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

A Wine Manager's salary grows with experience: a Wine Manager (0-2 years)earns $67,018, a Quality Control Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $83,435, a Quality Control Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $101,842, a Quality Control Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $128,980, a Quality Control Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $139,163,

What are the highest paying states for a Wine Manager?

Wine Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wine Manager roles are District of Columbia $73,536, California $73,257, Massachusetts $72,281. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wine Manager roles make?

Salaries for Wine Manager level roles vary by specialization: Wine Store Manager: $77,084; Wine Director: $73,068; Wine Club Manager: $58,992; Wine Steward: $58,450; Wine Consultant: $57,929.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Wine Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Wine Manager Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wine Manager in the United States is $66,416 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,439
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,757 to $73,233
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,874

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Wine Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,233	$6,103	$1,408	$35
Average	$66,416	$5,535	$1,277	$32
25th Percentile	$57,757	$4,813	$1,111	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Wine Manager Salaries

A Wine Manager'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 Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Wine Manager'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,018
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,435
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,842
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,980
Expert (over 8 years): $139,163

Levels	Salary
Wine Mana... Level Wine Manager	$67,018
Quality C... Level Wine Manager	$83,435
Quality C... Level Wine Manager	$101,842
Quality C... Level Wine Manager	$128,980
Quality C... Level Wine Manager	$139,163

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How Do Wine Manager 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 Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,536.
California: $73,257.
Massachusetts: $72,281.

District of Columbia $73,536

California $73,257

Massachusetts $72,281

Washington $72,015

New Jersey $71,989

Alaska $71,896

Connecticut $70,979

New York $70,607

Hawaii $69,418

Rhode Island $68,861

Maryland $68,482

Minnesota $67,964

Colorado $67,765

Illinois $67,698

Oregon $67,446

Delaware $67,260

New Hampshire $67,143

Virginia $66,881

Pennsylvania $66,118

Nevada $65,732

North Dakota $65,606

Michigan $65,407

Wisconsin $65,334

Vermont $65,188

Texas $64,783

Maine $64,756

Arizona $64,716

Ohio $64,670

Georgia $64,059

Indiana $63,753

Wyoming $63,693

Utah $63,600

Iowa $63,560

Kansas $63,242

Louisiana $63,149

North Carolina $63,116

Missouri $63,102

Florida $62,843

Montana $62,704

Nebraska $62,571

Kentucky $62,498

South Carolina $62,232

Tennessee $62,066

Idaho $62,000

New Mexico $61,515

Oklahoma $61,409

Alabama $61,017

South Dakota $60,359

Arkansas $60,001

West Virginia $59,808

Mississippi $59,230

Top Paying Cities for Wine Managers

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: $83,771
San Francisco: $82,854
Oakland: $81,108

