Pay Rates and Policies FAQs

The 2024 UMLOA Officials Fees and Policies document includes the following information:

• Pay rates for officials for games at the high school level and lower

• Suspended game policies

• Travel fee policies

In general, officials are paid in one of three ways:

• By filling out a payment voucher so a school business office can mail a check or make an ACH deposit if you provide bank account information (normally within 3 weeks; this includes almost all MSHSL games)

• Via ArbiterPay (teams, tournaments, or leagues must have accounts established and active prior to the game date to use this option)

• With a check at the game site - this is now pretty rare and mostly happens for single games that are not part of a scheduled league or tournament

Information about ArbiterPay for officials is located on the ArbiterPay for Officials page.

Information about ArbiterPay for team administrators is located on the ArbiterPay for Teams page.

Pay amounts in Arbiter

For games paid via ArbiterPay in Arbiter, you will see the pay amount per game listed, with travel fees included in your first game of the day at a specific site, if applicable. 

If a game says "NOT paid," that just means that it is not paid via ArbiterPay. Generally, all assignments are paid except those where your position is labeled "trainee." You will normally be paid by filling out a voucher for these games and then the school will mail you a check in 1–3 weeks.

Per diem amounts, when applicable, must be manually added to ArbiterPay. Let your assigner know if they seem to be missing. Similarly, hotel amounts are sometimes included in ArbiterPay and must be manually added, so contact your assigner.