MLS Referees Salary 2022

WhereTheGame Editor | October 6, 2022 | List, MLS, Money | No Comments

MLS is the official football league of the USA and it is also popular in Canada. The league consists of 26 teams, 23 teams from USA and 3 from Canada. As in any other league, Match officials will be there to officiate the match. Major League Soccer referees are ruled by the Professional Referee Organization (PRO). MLS offers a handsome salary to different category referees. They also get some travel and medical allowance according to their level The referee’s salary varies on the experience level. A professional MLS referee’s salaries are around $800 per game while assistant soccer referees earn $360 per match. Normally an experienced referee who has officiated many games in regular seasons earns more. Actually, their experience is judged by the number of regular-season and playoff games a referee has officiated.

Their salary is based on experience level and this level is divided into four categories.

Level 1: In this level, the referees officiated a maximum of 20 games or less, they are the youngest in this job. They get $565 match fee.

Level 2: These referees have 21 to 40 matches of officiating experience and they earn slightly more than level 1 referees. They receive $670 match fee.

Level 3: After finishing 41 to 75 matches with dignity a referee is promoted to this level and he earns $775 per match.

Level 4: All the referees of this lever are the most experienced and qualified. They are FIFA-listed referees. They are more than the others. They get $875 per match. They have more than 76 match experiences.

PRO has recently published the current referee list which is given below.

Match Referees

The following referees are the central match referees who are the highest-paid match officials. They receive $850 per match and in All-Star Matches they get $1,500. Their annual salary is more than $55,00 USD with other bonuses and sponsorship.

Fotis Bazakos
Allen Chapman
Alex Chilowicz
Matthew Conger (Appointed to the Qatar World Cup 2022)
Ismail Elfath (Appointed to the Qatar World Cup 2022)
Marcos De Oliveira
Joe Dickerson
Drew Fischer
Tim Ford
Jon Freemon
Guido Gonzales Jr
Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Jair Marrufo
Rosendo Mendoza
Ismir Pekmic
Chris Penso
Tori Penso
Silviu Petrescu
Victor Rivas
Nima Saghafi
Robert Sibiga
Kevin Stott
Lukasz Szpala
Ramy Touchan
Ted Unkel
Rubiel Vazquez
Armando Villarreal

Assistant Referees

An assistant referee gets $500 as a match fee but in All-Star Match he receives $1,000 per match and their annual salary is approximately $15,000. They also get some allowance and bonus.

Video Assistant Referees (VAR)

In a game, the VAR referee plays a vital role he helps the central referee to take any decision when he requires. They are also paid at the scale of an assistant referee. We present to you some renowned VAR referees.

Assistant Video Assistant Referees

Cautions: This writing piece is based on some reliable sources that may be changed at any time by the legacy.

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