Ice Hockey World Championships take place each year the event is played between some of the best ice hockey teams in the world. Canada, United States, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic are the top teams to watch in the competition. International Ice Hockey Federation choose best match officials for the competition to make sure nothing goes wrong with game rules.
How Much IIHF World Championship Referees Salaries?
The match officials and lines-man who got selected for the competition earn based on their experiences, A match official and linesman earn more than $200k a year if he got expiernce 5-10 years. The earnings of the match officials increased to $250k which include extra income if they got selected major events like IIHF world championship, Winter Olympics.
| Categories | Base Salary | League Salary | IIHF Events | Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Referees | $800 | $1k | $1.5k | $25k |
| Rookie Referees | $400 | $500 | – | $5k |
| Professional Linesman | $500 | $800 | $1k | $20k |
| Rookie Linesman | $300 | $400 | – | $5k |
The figures you see in the above table based on the collected regarding to match officials earnings when they are part of the top competition like Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals. A top match official like Kevin Pollock, Marc Joannette, Kelly Sutherland, Gord Dwyer earn between $150k to $450k a season.
The top linesman in the Ice hockey competition and leagues earn between $150k to $325k a year which include bonuses, making extra appearances in the top competitions like Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals. If they got selected for the top match events IIHF World Championship earnings increased maximum to $400k.
| Match Officials | Base Salary | Per Match Fees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Campbell | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Mark Pearce | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Martin Fraňo | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Jan Hribik | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Riku Brander | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Lassi Heikkinen | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Mikko Kaukokari | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Kristian Vikman | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| André Schrader | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Andris Ansons | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Tomáš Hronský | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Tobias Björk | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Christoffer Holm | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Mikael Holm | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Michael Tscherrig | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Sean MacFarlane | $10k | $800 | Referees |
| Tarrington Wyonzek | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Daniel Hynek | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Jiří Ondráček | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Josef Špůr | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Lauri Nikulainen | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Tim Heffner | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Andreas Hofer | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Dāvis Zunde | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Oto Durmis | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Ludvig Lundgren | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Anders Nyqvist | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Emil Yletyinen | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Dario Fuchs | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Kevin Briganti | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Nick Briganti | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
| Shane Gustafson | $7k | $650 | Linesman |
Maximum a match referee in IIHF World Championship can earn upto $25k and Linesman can earn upto $20k if he is part more than 10-12 games. The match referees and linesman who got selected for playoff's and finals earn extra than other match officials. In the above table estimated data based on match referees and linesman per game reported. However if any details regarding to match officials earnings based on endorsements earnings or bonuses offered to them reported details provided here later.
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