San Jose, CA $83,771

San Francisco, CA $82,854

Oakland, CA $81,108

New York, NY $76,471

Paramus, NJ $75,541

Queens Village, NY $75,538

Passaic, NJ $75,475

Bergenfield, NJ $75,469

Stamford, CT $75,323

Huntington, NY $75,296

Newark, NJ $74,805

Bridgeport, CT $74,665

Vallejo, CA $74,532

New Brunswick, NJ $74,506

Petaluma, CA $74,466

Middlesex, NJ $74,340

Somerset, NJ $74,293

Santa Cruz, CA $74,207

Boston, MA $73,802

Monterey, CA $73,569

Seattle, WA $73,417

Santa Rosa, CA $73,403

Los Angeles, CA $73,383

Juneau, AK $73,211

Washington, DC $73,138

Orange, CA $72,901

Santa Ana, CA $72,726

Long Beach, CA $72,660

Anaheim, CA $72,646

Anchorage, AK $72,613

Santa Maria, CA $72,414

Everett, WA $72,401

Danbury, CT $72,167

Bremerton, WA $72,075

Tacoma, WA $71,836

New Suffolk, NY $71,835

Sacramento, CA $71,816

Santa Barbara, CA $71,743

Trenton, NJ $71,670

San Diego, CA $71,670

Brockton, MA $71,597

Fairbanks, AK $71,434

Lompoc, CA $71,265

Lowell, MA $71,211

Ventura, CA $71,198

Nashua, NH $71,185

Stockton, CA $71,178

Modesto, CA $70,694

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,548

Olympia, WA $70,421

Kennewick, WA $70,421

New Haven, CT $70,395

Lawrence, MA $70,156

Hartford, CT $70,089

Riverside, CA $70,076

New Bedford, MA $70,010

Richland, WA $70,010

Bakersfield, CA $69,917

San Bernardino, CA $69,890

New Britain, CT $69,883

Atlantic City, NJ $69,883

New London, CT $69,857

Norwich, CT $69,837

Portsmouth, NH $69,824

Boulder, CO $69,683

Portland, OR $69,591

Worcester, MA $69,584

Minneapolis, MN $69,379

Philadelphia, PA $69,286

Honolulu, HI $69,066

Saint Paul, MN $69,035

Vineland, NJ $69,020

Providence, RI $68,827

Chicago, IL $68,635

Bellingham, WA $68,555

Springfield, MA $68,502

Baltimore, MD $68,482

Chico, CA $68,316

Pittsfield, MA $68,137

Manchester, NH $68,010

Spokane, WA $67,718

Denver, CO $67,712

Albany, NY $67,399

Troy, NY $67,373

Nassau, NY $67,302

Schenectady, NY $67,233

Wilmington, DE $67,180

Burlington, VT $67,087

Salem, OR $67,061

Portland, ME $66,855

Yakima, WA $66,788

Rochester, MN $66,582

Reno, NV $66,549

Fresno, CA $66,549

Milwaukee, WI $66,489

Detroit, MI $66,423

Ann Arbor, MI $66,412

Allentown, PA $66,403

Colorado Springs, CO $66,290

Syracuse, NY $66,257

Carson City, NV $66,257

Houston, TX $66,164

Eugene, OR $66,131

Gary, IN $66,051

Springfield, OR $65,998

Bismarck, ND $65,985

Galveston, TX $65,938

Medford, OR $65,839

Fort Collins, CO $65,812

Concord, NH $65,779

Austin, TX $65,759

Mesa, AZ $65,619

Reading, PA $65,613

Phoenix, AZ $65,606

Dallas, TX $65,586

Saint Cloud, MN $65,522

Madison, WI $65,433

Utica, NY $65,254

Rochester, NY $65,148

Des Moines, IA $65,141

Raleigh, NC $65,135

Atlanta, GA $65,035

Battle Creek, MI $65,015

Salt Lake City, UT $64,995

Lancaster, PA $64,895

Harrisburg, PA $64,802

Kansas City, MO $64,736

Champaign, IL $64,723

Kansas City, KS $64,723

Fort Worth, TX $64,716

Columbus, OH $64,705

Boca Raton, FL $64,690

Pittsburgh, PA $64,663

Richmond, VA $64,636

Indianapolis, IN $64,623

Cleveland, OH $64,617

Las Vegas, NV $64,537

Cincinnati, OH $64,537

Petersburg, VA $64,437

Huntsville, AL $64,338

Lansing, MI $64,293

Lebanon, PA $64,284

Pueblo, CO $64,278

Appleton, WI $64,258

Buffalo, NY $64,231

Dayton, OH $64,211

Racine, WI $64,198

Charlotte, NC $64,191

Saint Louis, MO $64,172

York, PA $64,132

Elkhart, IN $64,132

Gastonia, NC $64,119

Billings, MT $64,103

Beaumont, TX $64,085

Lorain, OH $64,072

Benton Harbor, MI $64,059

Toledo, OH $64,045

Binghamton, NY $64,012

Rock Hill, SC $64,005

Rockford, IL $63,972

Springfield, IL $63,946

Elyria, OH $63,939

Fargo, ND $63,939

Flagstaff, AZ $63,893

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,853

Duluth, MN $63,813

Miami, FL $63,813

Cheyenne, WY $63,766

Grand Forks, ND $63,766

Bangor, ME $63,620

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,547

Durham, NC $63,519

Louisville, KY $63,514

Grand Rapids, MI $63,501

Hialeah, FL $63,494

Casper, WY $63,401

Scranton, PA $63,321

New Orleans, LA $63,301

Virginia Beach, VA $63,295

Akron, OH $63,262

Peoria, IL $63,175

Sarasota, FL $63,162

Nashville, TN $63,116

Omaha, NE $63,116

Green Bay, WI $63,116

Baton Rouge, LA $63,082

Charleston, SC $63,069

Jamestown, NY $63,036

Davenport, IA $63,036

Tucson, AZ $63,003

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,963

Tampa, FL $62,949

Evansville, IN $62,910

Port Arthur, TX $62,910

Bradenton, FL $62,883

Santa Fe, NM $62,763

Orlando, FL $62,644

Clearwater, FL $62,624

Canton, OH $62,485

La Crosse, WI $62,485

Albuquerque, NM $62,445

Newport News, VA $62,438

High Point, NC $62,418

Ogden, UT $62,392

Corpus Christi, TX $62,338

Norfolk, VA $62,299

Laramie, WY $62,299

Rock Island, IL $62,259

Saginaw, MI $62,245

Jacksonville, FL $62,239

Salisbury, NC $62,226

Boise, ID $62,212

Moline, IL $62,179

Fort Myers, FL $62,159

Memphis, TN $62,146

Tulsa, OK $62,113

Waterloo, IA $62,073

Spartanburg, SC $62,006

Lincoln, NE $61,973

Fort Wayne, IN $61,960

Provo, UT $61,953

