About Nitin Menon
Nitin Menon is an Indian cricket umpire, born on 2 Nov 1983. He made his IPL debut on 10 Apr 2016, as TV umpire for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils at Eden Gardens, and has officiated 181 IPL matches across 11 seasons (2016–2026): 122 as an on-field umpire and 59 as the TV umpire. He has been part of the officiating team for 9 IPL finals (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 on the field; 2018 as TV umpire). He is a member of the ICC Elite Panel, the top group of umpires who stand in Test matches and ICC events.
How Much Does Nitin Menon Earn in the IPL?
In IPL 2026, Nitin Menon officiated 17 matches: 10 on the field and 7 as the TV umpire. At the reported rates of about ₹3.7 lakh per on-field match for ICC Elite Panel umpires and about ₹2 lakh per match as TV umpire, that works out to roughly ₹51 lakh for the season, before playoff bonuses, travel and daily allowances.
For IPL 2025, the same calculation gives about ₹45.6 lakh from 16 matches.
The BCCI pays umpires per match and does not publish its fee schedule. The fees used here are those reported in the media for IPL 2025, and match counts come from the official scorecards.