What are the main factors that influence a Wine Steward's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Wine Steward's salary?

A Wine Steward's salary grows with experience: a Barback - Casino (0-1 years)earns $25,634, a Mixologist (1-3 years)earns $28,386, a Wine Steward (3-5 years)earns $58,468,

What are the highest paying states for a Wine Steward?

Wine Steward salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wine Steward roles are District of Columbia $64,740, California $64,500, Massachusetts $63,640. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wine Steward roles make?

Salaries for Wine Steward level roles vary by specialization: Wine Distributor: $76,012; Wine Director: $73,074; Wine Manager: $66,422; Wine Consultant: $57,948; Wine Specialist: $57,930.

How do different companies affect a Wine Steward's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Wine Steward roles. Large, established industry leaders like Subway IP LLC ($57,183) and Kesem ($49,677) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $35,814.

Wine Steward Salary in the United States

How much does a Wine Steward make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wine Steward in the United States is $58,470 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Wine Steward's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,817
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,120 to $65,980
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,339

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Wine Steward Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,980	$5,498	$1,269	$32
Average	$58,470	$4,873	$1,124	$28
25th Percentile	$52,120	$4,343	$1,002	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Wine Steward Salaries

A Wine Steward's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Wine Steward Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Wine Steward's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Barback - Casino (0-1 years): $25,634
Mixologist (1-3 years): $28,386
Wine Steward (3-5 years): $58,468

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Barback - Casino	0-1 years	$25,634
Mixologist	1-3 years	$28,386
Wine Steward	3-5 years	$58,468

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How Do Wine Steward Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Wine Stewards. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,740.
California: $64,500.
Massachusetts: $63,640.

District of Columbia $64,740 California $64,500 Massachusetts $63,640 Washington $63,400 New Jersey $63,380 Alaska $63,300 Connecticut $62,490 New York $62,160

Hawaii $61,120 Rhode Island $60,620 Maryland $60,290 Minnesota $59,840 Colorado $59,660 Illinois $59,600 Oregon $59,380 Delaware $59,220

New Hampshire $59,110 Virginia $58,880 Pennsylvania $58,210 Nevada $57,870 North Dakota $57,760 Michigan $57,580 Wisconsin $57,520 Vermont $57,390

Texas $57,030 Maine $57,010 Arizona $56,980 Ohio $56,940 Georgia $56,400 Indiana $56,130 Wyoming $56,080 Utah $55,990

Iowa $55,960 Kansas $55,680 Louisiana $55,600 North Carolina $55,570 Missouri $55,560 Florida $55,330 Montana $55,200 Nebraska $55,090

Kentucky $55,020 South Carolina $54,790 Tennessee $54,640 Idaho $54,580 New Mexico $54,160 Oklahoma $54,060 Alabama $53,720 South Dakota $53,140

Arkansas $52,820 West Virginia $52,660 Mississippi $52,150

Top Paying Cities for Wine Stewards

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $73,750
San Francisco: $72,940
Oakland: $71,410

