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How much do Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $26,400. The 10th percentile is $23,020 and the 90th percentile is $56,110. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$26,400

10th percentile
$23,020
25th percentile
$23,030
Median
$26,400
75th percentile
$56,110
90th percentile
$56,110
Mean
$39,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials, the published 10th percentile is $23,020 and the 90th percentile is $56,110. The difference is $33,090, which is 125.3% 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 $23,030 to the 75th at $56,110, covers $33,080.

The mean annual wage is $39,630, which sits above the median of $26,400. 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH median is 35.2% lower than the national median of $40,710 for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. In 2024 national prices the local median is $28,481, which is 30% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 52% lower than the Ohio median of $55,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $26,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials at $28,481 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 6th of 6 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).).

  • Columbus, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $58,240 and employment of 100. That median is 120.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,004, against $28,481 here.
  • Fort Wayne, IN is 99 miles away, with a median of $41,010. That median is 55.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,301, against $28,481 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 139 miles away, with a median of $40,840 and employment of 140. That median is 54.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,879, against $28,481 here.

Employment share

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH (50 of 372,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $26,400. The 10th percentile is $23,020 and the 90th percentile is $56,110. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials?

The local median is 35.2% lower than the national median of $40,710.

What is Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials pay in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $26,400 is $28,481. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH compare with nearby metros for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials?

Columbus, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $58,240. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.