What are the main factors that influence a Cellar Hand's salary?

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

How does experience change A Cellar Hand's salary?

A Cellar Hand's salary grows with experience: a Back Bartender (0-1 years)earns $24,876, a Bartender (1-3 years)earns $27,545, a Cellar Hand (3-5 years)earns $56,682,

What are the highest paying states for a Cellar Hand?

Cellar Hand salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cellar Hand roles are District of Columbia $61,230, California $60,998, Massachusetts $60,185. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cellar Hand roles make?

Salaries for Cellar Hand level roles vary by specialization: Cellar Technician: $68,309; Cellar Manager: $61,143; Cellar person: $60,403; Cellar Master: $59,153; Cellar Operator: $48,947.

How do different companies affect a Cellar Hand's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cellar Hand 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.

Cellar Hand Salary in the United States

How much does a Cellar Hand make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cellar Hand in the United States is $55,302 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $68,085
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,678 to $61,993
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,647

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Cellar Hand Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,993	$5,166	$1,192	$30
Average	$55,302	$4,609	$1,064	$27
25th Percentile	$48,678	$4,057	$936	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Cellar Hand Salaries

A Cellar Hand'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 Do Cellar Hand 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 Cellar Hands. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,230.
California: $60,998.
Massachusetts: $60,185.

District of Columbia $61,230

California $60,998

Massachusetts $60,185

Washington $59,964

New Jersey $59,942

Alaska $59,864

Connecticut $59,101

New York $58,792

Hawaii $57,802

Rhode Island $57,337

Maryland $57,022

Minnesota $56,591

Colorado $56,425

Illinois $56,369

Oregon $56,159

Delaware $56,004

New Hampshire $55,907

Virginia $55,689

Pennsylvania $55,053

Nevada $54,732

North Dakota $54,627

Michigan $54,461

Wisconsin $54,401

Vermont $54,279

Texas $53,942

Maine $53,919

Arizona $53,886

Ohio $53,848

Georgia $53,339

Indiana $53,084

Wyoming $53,035

Utah $52,957

Iowa $52,924

Kansas $52,659

Louisiana $52,581

North Carolina $52,553

Missouri $52,542

Florida $52,327

Montana $52,211

Nebraska $52,100

Kentucky $52,039

South Carolina $51,818

Tennessee $51,680

Idaho $51,624

New Mexico $51,221

Oklahoma $51,132

Alabama $50,806

South Dakota $50,258

Arkansas $49,960

West Virginia $49,799

Mississippi $49,318

Top Paying Cities for Cellar Hands

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: $69,752
San Francisco: $68,989
Oakland: $67,535

