuring rules are followed, assessing penalties, and inspecting game sites and equipment for safety and compliance
Experience
Umpire, Referee, and Other Sports Official
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Officiated at sporting events to maintain standards of play and ensure game rules were followed
Inspected game sites for safety and regulation compliance
Resolved claims of rule infractions and assessed penalties according to regulations
Signaled participants and officials to regulate play and competition
Taught and explained the rules and regulations of the sport
Inspected sporting equipment and examined participants for compliance with safety regulations
Reported to regulating organizations about sporting activities and actions taken
Skills
Core Skills
Verifying data accuracy, Observing individuals' activities, Investigating personal characteristics, Investigating work-related complaints, Monitoring individual activities, Determining operational compliance, Evaluating athlete skills, Compiling technical information
Checking & Planning
Inspecting work sites, Inspecting facilities
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Officiated at sporting eventsInspected game sites for safetyResolved rule complaints from playersSignaled players for rule violationsTaught the rules of the sportReported activities to regulating groups
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Officiated at sporting events, maintaining standards of play and ensuring fair competition
Resolved rule complaints from players, communicating decisions and clarifying regulations
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Officiated several sporting events every week, ensuring fair competition and high standards of play
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Several events every weekA few games each weekendMultiple competitions each month
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Resolved rule complaints from players, communicating decisions and clarifying regulations
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Reduced disputes during gamesImproved player understanding of rulesIncreased overall game satisfaction
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Verifying data accuracy
Observing individuals' activities
Investigating personal characteristics
Investigating work-related complaints
Monitoring individual activities
Determining operational compliance
Inspecting work sites
Inspecting facilities
Evaluating athlete skills
Compiling technical information
Discussing violations with supervisors
Coaching others
The work itself
What an Umpire, Referee, and Other Sports Official does
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Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.
What it pays
How much does an Umpire, Referee, and Other Sports Official make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$32,260
Median
$40,710
75th percentile
$57,160
About 15,780 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AZ
$32,240
$46,440
$56,920
CA
$38,010
$44,530
$58,260
CO
$36,770
$44,230
$53,760
CT
$34,010
$39,530
$76,030
FL
$29,690
$37,070
$46,650
GA
$20,800
$28,360
$46,360
IA
$32,280
$43,040
$64,640
ID
$26,710
$32,250
$34,560
IL
$35,310
$49,070
$82,960
IN
$37,870
$46,140
$46,790
KS
$25,780
$25,780
$44,930
LA
$34,430
$50,080
$65,230
MA
$33,170
$48,400
$91,570
MI
$34,560
$34,560
$38,550
MO
$29,480
$33,140
$41,600
MS
$27,060
$27,060
$27,130
MT
$30,810
$36,370
$52,190
NC
$23,520
$26,540
$45,640
ND
$48,060
$63,920
$85,310
NE
$28,080
$31,390
$45,380
NJ
$47,930
$67,600
$69,330
OH
$27,160
$55,040
$57,750
OK
$21,750
$21,900
$42,060
OR
$33,350
$38,730
$46,480
PA
$24,020
$44,200
$51,840
SC
$37,300
$61,290
$61,290
SD
$33,320
$35,260
$42,240
TX
$31,770
$42,920
$53,580
UT
$29,360
$31,430
$37,290
VA
$34,250
$40,840
$59,280
VT
$37,530
$46,080
$48,680
WA
$35,880
$41,350
$48,560
WI
$39,740
$57,000
$63,360
WV
$30,320
$46,490
$60,160
Other names
Other names for this job
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This page is about the occupation Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.