Football changed with each upcoming years, some league increase the match officials earnings after each season. After 2018-19 season LA Liga increased the salaries of their match officials, according to the reported financial data, A match referee in LA Liga earn (£5,200) as of match fees. Highest paid football referees 2021 confirmed after increment of Premier league referees salaries and La Liga referees salaries.
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Highest
Paid Football Referees 2020 (Confirmed) |
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League |
Match Referee Fees |
Assistant Referees
Fees |
VAR Referees Fees |
Base Salary (Maximum) |
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£5,800 |
£2,750 |
£2,700 |
£250,000 |
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Chinese Super League
Referees |
£3,500 |
£1,200 |
£1,150 |
£210,000 |
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Bundesliga Referees |
£3,650 |
£1,000 |
£1000 |
£189,000 |
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Serie A Referees |
£3,000 |
£850 |
£850 |
£150,000 |
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£1,500 |
£850 |
£850 |
£200,000 |
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Ligue 1 Referees |
£2,500 |
£700 |
£700 |
£165,500 |
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Primeira Liga Referees |
£1,000 |
£500 |
£500 |
£95,000 |
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£1,200 |
£500 |
£500 |
£75,000 |
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Eredivise League Referees |
£1,000 |
£550 |
£550 |
£70,000 |
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Scottish Premiership
Referees |
£800 |
£300 |
£300 |
£57,500 |
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A-League Referees |
£750 |
£250 |
£270 |
£50,000 |
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Brasileirão Série A
Referees |
£1,000 |
£500 |
£500 |
£73,500 |
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Swiss Super League
Referees |
£750 |
£400 |
£350 |
£80,000 |
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Russian Premier League
Referees |
£2,200 |
£850 |
£850 |
£120,000 |
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Super League 1 Referees |
£1,000 |
£550 |
£550 |
£75,000 |
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Superliga Argentina
Referees |
£1,000 |
£350 |
£350 |
£75,000 |
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K League 1 Referees |
£950 |
£400 |
£400 |
£85,000 |
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Superliga Referees |
£1,150 |
£600 |
£600 |
£80,000 |
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UAE Pro League Referees |
£2,500 |
£1,000 |
£1,000 |
£150,000 |
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Süper Lig Referees |
£1,500 |
£750 |
£750 |
£100,000 |
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Austrian Football
Bundesliga Referees |
£750 |
£400 |
£350 |
£70,000 |
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Indian Super League
Referees |
£1,250 |
£450 |
N/A |
£35,000 |
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Saudi Professional League
Referees |
£2,200 |
£800 |
£800 |
£100,000 |
In the above table match referees, video assistant referees and lines man salaries ranked randomly. Currently, match officials from LA Liga earn most money than anyother league referees in football. Chinese football league not only famous for most expensive contract deals, but recently a report revealed match referees earned maximum payout (£210,000) for a regular season.
Some match referees work as part-time their earnings differ from the full-time job holders in league. VAR is the technology recently introduce, which increase match officials ratio in match from three to four. LA Liga, Bundesliga, and Chinese Super League video assistant referees are highest. The current details based on the referees selected top sources of football. Further league league match officials data, updated if the details revealed online.