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

A Wine Consultant's salary grows with experience: a Back Bartender (0-1 years)earns $25,165, a Bartender (1-3 years)earns $27,867, a Wine Consultant (3-5 years)earns $57,398,

What are the highest paying states for a Wine Consultant?

Wine Consultant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wine Consultant roles are District of Columbia $64,160, California $63,917, Massachusetts $63,065. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wine Consultant roles make?

Salaries for Wine Consultant level roles vary by specialization: Wine Tasting Consultant: $123,262; Wine Distributor: $76,012; Wine Director: $73,074; Wine Manager: $66,422; Independent Wine Consultant: $60,586.

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

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

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

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wine Consultant in the United States is $57,948 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,233
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,718 to $65,426
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,046

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,426	$5,452	$1,258	$31
Average	$57,948	$4,829	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$51,718	$4,310	$995	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Wine Consultant Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $64,160.
California: $63,917.
Massachusetts: $63,065.

District of Columbia $64,160 California $63,917 Massachusetts $63,065 Washington $62,833 New Jersey $62,810 Alaska $62,729 Connecticut $61,929 New York $61,604

Hawaii $60,567 Rhode Island $60,080 Maryland $59,750 Minnesota $59,298 Colorado $59,124 Illinois $59,066 Oregon $58,846 Delaware $58,684

New Hampshire $58,582 Virginia $58,354 Pennsylvania $57,687 Nevada $57,351 North Dakota $57,241 Michigan $57,067 Wisconsin $57,003 Vermont $56,876

Texas $56,522 Maine $56,499 Arizona $56,464 Ohio $56,424 Georgia $55,891 Indiana $55,624 Wyoming $55,572 Utah $55,491

Iowa $55,456 Kansas $55,178 Louisiana $55,097 North Carolina $55,068 Missouri $55,056 Florida $54,830 Montana $54,709 Nebraska $54,593

Kentucky $54,529 South Carolina $54,297 Tennessee $54,152 Idaho $54,094 New Mexico $53,671 Oklahoma $53,579 Alabama $53,237 South Dakota $52,663

Arkansas $52,350 West Virginia $52,182 Mississippi $51,678

Top Paying Cities for Wine Consultants

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: $73,090
San Francisco: $72,289
Oakland: $70,766