San Jose, CA $69,752

San Francisco, CA $68,989

Oakland, CA $67,535

New York, NY $63,674

Paramus, NJ $62,900

Queens Village, NY $62,897

Passaic, NJ $62,845

Bergenfield, NJ $62,840

Stamford, CT $62,718

Huntington, NY $62,695

Newark, NJ $62,287

Bridgeport, CT $62,170

Vallejo, CA $62,060

New Brunswick, NJ $62,038

Petaluma, CA $62,005

Middlesex, NJ $61,900

Somerset, NJ $61,861

Santa Cruz, CA $61,789

Boston, MA $61,452

Monterey, CA $61,257

Seattle, WA $61,131

Santa Rosa, CA $61,120

Los Angeles, CA $61,103

Juneau, AK $60,959

Washington, DC $60,899

Orange, CA $60,702

Santa Ana, CA $60,556

Long Beach, CA $60,500

Anaheim, CA $60,489

Anchorage, AK $60,462

Santa Maria, CA $60,296

Everett, WA $60,285

Danbury, CT $60,090

Bremerton, WA $60,014

Tacoma, WA $59,815

New Suffolk, NY $59,814

Sacramento, CA $59,798

Santa Barbara, CA $59,737

Trenton, NJ $59,676

San Diego, CA $59,676

Brockton, MA $59,616

Fairbanks, AK $59,480

Lompoc, CA $59,339

Lowell, MA $59,294

Ventura, CA $59,284

Nashua, NH $59,273

Stockton, CA $59,267

Modesto, CA $58,863

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,742

Olympia, WA $58,637

Kennewick, WA $58,637

New Haven, CT $58,615

Lawrence, MA $58,416

Hartford, CT $58,360

Riverside, CA $58,349

New Bedford, MA $58,294

Richland, WA $58,294

Bakersfield, CA $58,216

San Bernardino, CA $58,194

New Britain, CT $58,189

Atlantic City, NJ $58,189

New London, CT $58,167

Norwich, CT $58,150

Portsmouth, NH $58,139

Boulder, CO $58,022

Portland, OR $57,945

Worcester, MA $57,940

Minneapolis, MN $57,768

Philadelphia, PA $57,691

Honolulu, HI $57,509

Saint Paul, MN $57,482

Vineland, NJ $57,470

Providence, RI $57,309

Chicago, IL $57,149

Bellingham, WA $57,083

Springfield, MA $57,038

Baltimore, MD $57,022

Chico, CA $56,884

Pittsfield, MA $56,734

Manchester, NH $56,629

Spokane, WA $56,386

Denver, CO $56,380

Albany, NY $56,120

Troy, NY $56,098

Nassau, NY $56,039

Schenectady, NY $55,982

Wilmington, DE $55,938

Burlington, VT $55,861

Salem, OR $55,838

Portland, ME $55,667

Yakima, WA $55,612

Rochester, MN $55,440

Reno, NV $55,413

Fresno, CA $55,413

Milwaukee, WI $55,363

Detroit, MI $55,308

Ann Arbor, MI $55,298

Allentown, PA $55,291

Colorado Springs, CO $55,197

Syracuse, NY $55,169

Carson City, NV $55,169

Houston, TX $55,092

Eugene, OR $55,064

Gary, IN $54,998

Springfield, OR $54,954

Bismarck, ND $54,943

Galveston, TX $54,904

Medford, OR $54,821

Fort Collins, CO $54,799

Concord, NH $54,771

Austin, TX $54,755

Mesa, AZ $54,638

Reading, PA $54,633

Phoenix, AZ $54,627

Dallas, TX $54,611

Saint Cloud, MN $54,558

Madison, WI $54,484

Utica, NY $54,334

Rochester, NY $54,246

Des Moines, IA $54,240

Raleigh, NC $54,235

Atlanta, GA $54,152

Battle Creek, MI $54,135

Salt Lake City, UT $54,119

Lancaster, PA $54,036

Harrisburg, PA $53,958

Kansas City, MO $53,903

Champaign, IL $53,892

Kansas City, KS $53,892

Fort Worth, TX $53,886

Columbus, OH $53,877

Boca Raton, FL $53,864

Pittsburgh, PA $53,842

Richmond, VA $53,820

Indianapolis, IN $53,809

Cleveland, OH $53,803

Las Vegas, NV $53,737

Cincinnati, OH $53,737

Petersburg, VA $53,654

Huntsville, AL $53,571

Lansing, MI $53,534

Lebanon, PA $53,527

Pueblo, CO $53,521

Appleton, WI $53,505

Buffalo, NY $53,483

Dayton, OH $53,466

Racine, WI $53,455

Charlotte, NC $53,449

Saint Louis, MO $53,433

York, PA $53,400

Elkhart, IN $53,400

Gastonia, NC $53,389

Billings, MT $53,376

Beaumont, TX $53,361

Lorain, OH $53,350

Benton Harbor, MI $53,339

Toledo, OH $53,328

Binghamton, NY $53,300

Rock Hill, SC $53,295

Rockford, IL $53,267

Springfield, IL $53,245

Elyria, OH $53,239

Fargo, ND $53,239

Flagstaff, AZ $53,201

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,167

Duluth, MN $53,134

Miami, FL $53,134

Cheyenne, WY $53,095

Grand Forks, ND $53,095

Bangor, ME $52,974

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,913

Durham, NC $52,890

Louisville, KY $52,885

Grand Rapids, MI $52,874

Hialeah, FL $52,869

Casper, WY $52,791

Scranton, PA $52,725

New Orleans, LA $52,708

Virginia Beach, VA $52,703

Akron, OH $52,675

Peoria, IL $52,603

Sarasota, FL $52,592

Nashville, TN $52,553

Omaha, NE $52,553

Green Bay, WI $52,553

Baton Rouge, LA $52,526

Charleston, SC $52,515

Jamestown, NY $52,487

Davenport, IA $52,487

Tucson, AZ $52,459

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,426

Tampa, FL $52,415

Evansville, IN $52,382

Port Arthur, TX $52,382

Bradenton, FL $52,360

