How much are Premier League referees paid?
There are 21 full-time referees in the Premier League
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Premier League referees receive a combination of a salary and match fees, and can get extra payments through officiating European and international competitions.
But the amount differs between referees, depending on their level of experience.
Who employs Premier League referees?
Premier League referees are employed by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
PGMOL also oversees the training, development and mentoring of referees and assistant referees, and is responsible for selecting officials for each fixture.
How much do Premier League referees earn?
Premier League referees are known as Select Group One (SG1). There are 21 full-time referees in this group.
These referees are paid somewhere between £73,000 and £148,000, depending on experience.
A match fee of about £1,100 is added.
Some of these SG1 referees will earn extra for officiating European and international matches.
Assistant referees earn approximately £60,000 in salary, and also receive match fees.
How does this compare to Championship referees? WSL referees?
The second tier - 'Select Group 2' referees - officiate Championship matches and will sometimes act as fourth officials at Premier League games.
Championship referees receive a baseline salary, then additional match fees on top. No figures are publicly available for this group of referees, but both the salary and match fees are lower than that of Premier League officials.
From the 2021-2022 season, PGMOL announced it would oversee the match officials in the Women's Super League (WSL) and Women's Championship., external
Those referees belong to the Women's Professional Game Select Group, headed up by Rebecca Welch - the first woman to referee a fixture in the Premier League.
This group of referees is made up of both men and women, and some officiate in other competitions beyond their roles in the WSL and Women's Championship.
PGMOL is funded by the Premier League, English Football League and Football Association. Referees' salaries are directly determined by the funds PGMOL receives.
Do Premier League referees get a bonus?
There are opportunities for Premier League referees to earn performance-related bonuses.
Their performances are reviewed throughout the season including by an independent Key Match Incidents Panel,, external which is largely made up of former players and coaches, alongside a representative from PGMOL and the Premier League.
These reviews are used to inform the size of any potential bonuses awarded.