San Jose, CA $73,750

San Francisco, CA $72,940

Oakland, CA $71,410

New York, NY $67,320

Paramus, NJ $66,510

Queens Village, NY $66,500

Passaic, NJ $66,450

Bergenfield, NJ $66,440

Stamford, CT $66,310

Huntington, NY $66,290

Newark, NJ $65,860

Bridgeport, CT $65,730

Vallejo, CA $65,620

New Brunswick, NJ $65,590

Petaluma, CA $65,560

Middlesex, NJ $65,450

Somerset, NJ $65,410

Santa Cruz, CA $65,330

Boston, MA $64,970

Monterey, CA $64,770

Seattle, WA $64,640

Santa Rosa, CA $64,620

Los Angeles, CA $64,610

Juneau, AK $64,450

Washington, DC $64,390

Orange, CA $64,180

Santa Ana, CA $64,030

Long Beach, CA $63,970

Anaheim, CA $63,960

Anchorage, AK $63,930

Santa Maria, CA $63,750

Everett, WA $63,740

Danbury, CT $63,540

Bremerton, WA $63,450

Tacoma, WA $63,240

New Suffolk, NY $63,240

Sacramento, CA $63,230

Santa Barbara, CA $63,160

Trenton, NJ $63,100

San Diego, CA $63,100

Brockton, MA $63,030

Fairbanks, AK $62,890

Lompoc, CA $62,740

Lowell, MA $62,690

Ventura, CA $62,680

Nashua, NH $62,670

Stockton, CA $62,670

Modesto, CA $62,240

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,110

Kennewick, WA $62,000

Olympia, WA $62,000

New Haven, CT $61,980

Lawrence, MA $61,760

Hartford, CT $61,710

Riverside, CA $61,690

New Bedford, MA $61,640

Richland, WA $61,640

Bakersfield, CA $61,550

Atlantic City, NJ $61,530

San Bernardino, CA $61,530

New Britain, CT $61,530

New London, CT $61,500

Norwich, CT $61,480

Portsmouth, NH $61,470

Boulder, CO $61,350

Portland, OR $61,270

Worcester, MA $61,260

Minneapolis, MN $61,080

Philadelphia, PA $61,000

Honolulu, HI $60,810

Saint Paul, MN $60,780

Vineland, NJ $60,760

Providence, RI $60,600

Chicago, IL $60,430

Bellingham, WA $60,360

Springfield, MA $60,310

Baltimore, MD $60,290

Chico, CA $60,150

Pittsfield, MA $59,990

Manchester, NH $59,880

Spokane, WA $59,620

Denver, CO $59,610

Albany, NY $59,340

Troy, NY $59,310

Nassau, NY $59,250

Schenectady, NY $59,190

Wilmington, DE $59,150

Burlington, VT $59,060

Salem, OR $59,040

Portland, ME $58,860

Yakima, WA $58,800

Rochester, MN $58,620

Reno, NV $58,590

Fresno, CA $58,590

Milwaukee, WI $58,540

Detroit, MI $58,480

Ann Arbor, MI $58,470

Allentown, PA $58,460

Colorado Springs, CO $58,360

Syracuse, NY $58,330

Carson City, NV $58,330

Houston, TX $58,250

Eugene, OR $58,220

Gary, IN $58,150

Springfield, OR $58,100

Bismarck, ND $58,090

Galveston, TX $58,050

Medford, OR $57,960

Fort Collins, CO $57,940

Concord, NH $57,910

Austin, TX $57,890

Mesa, AZ $57,770

Reading, PA $57,770

Phoenix, AZ $57,760

Dallas, TX $57,740

Saint Cloud, MN $57,690

Madison, WI $57,610

Utica, NY $57,450

Rochester, NY $57,360

Des Moines, IA $57,350

Raleigh, NC $57,340

Atlanta, GA $57,260

Battle Creek, MI $57,240

Salt Lake City, UT $57,220

Lancaster, PA $57,130

Harrisburg, PA $57,050

Kansas City, MO $56,990

Fort Worth, TX $56,980

Champaign, IL $56,980

Kansas City, KS $56,980

Columbus, OH $56,970

Boca Raton, FL $56,950

Pittsburgh, PA $56,930

Richmond, VA $56,910

Indianapolis, IN $56,890

Cleveland, OH $56,890

Las Vegas, NV $56,820

Cincinnati, OH $56,820

Petersburg, VA $56,730

Huntsville, AL $56,640

Lansing, MI $56,600

Lebanon, PA $56,600

Pueblo, CO $56,590

Appleton, WI $56,570

Buffalo, NY $56,550

Dayton, OH $56,530

Racine, WI $56,520

Charlotte, NC $56,510

Saint Louis, MO $56,500

York, PA $56,460

Elkhart, IN $56,460

Gastonia, NC $56,450

Billings, MT $56,440

Beaumont, TX $56,420

Lorain, OH $56,410

Benton Harbor, MI $56,400

Toledo, OH $56,390

Binghamton, NY $56,360

Rock Hill, SC $56,350

Rockford, IL $56,320

Springfield, IL $56,300

Elyria, OH $56,290

Fargo, ND $56,290

Flagstaff, AZ $56,250

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,220

Duluth, MN $56,180

Miami, FL $56,180

Cheyenne, WY $56,140

Grand Forks, ND $56,140

Bangor, ME $56,010

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,950

Durham, NC $55,920

Louisville, KY $55,920

Grand Rapids, MI $55,910

Hialeah, FL $55,900

Casper, WY $55,820

Scranton, PA $55,750

Virginia Beach, VA $55,730

New Orleans, LA $55,730

Akron, OH $55,700

Peoria, IL $55,620

Sarasota, FL $55,610

Nashville, TN $55,570

Omaha, NE $55,570

Green Bay, WI $55,570

Baton Rouge, LA $55,540

Charleston, SC $55,530

Jamestown, NY $55,500

Davenport, IA $55,500

Tucson, AZ $55,470

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,430

Tampa, FL $55,420

Evansville, IN $55,390

Port Arthur, TX $55,390

Bradenton, FL $55,360

Santa Fe, NM $55,260

Orlando, FL $55,150

Clearwater, FL $55,130

Canton, OH $55,010

La Crosse, WI $55,010

Albuquerque, NM $54,980

Newport News, VA $54,970

High Point, NC $54,950

Ogden, UT $54,930

Corpus Christi, TX $54,880

Norfolk, VA $54,850

Laramie, WY $54,850

Rock Island, IL $54,810

Jacksonville, FL $54,800

Saginaw, MI $54,800

Salisbury, NC $54,780

Boise, ID $54,770

Moline, IL $54,740

Fort Myers, FL $54,730

Memphis, TN $54,710

Tulsa, OK $54,680

Waterloo, IA $54,650

Spartanburg, SC $54,590