Cedar Falls, IA $61,874

San Antonio, TX $61,847

Greensboro, NC $61,820

South Bend, IN $61,814

Savannah, GA $61,741

Muskegon, MI $61,714

Birmingham, AL $61,707

Winston Salem, NC $61,675

Lake Charles, LA $61,515

Anderson, IN $61,502

Lexington, KY $61,482

Augusta, GA $61,462

Greenville, SC $61,462

Lima, OH $61,409

Wichita, KS $61,402

Tuscaloosa, AL $61,402

Columbia, SC $61,342

Springfield, OH $61,329

Asheville, NC $61,223

Bloomington, IN $61,176

Knoxville, TN $60,937

Shreveport, LA $60,930

Wilmington, NC $60,844

Roanoke, VA $60,844

Topeka, KS $60,725

Frankfort, KY $60,717

Oklahoma City, OK $60,671

Chillicothe, OH $60,645

Longview, TX $60,638

Melbourne, FL $60,632

Sioux Falls, SD $60,525

Mobile, AL $60,519

Terre Haute, IN $60,492

Altoona, PA $60,452

Amarillo, TX $60,406

Killeen, TX $60,386

Fayetteville, AR $60,333

Chattanooga, TN $60,313

Sioux City, IA $60,253

Idaho Falls, ID $60,240

Lynchburg, VA $60,187

Gainesville, FL $60,100

Portsmouth, OH $60,067

Little Rock, AR $60,054

Lafayette, LA $60,027

Youngstown, OH $60,027

Daytona Beach, FL $59,987

Clarksville, TN $59,981

Pensacola, FL $59,974

Temple, TX $59,969

Hopkinsville, KY $59,775

Erie, PA $59,761

Florence, SC $59,735

Charleston, WV $59,629

Great Falls, MT $59,595

Macon, GA $59,502

Tallahassee, FL $59,496

Fayetteville, NC $59,483

Waco, TX $59,469

Helena, MT $59,423

Pine Bluff, AR $59,398

Vincennes, IN $59,316

Lubbock, TX $59,290

Alamogordo, NM $59,250

Twin Falls, ID $59,190

Rapid City, SD $59,170

Jackson, MS $59,051

Huntington, WV $59,046

Greenville, MS $59,044

Parkersburg, WV $58,976

Montgomery, AL $58,964

Wichita Falls, TX $58,898

Springfield, MO $58,898

Biloxi, MS $58,865

Monroe, LA $58,798

Johnstown, PA $58,752

Sumter, SC $58,725

Columbus, GA $58,719

Pascagoula, MS $58,593

Abilene, TX $58,593

Kingsport, TN $58,420

Albany, GA $58,420

Gulfport, MS $58,400

Alexandria, LA $58,181

Fort Smith, AR $58,015

El Paso, TX $57,835

Las Cruces, NM $57,537

Harlingen, TX $57,368

Pocatello, ID $57,357

Florence, AL $57,271

Brownsville, TX $57,258

Mcallen, TX $57,118

Dothan, AL $57,025

Columbus, MS $56,631

Altus, OK $56,321

Lawton, OK $56,195

Pierre, SD $55,956

What Skills Can Increase a Wine Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 8.83% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Chemistry (Mentioned in 2.55% Job Postings): Chemistry is the branch of science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances of which matter is composed.
Calibration (Mentioned in 1.75% Job Postings): In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of known accuracy, a device generating the quantity to be measured such as a voltage, a sound tone, or a physical artefact, such as a metre ruler. The outcome of the comparison can result in one of the following: no significant error being noted on the device under test a significant error being noted but no adjustment made an adjustment made to correct the error to an acceptable levelStrictly speaking, the term "calibration" means just the act of comparison, and does not include any subsequent adjustment. The calibration standard is normally traceable to a national standard held by a national metrological body.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	8.83%
Chemistry	2.55%
Calibration	1.75%

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 Manager's salary.

SQL: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Project Control: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
SQL	$81,028	22%
Project Control	$76,379	15%
Computer Science	$74,386	12%
Agile	$73,722	11%
Project Management	$73,058	10%
Scheduling	$72,394	9%

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How Education impacts a Wine Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Wine Managers enter the field with a Associate's Degree 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 Manager with a Associate's Degree is between $59,478 and $64,877).

Wine Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Wine Manager

No Diploma 9.9%

High School 9.9%

Associates 9.9%

Bachelors 71.8%

Masters 8.0%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	9.9%
High School	9.9%
Associates	9.9%
Bachelors	71.8%
Masters	8.0%
Doctorate	0.5%

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

Understanding how a Wine Manager'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 June 01, 2026

$57,757

Average $66,416/year

$73,233

$4,813

Average $5,535/month

$6,103

$1,111

Average $1,277/week

$1,408

$28

Average $32/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,233	$6,103	$1,408	$35
Average	$66,416	$5,535	$1,277	$32
25th Percentile	$57,757	$4,813	$1,111	$28

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Salary Trends for Wine Manager

Salaries for a Wine Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,273 in 2023 to around $54,895 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wine Manager salary trends, .

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2024

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