About Simon Taufel
Simon Taufel is an Australian cricket umpire, born on 21 Jan 1971. He made his IPL debut on 20 Apr 2009, standing in Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings at St George’s Park, and has officiated 64 IPL matches across 5 seasons (2009–2013): 55 as an on-field umpire and 9 as the TV umpire. He has been part of the officiating team for 5 IPL finals (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 on the field). He was a member of the ICC Elite Panel from 2003 to 2012.
How Much Does Simon Taufel Earn in the IPL?
Simon Taufel’s last IPL season was 2013. The BCCI did not publish umpire fees for the seasons he worked, so this page does not estimate his past earnings. Today, IPL on-field umpires are reported to earn about ₹3 lakh per match (about ₹3.7 lakh for ICC Elite Panel umpires) and TV umpires about ₹2 lakh, and former umpire Anil Chaudhary has said an average umpire earns ₹45–50 lakh over a season.
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.