As a result of the suspension of Liga MX, Mexican referees have been the most affected in terms of income since they have stopped receiving up to 154,000 pesos a month, which is the maximum amount they can reach if they manage to be appointed to all the four matchdays that are regularly played in one month.
All referees, assistants and VARs receive a fixed salary regardless of whether they are appointed or not to any league game. In addition, they earn 38,500 pesos per match, in the case of referees. The assistant referees receive for each match 22,500 pesos and the fourth referees 14,000 pesos, while the VAR receives 14,000 pesos and the AVAR 7,000 pesos. "Unlike the players, who are employees of a team, the referee is not an employee of the Federation. The body in charge of the economic issues divides the fees in two ways. One is a fixed fee that they receive monthly and the other is per match. They are receiving that fixed fee without any reduction”,
explained Arturo Brizio, president of the Mexican Referees Commission. Regarding fixed wages, the FIFA A referees receive 27,000 pesos per month, followed by the FIFA B referees with a salary of 25,000. Meanwhile, a referee who does not have an international badge receives 23,000 (Group A) and 21,000 pesos (Group B). Assistant referees also have a similar classification. The assistant referees FIFA A receive 22,000, and FIFA B get 20,000, while those who are not internationals receive between 18,000 and 16,000 pesos.
