I see the lower end tournament wanting to pay about 1.40/minute and the better tournaments paying 1.60+ per minute. Because the better referees often belong to multiple associations, they tend to go where the money is. I know a few who won't touch the 1.40 per minute tournaments and leagues (i.e. Signature and Presidio) and some that will only work CSL Premier (1.70) or SCDSL (1.60) because they have other opportunities given their experience and relationship with certain politically connected assignors.