Referee Pay and Pay Procedures

Fees are paid from different sources. It depends on the referee position. Assistant referee fees are paid by the home team's club and the center referee fee is paid by the league.

Please note the increase in IWSL CR pay.
Center Referee fees are paid as follows. NISL game fees are paid by check at the conclusion of the NISL season. IWSL game fees are paid by check at two times: once at the mid-point of the season and then at the end of the IWSL season.

download Form W9

To learn about what to do with your game cards, follow this link: Game Card Instructions

Fees for CRs doing NISL games are as follows:

Fees for CRs doing IWSL games are as follows:


Assistant Referee fees for games played at Campton Hills Park (Campton United and TCSA home games) will be paid by periodically during the season. The checks will be from the appropriate home club. For games played in West Chicago, ARs will be paid on the field $15 per game.

Fees for ARs have changed.

AR pay scale:

U10 - $12
U11-12 - $17
U13-14 - $25
U15-19 - $30
still awaiting confirmation for Campton United games. All West Chicago games are $15

It is important that your Game Cards are sent to the appropriate league within 48 hours. You are paid from the league based upon the Game Cards received; i.e., you will only be paid for those games where you have sent in the Game Card.