San Jose, CA $73,090

San Francisco, CA $72,289

Oakland, CA $70,766

New York, NY $66,721

Paramus, NJ $65,909

Queens Village, NY $65,906

Passaic, NJ $65,851

Bergenfield, NJ $65,846

Stamford, CT $65,719

Huntington, NY $65,695

Newark, NJ $65,267

Bridgeport, CT $65,144

Vallejo, CA $65,029

New Brunswick, NJ $65,006

Petaluma, CA $64,971

Middlesex, NJ $64,861

Somerset, NJ $64,821

Santa Cruz, CA $64,745

Boston, MA $64,392

Monterey, CA $64,188

Seattle, WA $64,056

Santa Rosa, CA $64,044

Los Angeles, CA $64,027

Juneau, AK $63,876

Washington, DC $63,812

Orange, CA $63,606

Santa Ana, CA $63,453

Long Beach, CA $63,395

Anaheim, CA $63,383

Anchorage, AK $63,354

Santa Maria, CA $63,181

Everett, WA $63,169

Danbury, CT $62,965

Bremerton, WA $62,885

Tacoma, WA $62,676

New Suffolk, NY $62,675

Sacramento, CA $62,659

Santa Barbara, CA $62,595

Trenton, NJ $62,532

San Diego, CA $62,532

Brockton, MA $62,468

Fairbanks, AK $62,326

Lompoc, CA $62,178

Lowell, MA $62,131

Ventura, CA $62,120

Nashua, NH $62,109

Stockton, CA $62,103

Modesto, CA $61,680

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,552

Olympia, WA $61,442

Kennewick, WA $61,442

New Haven, CT $61,419

Lawrence, MA $61,210

Hartford, CT $61,152

Riverside, CA $61,141

New Bedford, MA $61,083

Richland, WA $61,083

Bakersfield, CA $61,002

San Bernardino, CA $60,979

New Britain, CT $60,973

Atlantic City, NJ $60,973

New London, CT $60,950

Norwich, CT $60,932

Portsmouth, NH $60,921

Boulder, CO $60,798

Portland, OR $60,718

Worcester, MA $60,712

Minneapolis, MN $60,532

Philadelphia, PA $60,451

Honolulu, HI $60,260

Saint Paul, MN $60,232

Vineland, NJ $60,219

Providence, RI $60,051

Chicago, IL $59,883

Bellingham, WA $59,814

Springfield, MA $59,767

Baltimore, MD $59,750

Chico, CA $59,605

Pittsfield, MA $59,449

Manchester, NH $59,339

Spokane, WA $59,084

Denver, CO $59,078

Albany, NY $58,806

Troy, NY $58,782

Nassau, NY $58,720

Schenectady, NY $58,661

Wilmington, DE $58,614

Burlington, VT $58,533

Salem, OR $58,510

Portland, ME $58,330

Yakima, WA $58,272

Rochester, MN $58,093

Reno, NV $58,064

Fresno, CA $58,064

Milwaukee, WI $58,012

Detroit, MI $57,954

Ann Arbor, MI $57,944

Allentown, PA $57,936

Colorado Springs, CO $57,838

Syracuse, NY $57,809

Carson City, NV $57,809

Houston, TX $57,728

Eugene, OR $57,699

Gary, IN $57,629

Springfield, OR $57,583

Bismarck, ND $57,571

Galveston, TX $57,531

Medford, OR $57,444

Fort Collins, CO $57,421

Concord, NH $57,392

Austin, TX $57,374

Mesa, AZ $57,253

Reading, PA $57,247

Phoenix, AZ $57,241

Dallas, TX $57,224

Saint Cloud, MN $57,168

Madison, WI $57,090

Utica, NY $56,934

Rochester, NY $56,841

Des Moines, IA $56,835

Raleigh, NC $56,830

Atlanta, GA $56,743

Battle Creek, MI $56,725

Salt Lake City, UT $56,708

Lancaster, PA $56,621

Harrisburg, PA $56,540

Kansas City, MO $56,482

Champaign, IL $56,470

Kansas City, KS $56,470

Fort Worth, TX $56,464

Columbus, OH $56,455

Boca Raton, FL $56,441

Pittsburgh, PA $56,418

Richmond, VA $56,395

Indianapolis, IN $56,383

Cleveland, OH $56,378

Las Vegas, NV $56,308

Cincinnati, OH $56,308

Petersburg, VA $56,221

Huntsville, AL $56,134

Lansing, MI $56,095

Lebanon, PA $56,088

Pueblo, CO $56,082

Appleton, WI $56,065

Buffalo, NY $56,041

Dayton, OH $56,024

Racine, WI $56,012

Charlotte, NC $56,007

Saint Louis, MO $55,989

York, PA $55,954

Elkhart, IN $55,954

Gastonia, NC $55,943

Billings, MT $55,930

Beaumont, TX $55,914

Lorain, OH $55,902

Benton Harbor, MI $55,891

Toledo, OH $55,879

Binghamton, NY $55,850

Rock Hill, SC $55,844

Rockford, IL $55,815

Springfield, IL $55,792

Elyria, OH $55,786

Fargo, ND $55,786

Flagstaff, AZ $55,746

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,711

Duluth, MN $55,676

Miami, FL $55,676

Cheyenne, WY $55,636

Grand Forks, ND $55,636

Bangor, ME $55,508

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,445

Durham, NC $55,420

Louisville, KY $55,416

Grand Rapids, MI $55,404

Hialeah, FL $55,398

Casper, WY $55,317

Scranton, PA $55,248

New Orleans, LA $55,230

Virginia Beach, VA $55,224

Akron, OH $55,195

Peoria, IL $55,120

Sarasota, FL $55,108

Nashville, TN $55,068

Omaha, NE $55,068

Green Bay, WI $55,068

Baton Rouge, LA $55,039

Charleston, SC $55,027

Jamestown, NY $54,998

