What are the main factors that influence a Tasting Room Associate's salary?

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

How does experience change A Tasting Room Associate's salary?

A Tasting Room Associate's salary grows with experience: a Back Bartender (0-1 years)earns $26,237, a Bartender (1-3 years)earns $29,051, a Tasting Room Associate (3-5 years)earns $59,753,

What are the highest paying states for a Tasting Room Associate?

Tasting Room Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tasting Room Associate roles are District of Columbia $65,622, California $65,373, Massachusetts $64,502. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tasting Room Associate roles make?

Salaries for Tasting Room Associate level roles vary by specialization: Tasting Room Supervisor: $60,722; Tasting Room Server: $60,486; Tasting Room Attendant: $59,616; Wine Tasting Room Associate: $59,425; Tasting Room Manager: $59,236.

How do different companies affect a Tasting Room Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Tasting Room Associate 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.

Tasting Room Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Tasting Room Associate make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tasting Room Associate in the United States is $59,269 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Tasting Room Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,896
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,287 to $66,402
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,930

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Tasting Room Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,402	$5,533	$1,277	$32
Average	$59,269	$4,939	$1,140	$28
25th Percentile	$52,287	$4,357	$1,006	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Tasting Room Associate Salaries

A Tasting Room Associate'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 Tasting Room Associate 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 Tasting Room Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $65,622.
California: $65,373.
Massachusetts: $64,502.

District of Columbia $65,622

California $65,373

Massachusetts $64,502

Washington $64,265

New Jersey $64,241

Alaska $64,158

Connecticut $63,340

New York $63,008

Hawaii $61,948

Rhode Island $61,450

Maryland $61,112

Minnesota $60,650

Colorado $60,472

Illinois $60,412

Oregon $60,187

Delaware $60,021

New Hampshire $59,917

Virginia $59,683

Pennsylvania $59,002

Nevada $58,658

North Dakota $58,546

Michigan $58,368

Wisconsin $58,303

Vermont $58,172

Texas $57,811

Maine $57,787

Arizona $57,751

Ohio $57,710

Georgia $57,165

Indiana $56,892

Wyoming $56,839

Utah $56,756

Iowa $56,720

Kansas $56,436

Louisiana $56,353

North Carolina $56,323

Missouri $56,311

Florida $56,080

Montana $55,955

Nebraska $55,837

Kentucky $55,772

South Carolina $55,535

Tennessee $55,387

Idaho $55,327

New Mexico $54,895

Oklahoma $54,800

Alabama $54,450

South Dakota $53,863

Arkansas $53,543

West Virginia $53,371

Mississippi $52,856

Top Paying Cities for Tasting Room Associates

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: $74,755
San Francisco: $74,021
Oakland: $72,379

