Probably not of much interest too many people but Atheltic have posted an article about a week ago ( i've only just seen it) on how much the referees get paid in the top flight in the major leagues.
"In La Liga, referees command a fixed £124,256 ($157,115) salary and receive an additional £4,205 match fee, or £2,102 per game if they are the VAR referee. Officials in Spain are also paid an extra £21,929 a year for image rights, which relates to wearing advertising by the Wurth Group on their kits.
Referees in the Premier League are, however, paid on a sliding scale between £73,191, £105,257 and £147,258 depending on their level of experience and rank. Their match fee works out at £1,116 per game, or £837 for working as the video assistant referee.
Premier League referees also receive a bonus based on the quality of their performance and how many ‘key match incidents’ they get right."
Seria A is a 77k average and Ligue 1 is 67K, Budesliga ranges from 53 to 70k
I think i would have trained to be a ref with those wages instead of failing as a footballer.