Santa Fe, NM $52,260

Orlando, FL $52,161

Clearwater, FL $52,144

Canton, OH $52,028

La Crosse, WI $52,028

Albuquerque, NM $51,995

Newport News, VA $51,989

High Point, NC $51,973

Ogden, UT $51,951

Corpus Christi, TX $51,906

Norfolk, VA $51,873

Laramie, WY $51,873

Rock Island, IL $51,840

Saginaw, MI $51,829

Jacksonville, FL $51,824

Salisbury, NC $51,812

Boise, ID $51,801

Moline, IL $51,774

Fort Myers, FL $51,757

Memphis, TN $51,746

Tulsa, OK $51,718

Waterloo, IA $51,685

Spartanburg, SC $51,630

Lincoln, NE $51,602

Fort Wayne, IN $51,591

Provo, UT $51,586

Cedar Falls, IA $51,519

San Antonio, TX $51,497

Greensboro, NC $51,475

South Bend, IN $51,470

Savannah, GA $51,409

Muskegon, MI $51,387

Birmingham, AL $51,381

Winston Salem, NC $51,354

Lake Charles, LA $51,221

Anderson, IN $51,210

Lexington, KY $51,193

Augusta, GA $51,176

Greenville, SC $51,176

Lima, OH $51,132

Wichita, KS $51,127

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,127

Columbia, SC $51,077

Springfield, OH $51,066

Asheville, NC $50,977

Bloomington, IN $50,939

Knoxville, TN $50,740

Shreveport, LA $50,734

Wilmington, NC $50,662

Roanoke, VA $50,662

Topeka, KS $50,563

Frankfort, KY $50,557

Oklahoma City, OK $50,518

Chillicothe, OH $50,496

Longview, TX $50,491

Melbourne, FL $50,485

Sioux Falls, SD $50,397

Mobile, AL $50,391

Terre Haute, IN $50,369

Altoona, PA $50,336

Amarillo, TX $50,297

Killeen, TX $50,281

Fayetteville, AR $50,236

Chattanooga, TN $50,220

Sioux City, IA $50,170

Idaho Falls, ID $50,159

Lynchburg, VA $50,115

Gainesville, FL $50,043

Portsmouth, OH $50,015

Little Rock, AR $50,004

Lafayette, LA $49,982

Youngstown, OH $49,982

Daytona Beach, FL $49,949

Clarksville, TN $49,943

Pensacola, FL $49,938

Temple, TX $49,934

Hopkinsville, KY $49,772

Erie, PA $49,761

Florence, SC $49,739

Charleston, WV $49,650

Great Falls, MT $49,622

Macon, GA $49,545

Tallahassee, FL $49,540

Fayetteville, NC $49,528

Waco, TX $49,517

Helena, MT $49,479

Pine Bluff, AR $49,458

Vincennes, IN $49,390

Lubbock, TX $49,368

Alamogordo, NM $49,335

Twin Falls, ID $49,285

Rapid City, SD $49,269

Jackson, MS $49,169

Huntington, WV $49,165

Greenville, MS $49,163

Parkersburg, WV $49,107

Montgomery, AL $49,097

Wichita Falls, TX $49,042

Springfield, MO $49,042

Biloxi, MS $49,014

Monroe, LA $48,959

Johnstown, PA $48,920

Sumter, SC $48,898

Columbus, GA $48,892

Pascagoula, MS $48,787

Abilene, TX $48,787

Kingsport, TN $48,644

Albany, GA $48,644

Gulfport, MS $48,627

Alexandria, LA $48,445

Fort Smith, AR $48,306

El Paso, TX $48,157

Las Cruces, NM $47,908

Harlingen, TX $47,768

Pocatello, ID $47,759

Florence, AL $47,687

Brownsville, TX $47,676

Mcallen, TX $47,560

Dothan, AL $47,482

Columbus, MS $47,154

Altus, OK $46,896

Lawton, OK $46,791

Pierre, SD $46,592

What Skills Can Increase a Cellar Hand'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 Cellar Hand'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	$60,832	10%
Initiative	$59,726	8%
Team Management	$59,726	8%
Leadership	$59,173	7%
Innovation	$59,173	7%
Microsoft Outlook	$59,173	7%

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How Education impacts a Cellar Hand's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cellar Hands 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 Cellar Hand with a No Diploma is between $54,314 and $63,007).

Cellar Hand Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cellar Hand

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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Cellar Hand Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cellar Hand'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 May 01, 2026

$48,678

Average $55,302/year

$61,993

$4,057

Average $4,609/month

$5,166

$936

Average $1,064/week

$1,192

$23

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,993	$5,166	$1,192	$30
Average	$55,302	$4,609	$1,064	$27
25th Percentile	$48,678	$4,057	$936	$23

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Salary Trends for Cellar Hand

Salaries for a Cellar Hand can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,133 in 2023 to around $38,905 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cellar Hand salary trends, .

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2023

$39,133

2024

$39,048

2025

$38,905

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2023	$39,133
2024	$39,048
2025	$38,905
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