NFL Referee – Not bad for a “Part Time” job

[moxham123]

NFL Referee – Not bad for a “Part Time” job

Almost all of the NFL Referees have full time jobs in other fields. They are NFL referees on a part time basis.

The league released the following terms of the agreement:
The current defined benefit pension plan will remain in place for current officials through the 2016 season (or until the official earns 20 years of service). The defined benefit plan then will be frozen.

• Apart from their benefit package, the game officials' compensation will increase from an average of $149,000 per year in 2011 to $173,000 in 2013, rising to $205,000 by 2019.

• Retirement benefits will be provided for new hires, and for all officials beginning in 2017, through a defined contribution arrangement, which will have two elements: an annual league contribution made on behalf of each game official that will begin with an average of more than $18,000 per official and increase to more than $23,000 per official in 2019, and a partial match on any additional contribution that an official makes to his 401(k) account.

• Beginning with the 2013 season, the NFL will have the option of hiring a number of officials on a full-time basis to work year-round, including on the field.

• The NFL will have the option to retain additional officials for training and development purposes and can assign those additional officials to work NFL games. The number of additional officials will be determined by the NFL.

• In addition, all their travel, lodging, meals, etc. have always been covered by the NFL.

[metalchurch]

The president earns a $400,000 annual salary, along with a $50,000 annual expense account, a $100,000 nontaxable travel account and $19,000 for entertainment. The most recent raise in salary was approved by Congress and President Bill Clinton in 1999 and went into effect in 2001.

Not bad for a part time job indeed

[timemoney0]

No f@#kin wonder he's not concerned about the price of gas

[Don Hughes]

The President makes $400,000.

Alex Rodriguez makes an ungodly amount not even worth mentioning.

Police, Firefighters, and other emergency workers? Hell I make more than some of them.

What's wrong with this picture???

[tornandfrayed]

This is part of the problem, we need to switch the salaries of athletes/performers/actors with those of school teachers..

[Merge]

If teachers pay would be based on student performance, I'd be all for it.