How Much Do NFL Umpires Make?
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How much do NFL umpires make? According to Forbes, the average salary for an NFL umpire is $173,000.
How Much Umpires Make in the Preseason
According to Business Insider, NFL umpires make $173,000 per year, and that’s just during the regular season. So, how much do umpires make during the preseason? Preseason games are not as important as regular season or playoff games, so the pay is significantly less. Umpires during the preseason make around $1,200 per game.
Umpires make $1,500 per game in the preseason
Umpires in the National Football League earn different amounts of money based on their experience. Starting umpires make $1,500 per game in the preseason and $3,300 per game during the regular season. The most experienced umpires, who have 21 years of NFL experience, make $4,000 per game during the preseason and $9,000 per game during the regular season.
Umpires make $2,000 per game during the regular season
During the regular season, umpires are paid $2,000 per game. The NFL does not release the salaries of its officials, but according to an anonymous source quoted in a USA Today article from 2009, first-year umpires make $75,000, while veteran umpires can earn as much as $200,000.
Umpires make $3,000 per game during the playoffs
In the playoffs, umpires make $3,000 per game. Umpires also receive a per diem of $500 for each day they work during the playoffs. The Super Bowl is considered a special event, so umpires receive an additional $2,000 for working that game.
How Much Umpires Make in the Regular Season
NFL umpires are paid differently than other officials. They are paid an annual salary by the NFL. The average salary for NFL umpires is $173,000. Umpires also receive a per-game fee. In the playoffs, umpires make $3,000 per game. The Super Bowl is the biggest game of the year and umpires make $6,000 for that game.
Umpires make $2,000 per game during the regular season
Including preseason and regular season games, NFL umpires make an average of $173,000 per year. Umpires who work Super Bowls can earn up to $11,900 for that one game. NFL umpires’ salaries increased from an average of about $149,000 in 2011 to $173,000 in 2019, according to “USA Today.”
Umpires make $3,000 per game during the playoffs
NFL umpires make $3,000 per game during the playoffs, which is double their regular season pay of $1,500 per game. They also receive a $500 bonus for working the Super Bowl. NFL umpires are paid on a per-game basis and do not receive an annual salary like players and other on-field personnel. Their pay is determined by their experience and seniority. The average NFL umpire made $173,000 in 2019, according to Spotrac.
How Much Umpires Make in the Playoffs
Umpires in the NFL make a lot of money, but they don’t make as much as the officials in the playoffs. The umpires in the playoffs make an average of $12,000 per game, while the umpires in the regular season make an average of $5,000 per game.
Umpires make $3,000 per game during the playoffs
During the NFL regular season, umpires are paid $173,000 per year, or about $3,000 per game. But during the playoffs, their pay is bumped up to $4,000 per game. So if an umpire works the Wild Card round, Divisional round and Conference Championship game, he’ll make a total of $11,000.
