Basketball Referee Salary 2011

Career opportunities for basketball referee jobs are good, assuring advancement prospects to officiate at international and world class matches. A referee has a lot of duties to perform, beginning with blowing the whistle at the start. It is mainly owing to their presence that a basketball match, like any other game, is played strictly adhering to the standard rules. A basketball referee is generally well well versed in decision-making skills. They are always expected to exert total control over the game. The salary of a basketball referee, officiating in a national match, is $150,000 in 2011. Those coming in as replacement referees earn one-third of a referee’s fee.