NFL refs don’t have a publicly listed “official” Super Bowl fee, but multiple reports put it in the $40,000–$50,000 range for working the game, on top of their usual pay.

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Here’s the simple breakdown for a Super Bowl crew today:

  • Regular-season NFL refs average about $200,000–$250,000 per year in salary.
  • Playoff games (that are not the Super Bowl) typically pay an extra $3,000–$5,000 per game.
  • The Super Bowl is the big payday: reports and league estimates say officials get an additional bonus of roughly $40,000–$50,000 for that one game.

So if you’re on the Super Bowl crew, you’re looking at a one-day check in the tens of thousands, plus the six‑figure season salary that got you there. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.