San Jose, CA $74,755

San Francisco, CA $74,021

Oakland, CA $72,379

New York, NY $68,686

Queens Village, NY $68,242

Paramus, NJ $67,768

Passaic, NJ $67,708

Bergenfield, NJ $67,649

Stamford, CT $67,560

Huntington, NY $67,501

Newark, NJ $67,116

Bridgeport, CT $66,997

New Brunswick, NJ $66,802

Vallejo, CA $66,677

Middlesex, NJ $66,642

Somerset, NJ $66,588

Petaluma, CA $66,452

Santa Cruz, CA $66,221

Boston, MA $66,102

Monterey, CA $65,806

Fairbanks, AK $65,764

Los Angeles, CA $65,652

Washington, DC $65,622

Seattle, WA $65,516

Santa Rosa, CA $65,504

Juneau, AK $65,332

Orange, CA $65,136

Anchorage, AK $65,030

Anaheim, CA $64,988

Santa Ana, CA $64,899

Nassau, NY $64,864

Long Beach, CA $64,840

Danbury, CT $64,822

Santa Maria, CA $64,621

Everett, WA $64,609

Bremerton, WA $64,318

Trenton, NJ $64,206

Sacramento, CA $64,182

San Diego, CA $64,152

Brockton, MA $64,129

Tacoma, WA $64,105

Santa Barbara, CA $64,022

Lowell, MA $63,785

New Suffolk, NY $63,761

Nashua, NH $63,690

Lompoc, CA $63,595

Ventura, CA $63,536

Stockton, CA $63,518

New Haven, CT $63,400

Atlantic City, NJ $63,246

Hartford, CT $63,115

Modesto, CA $63,085

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,955

New Britain, CT $62,925

Olympia, WA $62,842

Kennewick, WA $62,842

New London, CT $62,831

Norwich, CT $62,813

Lawrence, MA $62,783

Bakersfield, CA $62,617

Riverside, CA $62,534

New Bedford, MA $62,534

Richland, WA $62,475

Portsmouth, NH $62,428

Vineland, NJ $62,416

San Bernardino, CA $62,368

Boulder, CO $62,202

Worcester, MA $62,155

Portland, OR $62,102

Saint Paul, MN $62,031

Minneapolis, MN $62,031

Philadelphia, PA $61,948

Honolulu, HI $61,633

Springfield, MA $61,426

Providence, RI $61,420

Chicago, IL $61,248

Bellingham, WA $61,177

Baltimore, MD $61,112

Chico, CA $60,964

Wilmington, DE $60,863

Pittsfield, MA $60,804

Manchester, NH $60,691

Spokane, WA $60,430

Denver, CO $60,424

Albany, NY $60,146

Troy, NY $60,122

Schenectady, NY $59,998

Burlington, VT $59,867

Portland, ME $59,660

Salem, OR $59,612

Yakima, WA $59,601

Ann Arbor, MI $59,583

Rochester, MN $59,417

Fresno, CA $59,387

Reno, NV $59,387

Milwaukee, WI $59,334

Detroit, MI $59,275

Allentown, PA $59,257

Carson City, NV $59,251

Houston, TX $59,162

Colorado Springs, CO $59,156

Syracuse, NY $59,126

Eugene, OR $59,014

Bismarck, ND $58,943

Gary, IN $58,943

Galveston, TX $58,943

Springfield, OR $58,895

Medford, OR $58,753

Fort Collins, CO $58,729

Austin, TX $58,682

Mesa, AZ $58,557

Phoenix, AZ $58,546

Dallas, TX $58,528

Reading, PA $58,492

Saint Cloud, MN $58,468

Concord, NH $58,415

Madison, WI $58,391

Utica, NY $58,231

Raleigh, NC $58,184

Las Vegas, NV $58,178

Rochester, NY $58,137

Des Moines, IA $58,131

Atlanta, GA $58,036

Battle Creek, MI $58,018

Salt Lake City, UT $58,000

Lancaster, PA $57,911

Champaign, IL $57,899

Harrisburg, PA $57,828

Durham, NC $57,775

Kansas City, MO $57,769

Kansas City, KS $57,757

Fort Worth, TX $57,751

Boca Raton, FL $57,728

Cleveland, OH $57,722

Columbus, OH $57,710

Pittsburgh, PA $57,704

Richmond, VA $57,680

Indianapolis, IN $57,668

Cincinnati, OH $57,591

Petersburg, VA $57,502

Billings, MT $57,372

Lansing, MI $57,372

Huntsville, AL $57,372

Lebanon, PA $57,366

Dayton, OH $57,360

Pueblo, CO $57,360

Appleton, WI $57,342

Buffalo, NY $57,319

Racine, WI $57,289

Charlotte, NC $57,283

Saint Louis, MO $57,265

Springfield, IL $57,242

Elkhart, IN $57,230

York, PA $57,230

Gastonia, NC $57,224

Benton Harbor, MI $57,224

Beaumont, TX $57,188

Lorain, OH $57,176

Toledo, OH $57,153

Binghamton, NY $57,123

Rock Hill, SC $57,117

Rockford, IL $57,088

Fargo, ND $57,058

Elyria, OH $57,058

Flagstaff, AZ $57,016

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,981

Miami, FL $56,945

Duluth, MN $56,850

Bangor, ME $56,773

Cedar Rapids, IA $56,708

Louisville, KY $56,679

Grand Rapids, MI $56,667

Hialeah, FL $56,661

Casper, WY $56,578

Scranton, PA $56,507

New Orleans, LA $56,489

Virginia Beach, VA $56,483

Akron, OH $56,453

Peoria, IL $56,376

Sarasota, FL $56,364

Green Bay, WI $56,323

Baton Rouge, LA $56,293

Charleston, SC $56,281

Nashville, TN $56,264

Jamestown, NY $56,252

Davenport, IA $56,252

Tucson, AZ $56,222

Cheyenne, WY $56,204

Saint Petersburg, FL $56,187

Tampa, FL $56,175

Omaha, NE $56,163

Port Arthur, TX $56,139

Evansville, IN $56,139

Bradenton, FL $56,116

Santa Fe, NM $56,009

Orlando, FL $55,950

Clearwater, FL $55,884

Canton, OH $55,760

