I state that every moment when I have a chance,â Karolyi said in an interview with Time. âIf that is not your goal, then you are in the wrong place.â. Karolyi and Bela defected from Romania in 1981 and made it a mission to develop America into a gymnastics powerhouse.
The NFL has offered a contract that would raise the average NFL referee salary to $200,000 per season by 2018. The NFL claims the offer represents annual pay increases by 5-11% depending on seniority.
But how much do these referees earn? The average salary of an NBA referee is from $150,000 to $550,000. The average salaries have spiked considerably since 1983, when NBA officials made between $18,146 and $78,259 each season.