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

A Wine Sales's salary grows with experience: a Back Bartender (0-1 years)earns $24,894, a Bartender (1-3 years)earns $27,565, a Wine Sales (3-5 years)earns $56,723,

What are the highest paying states for a Wine Sales?

Wine Sales salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wine Sales roles are District of Columbia $62,294, California $62,058, Massachusetts $61,230. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wine Sales roles make?

Salaries for Wine Sales level roles vary by specialization: Wine Distributor: $75,998; Wine Director: $73,059; Wine Manager: $66,412; Wine Sales Representative: $60,537; Wine Sales Associate: $59,601.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Wine Sales 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 Sales Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wine Sales in the United States is $56,263 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,161
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,634 to $63,014
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,599

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Wine Sales Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,014	$5,251	$1,212	$30
Average	$56,263	$4,689	$1,082	$27
25th Percentile	$49,634	$4,136	$954	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Wine Sales Salaries

A Wine Sales'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 Wine Sales 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 Sales. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,294.
California: $62,058.
Massachusetts: $61,230.

District of Columbia $62,294 California $62,058 Massachusetts $61,230 Washington $61,005 New Jersey $60,983 Alaska $60,904 Connecticut $60,128 New York $59,813

Hawaii $58,806 Rhode Island $58,333 Maryland $58,012 Minnesota $57,573 Colorado $57,405 Illinois $57,348 Oregon $57,135 Delaware $56,977

New Hampshire $56,878 Virginia $56,656 Pennsylvania $56,009 Nevada $55,683 North Dakota $55,576 Michigan $55,407 Wisconsin $55,345 Vermont $55,222

Texas $54,878 Maine $54,856 Arizona $54,822 Ohio $54,783 Georgia $54,265 Indiana $54,006 Wyoming $53,956 Utah $53,877

Iowa $53,843 Kansas $53,573 Louisiana $53,494 North Carolina $53,466 Missouri $53,455 Florida $53,236 Montana $53,117 Nebraska $53,005

Kentucky $52,943 South Carolina $52,718 Tennessee $52,577 Idaho $52,521 New Mexico $52,110 Oklahoma $52,020 Alabama $51,688 South Dakota $51,131

Arkansas $50,828 West Virginia $50,664 Mississippi $50,175

Top Paying Cities for Wine Sales

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: $70,964
San Francisco: $70,187
Oakland: $68,708

