Game Fees: What are you paid in your area?

[JRutledge]

Welcome to the forum BTW.

This is discussed every year. But to be honest, we are not payed the same across the board. It is based on school or conference.

For varsity boys basketball, it appears I will be paid around $57 to $65. I heard of one conference the other night paying $68 dollars for a varsity game.

I cannot tell you anything about lower level as right now I have no such games.

Peace

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Welcome to the forum BTW.

This is discussed every year.

At least.

And, I still don't get it. It's not like I'm going to travel from IL to CT to work for $84.73 (or whatever the latest amount is).

Sure, if the rate in the next county over is more (or less) than what I usually get, that matters to me. The next state or the next time zone -- not so much.

[Freddy]

$65, generally for 3-person which is all we do.
It's all relative anyway. If that rate increases it'll only get swallowed up by a new shirt or pants or additional camp or two. Regardless, with standard mileage deducted and all applicable expenses factored in, it always seems to net out to about 24.00 per game.

[Mark Padgett]

When I first started working our local kids rec league, rookie refs got $5 a game, second year refs got $7 and if you had at least three years of reffing experience, you got $9. We got checks mailed to us once a month.

We didn't get any mileage but, of course, we were riding our horses to the games because cars hadn't been invented yet.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

At least.

And, I still don't get it. It's not like I'm going to travel from IL to CT to work for $84.73 (or whatever the latest amount is).

Sure, if the rate in the next county over is more (or less) than what I usually get, that matters to me. The next state or the next time zone -- not so much.

I've never understood it, either. It's going to vary by region, locality, and sometimes by conference or school. I could see some benefit if you're looking to negotiate, but even then only the information for nearby officials would be of any relevance. ADs in Iowa, for example, aren't going to care what officials are getting in New York.