How much do Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

Percentile spread

For Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials, the published 10th percentile is $34,650 and the 90th percentile is $55,290. The difference is $20,640, which is 50.5% 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 $37,350 to the 75th at $40,890, covers $3,540.

The mean annual wage is $42,080, which sits above the median of $40,890. 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $40,710 for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,749, which is 0.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Washington median of $41,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials at $40,749 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. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 2nd 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).).

• Coeur d'Alene, ID is 53 miles away, with a median of $32,280 and employment of 70. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,841, against $40,749 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $43,570 and employment of 260. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,205, against $40,749 here.

Employment share

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (40 of 255,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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.