La Crosse, WI $55,760

Grand Forks, ND $55,742

Albuquerque, NM $55,724

Tulsa, OK $55,724

Newport News, VA $55,718

High Point, NC $55,701

Ogden, UT $55,677

Corpus Christi, TX $55,630

Laramie, WY $55,594

Norfolk, VA $55,594

Rock Island, IL $55,558

Saginaw, MI $55,547

Jacksonville, FL $55,541

Salisbury, NC $55,529

Memphis, TN $55,517

Moline, IL $55,487

Fort Myers, FL $55,469

Waterloo, IA $55,392

Spartanburg, SC $55,333

Lincoln, NE $55,304

Fort Wayne, IN $55,292

Birmingham, AL $55,226

Cedar Falls, IA $55,215

Provo, UT $55,209

Springfield, OH $55,203

San Antonio, TX $55,191

Greensboro, NC $55,167

South Bend, IN $55,161

Winston Salem, NC $55,155

Boise, ID $55,138

Savannah, GA $55,096

Muskegon, MI $54,989

Lima, OH $54,918

Lake Charles, LA $54,895

Anderson, IN $54,883

Lexington, KY $54,865

Augusta, GA $54,847

Greenville, SC $54,847

Wichita, KS $54,794

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,794

Columbia, SC $54,740

Bloomington, IN $54,592

Roanoke, VA $54,557

Asheville, NC $54,480

Knoxville, TN $54,379

Shreveport, LA $54,373

Wilmington, NC $54,296

Frankfort, KY $54,183

Oklahoma City, OK $54,142

Chillicothe, OH $54,118

Longview, TX $54,112

Topeka, KS $54,094

Mobile, AL $54,006

Terre Haute, IN $53,982

Erie, PA $53,976

Altoona, PA $53,946

Melbourne, FL $53,928

Amarillo, TX $53,905

Killeen, TX $53,887

Fayetteville, AR $53,840

Sioux Falls, SD $53,798

Chattanooga, TN $53,763

Idaho Falls, ID $53,757

Gainesville, FL $53,632

Portsmouth, OH $53,603

Little Rock, AR $53,591

Lynchburg, VA $53,591

Lafayette, LA $53,567

Youngstown, OH $53,567

Temple, TX $53,543

Daytona Beach, FL $53,531

Clarksville, TN $53,525

Pensacola, FL $53,520

Hopkinsville, KY $53,342

Charleston, WV $53,336

Florence, SC $53,306

Sioux City, IA $53,271

Macon, GA $53,099

Tallahassee, FL $53,093

Fayetteville, NC $53,081

Waco, TX $53,069

Wichita Falls, TX $53,069

Pine Bluff, AR $53,045

Vincennes, IN $52,933

Lubbock, TX $52,909

Great Falls, MT $52,874

Alamogordo, NM $52,868

Abilene, TX $52,820

Rapid City, SD $52,743

Monroe, LA $52,743

Albany, GA $52,708

Huntington, WV $52,702

Jackson, MS $52,696

Greenville, MS $52,690

Parkersburg, WV $52,631

Montgomery, AL $52,619

Johnstown, PA $52,607

Springfield, MO $52,559

Biloxi, MS $52,530

Sumter, SC $52,405

Columbus, GA $52,399

Twin Falls, ID $52,364

Pascagoula, MS $52,287

Kingsport, TN $52,133

Gulfport, MS $52,115

Alexandria, LA $51,919

Fort Smith, AR $51,771

El Paso, TX $51,611

Helena, MT $51,534

Las Cruces, NM $51,344

Harlingen, TX $51,178

Pocatello, ID $51,125

Florence, AL $51,107

Brownsville, TX $51,095

Dothan, AL $51,001

Mcallen, TX $50,971

Columbus, MS $50,532

Altus, OK $50,260

Lawton, OK $50,147

Pierre, SD $49,934

What Skills Can Increase a Tasting Room Associate'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 Tasting Room Associate'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	$65,195	10%
Initiative	$64,010	8%
Team Management	$64,010	8%
Leadership	$63,417	7%
Innovation	$63,417	7%
Microsoft Outlook	$63,417	7%

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How Education impacts a Tasting Room Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Tasting Room Associates 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 Tasting Room Associate with a No Diploma is between $54,314 and $63,007).

Tasting Room Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tasting Room Associate

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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Tasting Room Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tasting Room Associate'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 April 01, 2026

$52,287

Average $59,269/year

$66,402

$4,357

Average $4,939/month

$5,533

$1,006

Average $1,140/week

$1,277

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,402	$5,533	$1,277	$32
Average	$59,269	$4,939	$1,140	$28
25th Percentile	$52,287	$4,357	$1,006	$25

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Salary Trends for Tasting Room Associate

Salaries for a Tasting Room Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $41,267 in 2023 to around $41,026 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tasting Room Associate salary trends, .

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2023

$41,267

2024

$41,177

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2023	$41,267
2024	$41,177
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