How much do Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials, the published 10th percentile is $23,330 and the 90th percentile is $71,440. The difference is $48,110, which is 161.9% 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 $23,860 to the 75th at $47,280, covers $23,420.

The mean annual wage is $38,690, which sits above the median of $29,710. 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 27% lower than the national median of $40,710 for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,268, which is 25.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% higher than the North Carolina median of $26,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials at $30,268 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Richmond, VA is 128 miles away, with a median of $40,510. That median is 36.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,397, against $30,268 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 138 miles away, with a median of $39,900 and employment of 70. That median is 34.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,987, against $30,268 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 152 miles away, with a median of $33,340 and employment of 30. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,627, against $30,268 here.

Employment share

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (50 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.