The highest paid NBA Referee in 2023 is James Capers who is estimated to earn $550,000 annually, with $9,000 in fees per playoff game. James Capers' NBA career spans over 1,500 games in 28 seasons, starting from his early days of refereeing high school basketball.
Mateu Lahoz is the best paid football referee in the world
La Liga referees earn 12,500 euros a month in basic salary, to which must be added 4,200 euros for each match they whistle on the pitch and 2,100 euros for those who referee from the VAR room.
Portuguese football referee Pedro Proença made his name the best referee of modern times. He still now officiates international football. He became the first referee to officiate both the finals of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA European Championship in the same calendar year.
Level 8 – Youth (Junior Referee below age of 16)
Level 8, 7 and 6 referees are qualified to officiate only games in local league matches. Level 5 referees can officiate either at local level or on Step 6 or 7 leagues on the FA pyramid.
Soccer referees make an average of $28,940 a year. The starting pay for a soccer referee is $25 per game and the maximum annual income range between $50,000 and above.
Meet 'world's strongest referee' Anderson Daronco, who players will be hoping isn't going to the World Cup in Qatar.
Anderson Daronco - who officiates matches in the Brazilian leagues and Copa America - is considered the world's strongest match official. The muscular referee has biceps that measure 44cm, weighs around 90 kg and has a height of 188 cm. Daronco has already become an internet sensation for his intimidating physique.
Refs are actually not paid per game, but rather annually. They earn a flat salary for the season and then bonuses, which can come per-game or for working postseason games.
Referees new to the EPL will earn a base salary of £70k, whereas Anthony Taylor will be earning more £100k+ a year. They also get a £1.5k as a match game bonus so this every time they do a game. Assistant referees earn £30k a year and they also pick up £850 a match.
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is reportedly the highest-paid manager in world soccer.
Refs are actually not paid per game, but rather annually. They earn a flat salary for the season and then bonuses, which can come per-game or for working postseason games.
The NFL does not release salary figures for referees but, according to Sporting News, the highest paid NFL refs make $250,000 annually. NFL referees on average usually make about $205,000 per year.
If a game is played to a full-time duration of 90 minutes, you can expect a referee to run six to eight miles. On average, a player will run seven miles, but they can stay in their allocated area, whereas referees have to stay close to the ball, which is constantly moving around the pitch.
Taylor is banned due to the concern over national bias in the final match between Argentina and France. Polish referee Szymon Marciniak is replacing him in the final of the World Cup. Anthony Taylor and Michael Oliver were the only two English referees officiating in the FIFA World Cup.
Poor Mark Clattenburg though because he has just been banned from officiating in any Premier League games this weekend after going to an Ed Sheeran concert fow which he fell foul of an odd FA protocol.
The most significant change in football rules in recent years is the introduction of video assistant referees. The ones selected for the FIFA World Cup 2022 will earn $3,000 for a match, and in the later stage of the tournament, their fee increases to $5,000, with the ideal total tournament payout at $175,000.
In Qatar, the central referees earn 2,881 euros per match during the group stage and 9,604 euros for the knockout matches and also the final. The assistant referees and the 4th official will get 2,400 euros for the matches in the group phase and 4,800 euros for the matches in the knockout phase and final.
The NBA pays its referees a salary that varies between $150,000 and $550,000 annually. The amount of money a referee earns can differ based on how many games they officiate and their level of experience. The officials are entitled to various benefits such as healthcare, retirement plans, and travel expenses.
A referee must be at least 25 years old on 1 January to be eligible for International Referee listing nomination on that calendar year. An assistant referee is eligible at the age of 23 years.
Referees under the age of 16 are only eligible to officiate in competitions where the players' age band is at least one year younger than the age of the Referee. e.g. a 15 year old referee may only referee in competitions where the age banding is 14 or younger.
The referee shows a yellow card to indicate a player or a team official has been officially cautioned. The referee notes the offender's details, time, and the nature of the foul committed in a small notebook which is also called a booking.