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These are last years numbers for minor league umpires.

The regular-season salary ranges for each classification are as follows:

Class AAA $2,500-3,400 per month
Class AA $2,200-2,400 per month
Class A-Full Season $1,900-2,200 per month
Class A-Short Season & Rookie Leagues $1,800-2,000 per month

Salaries may vary from the above ranges due to service time or other special considerations. Umpires receive a promotion premium in the form of increase pay when promoted to Class AA, and another promotion premium when promoted to Class AAA.

Some of the more important features of the program include:

--Pay raises for Minor League umpires (the starting monthly salary for a rookie umpire is currently $1,800 (compare this with the $175 per month before the establishment of UDP). All Minor League umpire salaries and expenses are paid by the NA league which employs the umpire.
--Group medical, dental, and life insurance is provided free of charge for all umpires in all full-season leagues.
--Hotel lodging is provided free through the league offices for each umpire while on assignment within the league.
--Local courtesy transportation (generally a complimentary rental car) is provided through the league offices for Class AAA umpire crews in each city.
--Uniforms are provided to each umpire [years ago, umpires were on their own in obtaining uniforms].
--Three-umpire crew system used in AAA and AA leagues [until the late 1970's, both the IL and PCL used the two-umpire system].
--A fair and impartial evaluation process for each Minor League umpire, including two written evaluations each year.
--Thorough evaluation and training of each Minor League umpire by means of a criss-cross schedule by the evaluation staff.
--Use of video and audio tape in the training and evaluation of Minor League umpires.
--Numerous educational and training materials published by PBUC, including the NAPBL Umpire Manual and the Manual for the 2-Umpire System.
--A comprehensive annual rules test administered to all NA umpires each winter.
--Annual Spring Training Meetings for NA umpires assigned to Spring Training.

The PBUC operates out of the National Association offices in St. Petersburg, Florida.