NFL referee salary: How much do officials make?
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Being an NFL official may be an unforgiving job, but it's also a fairly lucrative one.
While NFL referees are only part-time employees, the league pays them a solid chunk of change to perform the role.
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No recent reports exist about the exact salary of NFL officials. However, as recently as 2019, they were reported to be making six-figure salaries.
Here's what to know about the salaries of NFL referees and what is known about how much they make.
How much do NFL referees make?
The NFL doesn't release data to the public on how much officials make, but previous reports can give us an idea.
When the league finally ended the great replacement-referee debacle of 2012, details about officials' salaries came to light. That collective bargaining agreement included pay raises each year, with base compensation rising to $205,000 in 2019. However, that is the last known figure.
It's unclear whether that figure continues to rise with inflation and the cost of living, but the league is certainly paying its officials a living wage.
As for any Super Bowl or playoff bonuses, those figures are kept under wraps. The last reported numbers came in 2001, courtesy of the Washington Post. Officials earned $10,000 for a playoff game and $11,900 for the Super Bowl at the time.
The current compensation for those games remains a mystery.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL referee salary: How much do officials make?