Davenport, IA $54,998

Tucson, AZ $54,969

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,935

Tampa, FL $54,923

Evansville, IN $54,888

Port Arthur, TX $54,888

Bradenton, FL $54,865

Santa Fe, NM $54,761

Orlando, FL $54,656

Clearwater, FL $54,639

Canton, OH $54,517

La Crosse, WI $54,517

Albuquerque, NM $54,483

Newport News, VA $54,477

High Point, NC $54,459

Ogden, UT $54,436

Corpus Christi, TX $54,390

Norfolk, VA $54,355

Laramie, WY $54,355

Rock Island, IL $54,320

Saginaw, MI $54,309

Jacksonville, FL $54,303

Salisbury, NC $54,291

Boise, ID $54,280

Moline, IL $54,251

Fort Myers, FL $54,233

Memphis, TN $54,222

Tulsa, OK $54,193

Waterloo, IA $54,158

Spartanburg, SC $54,100

Lincoln, NE $54,071

Fort Wayne, IN $54,060

Provo, UT $54,054

Cedar Falls, IA $53,984

San Antonio, TX $53,961

Greensboro, NC $53,938

South Bend, IN $53,932

Savannah, GA $53,868

Muskegon, MI $53,845

Birmingham, AL $53,839

Winston Salem, NC $53,811

Lake Charles, LA $53,671

Anderson, IN $53,660

Lexington, KY $53,642

Augusta, GA $53,625

Greenville, SC $53,625

Lima, OH $53,579

Wichita, KS $53,573

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,573

Columbia, SC $53,521

Springfield, OH $53,509

Asheville, NC $53,416

Bloomington, IN $53,376

Knoxville, TN $53,167

Shreveport, LA $53,161

Wilmington, NC $53,086

Roanoke, VA $53,086

Topeka, KS $52,982

Frankfort, KY $52,975

Oklahoma City, OK $52,935

Chillicothe, OH $52,912

Longview, TX $52,906

Melbourne, FL $52,901

Sioux Falls, SD $52,808

Mobile, AL $52,802

Terre Haute, IN $52,779

Altoona, PA $52,744

Amarillo, TX $52,704

Killeen, TX $52,686

Fayetteville, AR $52,640

Chattanooga, TN $52,622

Sioux City, IA $52,570

Idaho Falls, ID $52,559

Lynchburg, VA $52,512

Gainesville, FL $52,437

Portsmouth, OH $52,408

Little Rock, AR $52,396

Lafayette, LA $52,373

Youngstown, OH $52,373

Daytona Beach, FL $52,339

Clarksville, TN $52,333

Pensacola, FL $52,327

Temple, TX $52,323

Hopkinsville, KY $52,153

Erie, PA $52,142

Florence, SC $52,118

Charleston, WV $52,026

Great Falls, MT $51,997

Macon, GA $51,916

Tallahassee, FL $51,910

Fayetteville, NC $51,898

Waco, TX $51,887

Helena, MT $51,846

Pine Bluff, AR $51,824

Vincennes, IN $51,753

Lubbock, TX $51,730

Alamogordo, NM $51,695

Twin Falls, ID $51,643

Rapid City, SD $51,626

Jackson, MS $51,521

Huntington, WV $51,517

Greenville, MS $51,516

Parkersburg, WV $51,457

Montgomery, AL $51,446

Wichita Falls, TX $51,388

Springfield, MO $51,388

Biloxi, MS $51,359

Monroe, LA $51,301

Johnstown, PA $51,261

Sumter, SC $51,238

Columbus, GA $51,232

Pascagoula, MS $51,122

Abilene, TX $51,122

Kingsport, TN $50,971

Albany, GA $50,971

Gulfport, MS $50,954

Alexandria, LA $50,762

Fort Smith, AR $50,617

El Paso, TX $50,461

Las Cruces, NM $50,200

Harlingen, TX $50,053

Pocatello, ID $50,044

Florence, AL $49,968

Brownsville, TX $49,957

Mcallen, TX $49,835

Dothan, AL $49,754

Columbus, MS $49,410

Altus, OK $49,140

Lawton, OK $49,030

Pierre, SD $48,821

What Skills Can Increase a Wine Consultant'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 Consultant'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	$63,743	10%
Initiative	$62,584	8%
Team Management	$62,584	8%
Leadership	$62,004	7%
Innovation	$62,004	7%
Microsoft Outlook	$62,004	7%

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How Education impacts a Wine Consultant's Salary?

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

Wine Consultant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Wine Consultant

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

Understanding how a Wine Consultant'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

$51,718

Average $57,948/year

$65,426

$4,310

Average $4,829/month

$5,452

$995

Average $1,114/week

$1,258

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,426	$5,452	$1,258	$31
Average	$57,948	$4,829	$1,114	$28
25th Percentile	$51,718	$4,310	$995	$25

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Salary Trends for Wine Consultant

Salaries for a Wine Consultant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,601 in 2023 to around $39,370 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wine Consultant salary trends, .

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