NBA season held each year there are 30 teams who participated in the league. Number of workers , officials and athletes who connected to this sports. After athletes the most important part of this sport are officials who do their job to make the game fair among the two teams. For each NBA league season only professional and fit referees were chosen for the games.
Each season will began in the month of October and finals will be played in month June. NBA referees earn a good salary package. Here you will see how much money do they earn per match. How much they earn at end of the year. professional referee make more money then amateur new referees. In 2013, A report published which enclosed that a NBA referee earn $250 per match.
| Officials | Per Match | Playoffs & Finals | Annual Earnings |
| Professional Referee | $3,500 | $5,000 | $500,000 |
| Entry Level Referee | $600 | $1,000 | $250,000 |
| WNBA Referee | $425 | $800 | $180,000 |
In the above table you will see how salaries paid to the officials for their match performances. Some professional women referees paid $400 per match. A massive gap in the pay-scale of WNBA referees then male’s. The entry level referees the ones who made debut in the professional NBA league they only made very few match appearances during a season.
They mostly learn from the other professionals and watch them from the side-lines how they maintain the balance during the match. Professional official paid upto $500,000 per year from all the matches. Senior officials with experience 3-5 seasons of NBA. Professional refs aware of rules and regulations.
A professional referee mostly selected for the playoff games and NBA finals. When they made their appearances in these big main event games they paid extra. For the final match they earn upto ($5,000).All details of salaries take from trusted sources.