There aren’t many jobs in which you're subjected to constant abuse by tens of thousands of people every time you step into your workplace.

In fact, there’s only one job like it in the world - a referee.

They’re probably the only people associated with football that are quite enjoying the lack of fans inside the stadium right now.

They haven’t been called a w**ker by anyone in the last six months and they must be feeling pretty good about themselves.

Nothing quite compares to it.

You’re working alongside all these footballing superstars with millions of people watching. Ideally, you don’t really want to be noticed but, nine times out of 10, you will upset at least one set of fans every match.

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You’ve got to be incredibly thick-skinned to deal with all the abuse.

But how much do referees get paid? Is it worth all the abuse?

Well, sportekz have revealed Premier League referee wages for the 2020/21 season.

For those officials selected for International matches or European matches, they can earn up to £200,000-per-year. That’s on top of the £1,500 match fee.

Meanwhile, assistant referees have a basic salary of £30,000-per-year and pick up £850 per match - the same as video assistant referees.

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Here is the breakdown of each Premier League referee with Martin Atkinson, Mike Dean and Michael Oliver all earning a basic salary of £200,000-per-week.

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While picking up £200,000-per-year is certainly an above-average wage, some of the players they’re refereeing pocket that every single week!

But the decent salary isn’t a bad consolation for getting abuse every time you walk onto a football pitch by fans and players alike.

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Despite the obvious downsides, Atkinson, who became a Premier League referee back in 2005, admitted recently that he finds it an “absolute privilege” to do what he does.

It’s just an absolute privilege to be involved in the game and you realise every time you walk out and you pick up the match ball,” he told the Referees’ Association.

“I’m so fortunate that officiating has turned into a full-time career for me but my background in the police has certainly helped me because you learn to deal with different people in all sorts of ways.”