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Assigning is a big job and takes a lot of time. Very few do it for free.
How they get paid is done in may ways. Ultimately, they all come out the same.
Regardless of the specific paths the money takes, the school will be paying a certain amount for getting their games officiated. The officials will get a certain amount. The assignor will get a certain amount. Whether the assignors amount comes directly form the schools or from the schools by way of the officials (or both avenues), it doesn't really change things. The assignor deserves to make money off their efforts just as much as the officials make money off their part of the effort.
Of course, the specific amounts assignors make may vary and the total they get can certainly be argued but that doesn't change the fact that the route the money takes is irrelevant.
Our assignor, who assigns about 7,000 games gets a flat fee from the schools for each team's schedule ($25/team, IIRC) and gets 5% from each officials game fees. It make for a pretty nice income but is certainly earned.
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