Lincoln, NE $54,560

Fort Wayne, IN $54,550

Provo, UT $54,540

Cedar Falls, IA $54,470

San Antonio, TX $54,450

Greensboro, NC $54,430

South Bend, IN $54,420

Savannah, GA $54,360

Muskegon, MI $54,330

Birmingham, AL $54,330

Winston Salem, NC $54,300

Lake Charles, LA $54,160

Anderson, IN $54,150

Lexington, KY $54,130

Augusta, GA $54,110

Greenville, SC $54,110

Lima, OH $54,060

Wichita, KS $54,060

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,060

Columbia, SC $54,010

Springfield, OH $53,990

Asheville, NC $53,900

Bloomington, IN $53,860

Knoxville, TN $53,650

Shreveport, LA $53,640

Wilmington, NC $53,570

Roanoke, VA $53,570

Topeka, KS $53,460

Frankfort, KY $53,460

Oklahoma City, OK $53,420

Longview, TX $53,390

Chillicothe, OH $53,390

Melbourne, FL $53,380

Sioux Falls, SD $53,290

Mobile, AL $53,280

Terre Haute, IN $53,260

Altoona, PA $53,220

Amarillo, TX $53,180

Killeen, TX $53,160

Fayetteville, AR $53,120

Chattanooga, TN $53,100

Sioux City, IA $53,050

Idaho Falls, ID $53,040

Lynchburg, VA $52,990

Gainesville, FL $52,910

Portsmouth, OH $52,880

Little Rock, AR $52,870

Lafayette, LA $52,850

Youngstown, OH $52,850

Clarksville, TN $52,810

Daytona Beach, FL $52,810

Pensacola, FL $52,800

Temple, TX $52,800

Hopkinsville, KY $52,630

Erie, PA $52,610

Florence, SC $52,590

Charleston, WV $52,500

Great Falls, MT $52,470

Macon, GA $52,390

Tallahassee, FL $52,380

Fayetteville, NC $52,370

Waco, TX $52,360

Helena, MT $52,320

Pine Bluff, AR $52,290

Vincennes, IN $52,220

Lubbock, TX $52,200

Alamogordo, NM $52,160

Twin Falls, ID $52,110

Rapid City, SD $52,090

Jackson, MS $51,990

Huntington, WV $51,980

Greenville, MS $51,980

Parkersburg, WV $51,920

Montgomery, AL $51,910

Wichita Falls, TX $51,850

Springfield, MO $51,850

Biloxi, MS $51,830

Monroe, LA $51,770

Johnstown, PA $51,730

Columbus, GA $51,700

Sumter, SC $51,700

Pascagoula, MS $51,590

Abilene, TX $51,590

Kingsport, TN $51,430

Albany, GA $51,430

Gulfport, MS $51,420

Alexandria, LA $51,220

Fort Smith, AR $51,080

El Paso, TX $50,920

Las Cruces, NM $50,660

Harlingen, TX $50,510

Pocatello, ID $50,500

Florence, AL $50,420

Brownsville, TX $50,410

Mcallen, TX $50,290

Dothan, AL $50,210

Columbus, MS $49,860

Altus, OK $49,590

Lawton, OK $49,470

Pierre, SD $49,260

What Skills Can Increase a Wine Steward's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 6.83% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Point of Sale (Mentioned in 2.21% Job Postings): Accepting payments from customers for goods and services either in person or online.
Purchasing (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes expediting, supplier quality, and transportation and logistics (T&L) in addition to purchasing.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	6.83%
Point of Sale	2.21%
Purchasing	1.61%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Wine Steward's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$64,317	10%
Initiative	$63,148	8%
Team Management	$63,148	8%
Leadership	$62,563	7%
Innovation	$62,563	7%
Microsoft Outlook	$62,563	7%

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Wine Steward Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Wine Steward salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $63,685. While startup companies pay approximate $53,709.

Wine Steward Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$53,709
Growth Stage	51~500	$56,850
Established	501~5000	$61,463
Enterprise	5000+	$63,685

How Education impacts a Wine Steward's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Wine Stewards enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Wine Steward with a No Diploma is between $54,104 and $62,765).

Wine Steward Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Wine Steward

No Diploma 16.7%

High School 16.7%

Associates 27.8%

Bachelors 50.0%

Masters 5.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	16.7%
High School	16.7%
Associates	27.8%
Bachelors	50.0%
Masters	5.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Wine Steward Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Wine Steward's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$52,120

Average $58,470/year

$65,980

$4,343

Average $4,873/month

$5,498

$1,002

Average $1,124/week

$1,269

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,980	$5,498	$1,269	$32
Average	$58,470	$4,873	$1,124	$28
25th Percentile	$52,120	$4,343	$1,002	$25

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Salary Trends for Wine Steward

Salaries for a Wine Steward can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $40,339 in 2023 to around $40,104 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wine Steward salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Wine Steward Over Time

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2023

$40,339

2024

$40,251

2025

$40,104

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2023	$40,339
2024	$40,251
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