{"id":1599107,"date":"2024-10-08T21:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T01:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1599107"},"modified":"2024-10-08T21:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T01:10:17","slug":"nba-contract-salary-highest-paid-referees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/nba-contract-salary-highest-paid-referees\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Do NBA Refs Make? Contract, Salary, &#038; Highest-Paid Referees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sportscasting.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sportscasting.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has gathered and analyzed data for NBA referees. Below are the contracts, salaries, and highest-paid referees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key Highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">NBA referees can make upwards of $550,000 per year.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBA first-year referees can make as little as $600.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Additional compensation can be earned for playoff games, with newer refs making $800 to $5,000 and veteran refs earning $9000 to $29,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the NBA, the players are the highest-paid employees on a team, followed by the coaches. Referees are next in line as paid employees of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) announced a new collective bargaining agreement with the NBA. The seven-year deal began with the 2022-2023 season and runs through the 2028-2029 season.<\/p>\n<p>While referees don&#8217;t make nearly as much as players and coaches, they still earn a substantial salary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NBRA ratifies 7-year contract with the NBA and is pleased with the outcome of the negotiations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22NHS6SFn6\">pic.twitter.com\/22NHS6SFn6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA Referees (@OfficialNBARefs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialNBARefs\/status\/1570430709080231939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>NBA Refs: Contracts And Salaries<\/h2>\n<p>The contracts and salaries of NBA officials are based on seniority and experience.<\/p>\n<p>First-year officials can be paid as low as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/gambling\/blog\/nba-referee-salary\">$600 per game<\/a>. The more senior officials can make up to $7,000 per game.<\/p>\n<p>NBA refs annual salaries typically range from $250,000 to $550,000.<\/p>\n<p>Not every referee will do postseason games. However, NBA officials can expect their rate to go up if they officiate in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Newer officials can make anywhere from $800 to $5,000 for each postseason game.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran officials can make around $9,000 for first-round playoff games. If they ref games in the conference finals or finals, the per-game rate can increase to around $29,000.<\/p>\n<p>These figures are solely based on the amount paid to ref a game. They do not include bonuses, travel, healthcare, insurance, and other benefits.<\/p>\n<h2>NBA Refs: Highest-Paid Referees<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike the players, the salaries of each NBA official are not public.<\/p>\n<p>However, the following referees are believed to be the highest-paid officials in the NBA because of their experience and postseason assignments.<\/p>\n<p>All of these referees are likely making over $550,000.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tony Brothers<\/li>\n<li>James Capers<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\"><\/i>Sean Corbin<\/li>\n<li>Marc Davis<\/li>\n<li>Scott Foster<\/li>\n<li>Pat Fraher<\/li>\n<li>Eric Lewis<\/li>\n<li>Ken Mauer<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\"><\/i>Rodney Mott<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\"><\/i>Tom Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sportscasting.com has gathered and analyzed data for NBA referees. Below are the contracts, salaries, and highest-paid referees.\u00a0 Key Highlights: NBA referees can make upwards of $550,000 per year. NBA first-year referees can make as little as $600. Additional compensation can be earned for playoff games, with newer refs making $800 to $5,000 and veteran refs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":1599108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[448166,448165,448167],"class_list":["post-1599107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-highest-paid-referees","tag-nba-refs","tag-nba-refs-contract"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v23.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA Refs: Contract, Salary, &amp; Highest-Paid Referees<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sportscasting.com has gathered and analyzed data for NBA refs. 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