Referees will be paid on a per-game basis. When officials work a game, checks will be cut the Monday directly following games and mailed to the official's residence on file. Pay will include the per/game rate for every game worked plus a per diem amount if applicable. See below for per diem details.
Rates
Age Level
Pay Rate
12U
$
14U
$
JV
$
Varsity
$
*In the event an official works a game alone, the pay rate is doubled.
Travel Compensation
Travel Compensation*
Zone
One Way Distance
Per Diem Rate
1
Less than or equal to 30
$0.00
2
Less than or equal to 80
$24.00
3
Less than or equal to 160
$48.00
4
Less than or equal to 240
$72.00
5
More than 240
$96.00
*Available only to independent or JV/Varsity officials. See table below for zone assignments
TRAVEL ZONE FOR REFEREES WITH HOME BASE
Home Base
AB
BM
BK
FA
GF
MA
MI
MT
PI
RC
SF
SP
WA
YA
Aberdeen, SD
AB
1
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
3
5
4
5
3
5
Bismarck, ND
BM
4
1
5
5
5
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Brookings, SD
BK
3
5
1
4
5
2
5
3
4
5
2
5
2
3
Fargo, ND
FA
4
5
4
1
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
Grand Forks, ND
GF
5
5
5
2
1
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
Minot, ND
MI
5
3
5
5
4
5
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Mitchell, SD
MT
4
5
3
5
5
3
5
1
3
5
2
5
4
3
Pierre, SD
PI
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
1
4
4
3
4
4
Rapid City, SD
RC
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
1
5
2
5
5
Sioux Falls, SD
SF
4
5
2
5
5
2
5
2
4
5
1
5
3
2
Spearfish, SD
SP
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
5
1
5
5
Watertown, SD
WA
3
5
2
3
4
2
5
4
4
5
3
5
1
3
Yankton, SD
YA
5
5
3
5
5
4
5
3
4
5
2
5
3
1
*If official's home or destination city is not listed, the distance from their home address to the game site, as determined by Google Maps, will be used to determine travel compensation.
