Game Fee High School Level

[garyevins]

I'm interested in getting feed back from High School Level Umpires from different States regarding the amount of game fee they receive. In Texas we finally received a long over due increase and were told we now were the highest paid in the USA. I don't necessary agree, so I'm asking for your feed back.
Strikes get you outs, outs get you home early.
Thanks In Advance.

[bob jenkins]

You need to account for travel fees (if any) and assigner fees (if taken from the umpire's check) to make a valid comparison.

In the Chicago area, I think it's $60, no travel, no assigner's fee (the school pays the assigner directly).

[radwaste50]

I think highest in the country may be tough there are some in NY making $100+ a game. In the region maybe in New Mexico we get $51 a game and have not had a raise in about 5 years

Originally Posted by garyevins

I'm interested in getting feed back from High School Level Umpires from different States regarding the amount of game fee they receive. In Texas we finally received a long over due increase and were told we now were the highest paid in the USA. I don't necessary agree, so I'm asking for your feed back.
Strikes get you outs, outs get you home early.
Thanks In Advance.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by radwaste50

I think highest in the country may be tough there are some in NY making $100+ a game. In the region maybe in New Mexico we get $51 a game and have not had a raise in about 5 years

I know when I worked in Long Island we were getting $98/game. That was at least 15 years ago.

[rpumpire]

In Massachusetts, HS varsity fee is $78. There is no compensation for travel, nor are there assigner fees.

[Rich]

We are typically paid from $60 to $65. The occasional school still pays $50 to $55, but those are becoming rare and I usually don't work those (not because of the money disparity). Rural schools and conferences pay mileage, but I don't work those schools for baseball.

When I work basketball at those schools, I've walked away with as much as $125, including mileage. Conference mileage policies lead to interesting situations where I've driven past schools where I'd receive $100 to work to work a school that only pays $60 cause they don't pay mileage.

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by jicecone

I know when I worked in Long Island we were getting $98/game. That was at least 15 years ago.

It's now $121 for V, $102 for JV and $84.50 for JH. No assigning fees, no compensation for travel (although we rarely have to travel more than 20 miles to a game).

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

It's now $121 for V, $102 for JV and $84.50 for JH. No assigning fees, no compensation for travel (although we rarely have to travel more than 20 miles to a game).

Wow, thats unbelieveable but, I also understand that it probably equal to round trip gas and tolls into the city.

[EsqUmp]

South of Albany, New York is $100+ per game for varsity, topping out at around $120 for a regular season game. There is no travel fee for the most part, unless an umpire goes into another territory to work.

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by jicecone

Wow, thats unbelieveable but, I also understand that it probably equal to round trip gas and tolls into the city.

Gas is about $3.85/gal. No tolls.

[Forest Ump]

Out here on the left coast in the bay area, we get

Var $60
JV $52
F $50

All two man games.

Grossly underpaid for HS ball in my opinion. No travel cost.

JUCO ball pays pretty good. I get $135 a game for that. Requires a minimum 11AM commitment to make a 2PM game 7 inning game.

Youth ball isn't any better. Their paying $45 to $50 for Pony.

[Multiple Sports]

We get roughly $65 - $70 per game......

Where I live every sport gets paid basically the same amount.....give or take a dollar.....

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

JUCO ball pays pretty good. I get $135 a game for that. Requires a minimum 11AM commitment to make a 2PM game 7 inning game.

Why would you have to be there at 11 for a 2 PM game?

[JJ]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Why would you have to be there at 11 for a 2 PM game?

OOH! I know! I know! You check in at 11 with the head coach, then spend two hours driving around looking for a place to park while you finish your latte.

JJ

[DG]

$65 for V, $55 for JV, no mileage, assigner fee approx. 1 game fee.

Some of the schools will offer you water during the game. :-)