How much do Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials make in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT?

Percentile spread

For Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials, the published 10th percentile is $34,280 and the 90th percentile is $96,210. The difference is $61,930, which is 166.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $34,280 to the 75th at $65,590, covers $31,310.

The mean annual wage is $54,610, which sits above the median of $37,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT median is 8.9% lower than the national median of $40,710 for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,717, which is 14.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% lower than the Connecticut median of $39,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 106.864, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials at $34,717 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 53 miles away, with a median of $44,890 and employment of 70. That median is 21% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,690, against $34,717 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 150 miles away, with a median of $49,410 and employment of 140. That median is 33.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,638, against $34,717 here.

Employment share

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (80 of 404,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.95 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.