Alright, let’s talk about how much them baseball umpires make, the fellas who yell “strike” and “ball” all day long. You know, the ones who wear them funny pads and masks.
Them New Guys Just Starting Out
So, I heard tell that when a new umpire fella first starts out in the big leagues, what they call the “Major League” MLB, they get themselves around 150,000 dollars a year. That’s a whole lotta money, ain’t it? I mean, back in my day, you’d be lucky to see that much money in a lifetime! But I guess things are different now. These young whippersnappers, they start out pretty good, huh?
- New umpires: about $150,000 a year.
The Old-Timers, the Experienced Ones
Now, the fellas who’ve been doing this for a while, the ones who really know their stuff, they make a whole lot more. I’m talkin’ 450,000 dollars a year, sometimes even more! Can you imagine? That’s like winning the lottery every year! They must be good at what they do, I reckon. All that yelling and pointing, it ain’t easy, you know. Gotta have good eyes too, to see if that little ball goes over the plate or not. I always squinted at the TV trying to see if they got it right or not. Them old-timers probably got special glasses or somethin’.
- Experienced umpires: Up to $450,000 or more a year.
Playoff Money – Extra Cash for the Big Games
And get this, when it’s playoff time, when the teams are fightin’ to win the whole shebang, them umpires get even MORE money! If the series is short, like only four games, they get an extra 5,000 dollars a game! That’s on top of their regular pay! But if it goes all the way to seven games, they get a little less per game, about 2,857 dollars and some change. Still, it’s a nice chunk of change, ain’t it? They probably use that extra money to buy them fancy cars or big houses, maybe even a boat!
- Short playoff series: $5,000 extra per game.
- Long playoff series: About $2,857 extra per game.
Comparing to Other Umpires – Cricket and Such
Now, I heard tell that in cricket, them umpires over in them foreign countries, they make a pretty penny too. The top guys, they can make anywhere from 66 lakh to 1.67 crore rupees a year. I don’t rightly know what that is in real money, but it sounds like a lot! They get paid for each game, see? A Test match, that’s the long one, pays them 3.33 lakh rupees. And them shorter games, the ODIs, they get 2.26 lakh rupees a pop. Plus, they get other money too, like for being on standby and whatnot. And some of them even get money from them sponsors, you know, the companies that put their names on everything.
- Top cricket umpires: 66 lakh to 1.67 crore rupees a year.
- Test match pay: 3.33 lakh rupees.
- ODI pay: 2.26 lakh rupees.
The Average Umpire Salary – Somewhere in the Middle
So, if you take all them umpires, the new guys and the old-timers, and you average it out, it comes out to somethin’ like 235,000 dollars a year for the 2023 season. That’s a lot of money for standing around and yelling, ain’t it? But I guess it ain’t easy work. Gotta know all them rules, gotta make quick decisions, gotta deal with them angry players and coaches. And you’re always on TV, so you gotta look good too, I reckon. No slouching or picking your nose!
Other Things I Heard About Umpire Pay
Some folks say a Major League Umpire starting salary was $150,000 in 2022, so it seems like they’ve gotten a bump since then, which just goes to show ya everything is going up! And some other places say an umpire can make anywhere between $120,000 and $350,000 a year. That’s quite a range, but I guess it just depends on how long you’ve been doin’ it and how good you are.
- Average MLB umpire salary (2023): $235,000 a year.
- Salary range: $120,000 to $450,000 a year.
So, there you have it. That’s how much them baseball umpires make. It’s a good livin’, I tell ya. But I don’t think I could do it. Too much yellin’ for my taste. I’d rather just sit in the stands and eat my peanuts, thank you very much.
But for them folks that like it, more power to ’em! They’re getting paid well enough for it.
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