rate of pay for umpires

dudeinblue · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 08:34pm

I'm trying to get an idea of what other umpires make as opposed to me since I might move in the near future to a different state. In Tennessee for summer baseball it is $30 for 1 hour 30 min. $35 for 1:45, and $40 for 2:00. High school is $60 a game. I'm not really interested in anything more than this. What is the going rate around some of your areas?

officialtony · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 08:57pm

In Northeast Ohio:
Varsity and JV High school games are $ 45.00.
We get nothing for travel or expenses.
Freshman High School games are $ 40.00.
Still nothing for travel or expenses.
Summer ball games are all $ 45.00 - these are 14 year olds up to 18 year olds.
American Legion and Roy Hobbs Games are $ 55.00.
No travel or expense money.

Little League ( forgive me ) games pay $ 32.00. I very rarely do them but they are rare for our association anyway. It usually ends up being a favor for someone who got stuck.

DG · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:03pm

I would not plan where I lived based on what umpires make.
However, around here it is:

$38 AAU on small field
$42 AAU on big field
$45 JV
$55 Varsity or Jr. Legion
$65 Legion (9 innings)
$50 Adult League, and not worth the aggravation.

No travel, no expenses.

[Edited by DG on Jul 11th, 2005 at 11:10 PM]

Tim C · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:04pm

We play "real" baseball and we don't use girlie time limits.

Our fees would be of little interst to you. ;-)

dudeinblue · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:19pm

I'm not planning where I live due to the pay rate for umpires. I just want to get a grasp of what others make in particular regions. And by the way Tim C., girlie time limits are your friend when you do 9-14 year old where if you didn't have them, the games would go well over 2-3 hours. Time limits are a great thing for those games, so I'm not just talking about high school or college level, but all levels but thank you for your concern.

Tim C · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:22pm

I really have no interest in offer help to some one with a screen name such as yours.

Thanks,

dudeinblue · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:24pm

I could care less hoss. I already got enough replies from kind umpires willing to help me in my situation. Your opinion means nothing to me.

Tim C · #8 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:34pm

"hoss", man am I injured.

Work a real game then talk to me.

BTW, take my private e-mail as my feelings to you.

T

dudeinblue · #9 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:52pm

so I guess in your opinion a "real" game is one with no time limit. I've done plenty. High school, done it. College, done it. Any more brain busters?

largeone59 · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:58pm

Our assoc:

High school: Paid according to what the school wants to pay you. Somewhere in the range of $35-$45

Summer Ball: Colts (15-16 yo) and legion- $42. Rec league and Over 30 league pay a bit more, but i'm not sure since i don't do those games.

dudeinblue · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 11, 2005, 10:59pm

man that seems really cheap for a high school rate. Where do you live?

ukumpire · #12 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 12, 2005, 04:36am

Just for General Interest
Baseball - In the UK we get £30.00 a game for Local League and up to £50.00 a game for National League games, plus all get .30p a mile for travel. Bearing in mind that 99% of the time we handle a one umpire system due to lack of umpires.
Softball Slowpitch - We get £14.00 a league game and £13.00 a tournament game, although we generally do 14/15 games a weekend at tourneys (all one ump system)

JugglingReferee · #13 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 12, 2005, 05:01am

Quote:

Originally posted by Tim C
I really have no interest in offer help to some one with a screen name such as yours.

Thanks,

Great attitude. The guy was just curious about something and from left field, you decide to be immature about it. It currently says that you have a little over 11-hundred posts. How many of those have actually contributed to OF? These 3 posts have done squat for OF. Way to contribute!

ChapJim · #14 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 12, 2005, 06:50am

Quote:

Originally posted by Tim C
We play "real" baseball and we don't use girlie time limits.

Has anyone compiled all of Tee's criteria for what constitutes "real baseball?" Or, the things that "real umpires" do or don't do?

Tee -- you oughtta write an article on "Real Baseball and Real Umpires" for the paid site that you could then tout here.

Tim C · #15 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 12, 2005, 08:12am

JR, it must be OK for someone to disrespect the the name of umpires in your book. Fine, you're a basketball guy any way.

I just see things differently.

ChapJim:

"Real Baseball" is played on 90 foot diamonds, by players of shaving age, and not limited by "time limits". That is really all I have ever said equals "real baseball".

It would be a short article.

College game and time limits -- someone is pulling our leg. The only time I have ever heard of a time limit game in college is when there is a field (town) ruling about the time an inning can start during a night game OR in some rare times when one team has to catch a plane out of town at the end of a series. That is not a time limit in "length of game" it is simply an ending time by rule.

[Edited by Tim C on Jul 12th, 2005 at 09:15 AM]