San Jose, CA $70,964

San Francisco, CA $70,187

Oakland, CA $68,708

New York, NY $64,780

Paramus, NJ $63,992

Queens Village, NY $63,990

Passaic, NJ $63,936

Bergenfield, NJ $63,931

Stamford, CT $63,807

Huntington, NY $63,784

Newark, NJ $63,368

Bridgeport, CT $63,250

Vallejo, CA $63,138

New Brunswick, NJ $63,115

Petaluma, CA $63,082

Middlesex, NJ $62,975

Somerset, NJ $62,935

Santa Cruz, CA $62,862

Boston, MA $62,519

Monterey, CA $62,321

Seattle, WA $62,193

Santa Rosa, CA $62,181

Los Angeles, CA $62,164

Juneau, AK $62,018

Washington, DC $61,956

Orange, CA $61,756

Santa Ana, CA $61,607

Long Beach, CA $61,551

Anaheim, CA $61,540

Anchorage, AK $61,512

Santa Maria, CA $61,343

Everett, WA $61,332

Danbury, CT $61,134

Bremerton, WA $61,056

Tacoma, WA $60,854

New Suffolk, NY $60,852

Sacramento, CA $60,837

Santa Barbara, CA $60,775

Trenton, NJ $60,713

San Diego, CA $60,713

Brockton, MA $60,651

Fairbanks, AK $60,513

Lompoc, CA $60,370

Lowell, MA $60,324

Ventura, CA $60,313

Nashua, NH $60,302

Stockton, CA $60,297

Modesto, CA $59,886

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,762

Olympia, WA $59,655

Kennewick, WA $59,655

New Haven, CT $59,633

Lawrence, MA $59,430

Hartford, CT $59,374

Riverside, CA $59,363

New Bedford, MA $59,306

Richland, WA $59,306

Bakersfield, CA $59,228

San Bernardino, CA $59,205

New Britain, CT $59,199

Atlantic City, NJ $59,199

New London, CT $59,177

Norwich, CT $59,160

Portsmouth, NH $59,149

Boulder, CO $59,029

Portland, OR $58,952

Worcester, MA $58,946

Minneapolis, MN $58,772

Philadelphia, PA $58,693

Honolulu, HI $58,507

Saint Paul, MN $58,480

Vineland, NJ $58,468

Providence, RI $58,305

Chicago, IL $58,142

Bellingham, WA $58,074

Springfield, MA $58,029

Baltimore, MD $58,012

Chico, CA $57,872

Pittsfield, MA $57,720

Manchester, NH $57,613

Spokane, WA $57,365

Denver, CO $57,360

Albany, NY $57,095

Troy, NY $57,073

Nassau, NY $57,012

Schenectady, NY $56,955

Wilmington, DE $56,910

Burlington, VT $56,831

Salem, OR $56,808

Portland, ME $56,634

Yakima, WA $56,578

Rochester, MN $56,403

Reno, NV $56,375

Fresno, CA $56,375

Milwaukee, WI $56,324

Detroit, MI $56,268

Ann Arbor, MI $56,259

Allentown, PA $56,251

Colorado Springs, CO $56,156

Syracuse, NY $56,127

Carson City, NV $56,127

Houston, TX $56,049

Eugene, OR $56,021

Gary, IN $55,953

Springfield, OR $55,908

Bismarck, ND $55,897

Galveston, TX $55,857

Medford, OR $55,773

Fort Collins, CO $55,751

Concord, NH $55,722

Austin, TX $55,706

Mesa, AZ $55,587

Reading, PA $55,582

Phoenix, AZ $55,576

Dallas, TX $55,559

Saint Cloud, MN $55,505

Madison, WI $55,430

Utica, NY $55,278

Rochester, NY $55,188

Des Moines, IA $55,182

Raleigh, NC $55,177

Atlanta, GA $55,092

Battle Creek, MI $55,075

Salt Lake City, UT $55,058

Lancaster, PA $54,974

Harrisburg, PA $54,895

Kansas City, MO $54,839

Champaign, IL $54,828

Kansas City, KS $54,828

Fort Worth, TX $54,822

Columbus, OH $54,813

Boca Raton, FL $54,800

Pittsburgh, PA $54,777

Richmond, VA $54,755

Indianapolis, IN $54,743

Cleveland, OH $54,738

Las Vegas, NV $54,670

Cincinnati, OH $54,670

Petersburg, VA $54,586

Huntsville, AL $54,501

Lansing, MI $54,464

Lebanon, PA $54,456

Pueblo, CO $54,451

Appleton, WI $54,434

Buffalo, NY $54,411

Dayton, OH $54,395

Racine, WI $54,383

Charlotte, NC $54,378

Saint Louis, MO $54,361

York, PA $54,327

Elkhart, IN $54,327

Gastonia, NC $54,316

Billings, MT $54,303

Beaumont, TX $54,288

Lorain, OH $54,276

Benton Harbor, MI $54,265

Toledo, OH $54,254

Binghamton, NY $54,226

Rock Hill, SC $54,220

Rockford, IL $54,192

Springfield, IL $54,170

Elyria, OH $54,164

Fargo, ND $54,164

Flagstaff, AZ $54,125

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,091

Duluth, MN $54,057

Miami, FL $54,057

Cheyenne, WY $54,018

Grand Forks, ND $54,018

Bangor, ME $53,894

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,832

Durham, NC $53,808

Louisville, KY $53,804

Grand Rapids, MI $53,793

Hialeah, FL $53,787

Casper, WY $53,708

Scranton, PA $53,641

New Orleans, LA $53,624

Virginia Beach, VA $53,618

Akron, OH $53,590

Peoria, IL $53,517

Sarasota, FL $53,506

Nashville, TN $53,466

Omaha, NE $53,466

Green Bay, WI $53,466

Baton Rouge, LA $53,438

Charleston, SC $53,427

Jamestown, NY $53,399

Davenport, IA $53,399

