Snooker Male/Female Referees Salaries 2020 Revealed

Snooker tournament and calendar announced with start of the new year. The officials for each tournament changed on base of the venue. In 2019, a report revealed that professional referees in the snooker tournament earned maximum $2,500 to $5,000. Snooker referees salaries based on the tournament selection ranking and non-ranking events.

Snooker Referees Salaries
Category	Per Match Fees	Tournament Fees	Sponsorship Earnings	Base Salary
Professional Referees	$250	$1,500	$500 -$1,000	$25,000
Women Referees	$200	$1,500	$500 -$1,000	$20,000
Entry-Level Referees	$50	N/A	N/A	$4,500

Professional Snooker Referees Salary ($1,500)

Professional snooker match officials are the one’s who got selected for main tournament matches. Professional referee get paid maximum $5,000 maximum for international tournament according (TSM Sportz) sources. But recently a report claimed that, snooker referee earn ($1,500) to $2,500 maximum from International tournament. Professional snooker referees male and female selected on base of their tournament experiences. Mostly professional match officials selected for Master series, European series, world series and world cup.

Women Snooker Referees Salary ($1,000)

If we talk about women snooker referees “Michaela Tabb” leads the list. She made debut in professional (St. Andrew’s Cup nine-ball pool) in 1997. According to reports, a women referee maximum earn ($1,000) in tournament. A sources in 2015, revealed that per match fees will be differ as referee get paid from the sponsors of the tournament. Desislava Bozhilova currently best paid female referee in snooker and part of big tours, masters series and ranking event.

Entry-Level Snooker Referees Salary ($4,500)

Entry-level snooker referees estimated earnings annually upto $4.5k. They got selected for the replacement of match referees. They signed permanently after the development program ends and have experience of 2-4 years in snooker in amateur and pro tournaments.

Snooker Referees Sponsorship Earnings ($5,000)

Tournament prize money adjusted after sponsorship confirmed. Snooker referees wear the outfits having logo’s on it, referees make some money from the sponsorship. There are no details yet how much sponsorship paid to match referees per match or in a tournament. The above details of snooker referees yearly sponsorship earnings are estimated.

Highest Paid Snooker Referees 2020-21 (Active)
Category	Per Match Fees	Tournament Fees	Sponsorship Earnings	Base Salary
Desislava Bozhilova	$250	$1,500	$750	$23,500
Alex Crisan	$250	$1,500	$500	$25,000
Tatiana Woollaston	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000
Christian Fock	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000
Joery Ector	$250	$1,500	$1,000	$25,000
Eva Poskocilova	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000
Hilde Moens	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000
Proletina Velichkova	$250	$1,500	$750	$23,500
Ingo Schmidt	$500	$2,500	$1,500	$30,000
Jan Scheers	$500	$2,500	$1,500	$30,000
Kristof Azijn	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000
Luise Kraatz	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000
Maike Kesseler	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000
Malgorzata Kanieska	$200	$1,000	$500	$20,000

The information based on male and female snooker referees gathered from top sources, if there is any changes made to the professional and women referees salaries in upcoming year details updated here later. These match officials earn this big amount only when they got selected for the main tournaments.