Tucson, AZ $53,371

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,337

Tampa, FL $53,326

Evansville, IN $53,292

Port Arthur, TX $53,292

Bradenton, FL $53,269

Santa Fe, NM $53,168

Orlando, FL $53,067

Clearwater, FL $53,050

Canton, OH $52,932

La Crosse, WI $52,932

Albuquerque, NM $52,898

Newport News, VA $52,892

High Point, NC $52,875

Ogden, UT $52,853

Corpus Christi, TX $52,808

Norfolk, VA $52,774

Laramie, WY $52,774

Rock Island, IL $52,740

Saginaw, MI $52,729

Jacksonville, FL $52,724

Salisbury, NC $52,712

Boise, ID $52,701

Moline, IL $52,673

Fort Myers, FL $52,656

Memphis, TN $52,645

Tulsa, OK $52,617

Waterloo, IA $52,583

Spartanburg, SC $52,527

Lincoln, NE $52,499

Fort Wayne, IN $52,487

Provo, UT $52,482

Cedar Falls, IA $52,414

San Antonio, TX $52,392

Greensboro, NC $52,369

South Bend, IN $52,364

Savannah, GA $52,302

Muskegon, MI $52,279

Birmingham, AL $52,273

Winston Salem, NC $52,246

Lake Charles, LA $52,110

Anderson, IN $52,099

Lexington, KY $52,082

Augusta, GA $52,065

Greenville, SC $52,065

Lima, OH $52,020

Wichita, KS $52,015

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,015

Columbia, SC $51,964

Springfield, OH $51,953

Asheville, NC $51,863

Bloomington, IN $51,823

Knoxville, TN $51,621

Shreveport, LA $51,615

Wilmington, NC $51,542

Roanoke, VA $51,542

Topeka, KS $51,441

Frankfort, KY $51,435

Oklahoma City, OK $51,396

Chillicothe, OH $51,373

Longview, TX $51,368

Melbourne, FL $51,362

Sioux Falls, SD $51,272

Mobile, AL $51,266

Terre Haute, IN $51,244

Altoona, PA $51,210

Amarillo, TX $51,171

Killeen, TX $51,154

Fayetteville, AR $51,109

Chattanooga, TN $51,092

Sioux City, IA $51,041

Idaho Falls, ID $51,030

Lynchburg, VA $50,985

Gainesville, FL $50,912

Portsmouth, OH $50,884

Little Rock, AR $50,873

Lafayette, LA $50,850

Youngstown, OH $50,850

Daytona Beach, FL $50,816

Clarksville, TN $50,811

Pensacola, FL $50,805

Temple, TX $50,801

Hopkinsville, KY $50,636

Erie, PA $50,625

Florence, SC $50,602

Charleston, WV $50,512

Great Falls, MT $50,484

Macon, GA $50,406

Tallahassee, FL $50,400

Fayetteville, NC $50,389

Waco, TX $50,377

Helena, MT $50,338

Pine Bluff, AR $50,317

Vincennes, IN $50,248

Lubbock, TX $50,226

Alamogordo, NM $50,192

Twin Falls, ID $50,141

Rapid City, SD $50,124

Jackson, MS $50,023

Huntington, WV $50,019

Greenville, MS $50,017

Parkersburg, WV $49,960

Montgomery, AL $49,950

Wichita Falls, TX $49,894

Springfield, MO $49,894

Biloxi, MS $49,865

Monroe, LA $49,809

Johnstown, PA $49,770

Sumter, SC $49,747

Columbus, GA $49,742

Pascagoula, MS $49,635

Abilene, TX $49,635

Kingsport, TN $49,488

Albany, GA $49,488

Gulfport, MS $49,472

Alexandria, LA $49,286

Fort Smith, AR $49,145

El Paso, TX $48,993

Las Cruces, NM $48,740

Harlingen, TX $48,597

Pocatello, ID $48,588

Florence, AL $48,515

Brownsville, TX $48,504

Mcallen, TX $48,386

Dothan, AL $48,307

Columbus, MS $47,973

Altus, OK $47,711

Lawton, OK $47,604

Pierre, SD $47,401

What Skills Can Increase a Wine Sales'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 Sales'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	$61,889	10%
Initiative	$60,764	8%
Team Management	$60,764	8%
Leadership	$60,201	7%
Innovation	$60,201	7%
Microsoft Outlook	$60,201	7%

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How Education impacts a Wine Sales's Salary?

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

Wine Sales Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Wine Sales

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 Sales Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Wine Sales'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

$49,634

Average $56,263/year

$63,014

$4,136

Average $4,689/month

$5,251

$954

Average $1,082/week

$1,212

$24

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,014	$5,251	$1,212	$30
Average	$56,263	$4,689	$1,082	$27
25th Percentile	$49,634	$4,136	$954	$24

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Salary Trends for Wine Sales

Salaries for a Wine Sales can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,161 in 2023 to around $38,933 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wine Sales salary trends, .

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2024

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