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: starting around $54,958 for beginners, reaching about $55,889 at mid-level, and approach $57,507 for experts.

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 $64,040, California $63,797, Massachusetts $62,947. 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 Distributor: $75,962; Wine Director: $73,026; Wine Tasting Consultant: $72,584; Wine Manager: $66,390; Independent Wine Consultant: $60,473.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wine Consultant in the United States is $57,840 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): $72,243
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,608 to $65,379
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,934

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Wine Consultant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,379	$5,448	$1,257	$31
Average	$57,840	$4,820	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$51,608	$4,301	$992	$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 Experience Level Affects Wine Consultant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Wine Consultant'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): $54,958
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,238
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,889
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,634
Expert (over 8 years): $57,507

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Wine Consultant	$54,958
Intermediate Level Wine Consultant	$55,238
Senior Level Wine Consultant	$55,889
Specialist Level Wine Consultant	$56,634
Expert Level Wine Consultant	$57,507

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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: $64,040.
California: $63,797.
Massachusetts: $62,947.

District of Columbia $64,040 California $63,797 Massachusetts $62,947 Washington $62,715 New Jersey $62,692 Alaska $62,611 Connecticut $61,813 New York $61,489

Hawaii $60,454 Rhode Island $59,968 Maryland $59,638 Minnesota $59,187 Colorado $59,014 Illinois $58,956 Oregon $58,736 Delaware $58,574

New Hampshire $58,472 Virginia $58,244 Pennsylvania $57,579 Nevada $57,244 North Dakota $57,134 Michigan $56,960 Wisconsin $56,897 Vermont $56,769

Texas $56,417 Maine $56,394 Arizona $56,359 Ohio $56,318 Georgia $55,786 Indiana $55,520 Wyoming $55,468 Utah $55,387

Iowa $55,352 Kansas $55,075 Louisiana $54,994 North Carolina $54,965 Missouri $54,953 Florida $54,728 Montana $54,606 Nebraska $54,491

Kentucky $54,427 South Carolina $54,196 Tennessee $54,051 Idaho $53,993 New Mexico $53,571 Oklahoma $53,478 Alabama $53,137 South Dakota $52,565

Arkansas $52,252 West Virginia $52,084 Mississippi $51,581

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: $72,953
San Francisco: $72,236
Oakland: $70,634

San Jose, CA $72,953

San Francisco, CA $72,236

Oakland, CA $70,634

New York, NY $67,030

Queens Village, NY $66,596

Paramus, NJ $66,134

Passaic, NJ $66,076

Bergenfield, NJ $66,018

Stamford, CT $65,931

Huntington, NY $65,873

Newark, NJ $65,497

Bridgeport, CT $65,382

New Brunswick, NJ $65,191

Vallejo, CA $65,069

Middlesex, NJ $65,035

Somerset, NJ $64,983

Petaluma, CA $64,850

Santa Cruz, CA $64,624

Boston, MA $64,508

Monterey, CA $64,219

Fairbanks, AK $64,179

Los Angeles, CA $64,069

Washington, DC $64,040

Seattle, WA $63,936

Santa Rosa, CA $63,924

Juneau, AK $63,756

Orange, CA $63,566

Anchorage, AK $63,461

Anaheim, CA $63,421

Santa Ana, CA $63,334

Nassau, NY $63,300

Long Beach, CA $63,276

Danbury, CT $63,259

Santa Maria, CA $63,062

Everett, WA $63,051

Bremerton, WA $62,767

Trenton, NJ $62,658

Sacramento, CA $62,634

San Diego, CA $62,605

Brockton, MA $62,582

Tacoma, WA $62,559

Santa Barbara, CA $62,478

Lowell, MA $62,247

New Suffolk, NY $62,224

Nashua, NH $62,154

Lompoc, CA $62,062

Ventura, CA $62,004

Stockton, CA $61,987

New Haven, CT $61,871

Atlantic City, NJ $61,721

Hartford, CT $61,593

Modesto, CA $61,564

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,437

New Britain, CT $61,408

Olympia, WA $61,327

Kennewick, WA $61,327

New London, CT $61,316

Norwich, CT $61,298

Lawrence, MA $61,269

Bakersfield, CA $61,107

Riverside, CA $61,026

New Bedford, MA $61,026

Richland, WA $60,969

Portsmouth, NH $60,922

Vineland, NJ $60,911

San Bernardino, CA $60,865

Boulder, CO $60,703

Worcester, MA $60,656

Portland, OR $60,604

Saint Paul, MN $60,535

Minneapolis, MN $60,535

Philadelphia, PA $60,454

Honolulu, HI $60,147

Springfield, MA $59,945

Providence, RI $59,939

Chicago, IL $59,771

Bellingham, WA $59,702

Baltimore, MD $59,638

Chico, CA $59,494

Wilmington, DE $59,395

Pittsfield, MA $59,338

Manchester, NH $59,228

Spokane, WA $58,973

Denver, CO $58,967

Albany, NY $58,696

Troy, NY $58,672

Schenectady, NY $58,551

Burlington, VT $58,424

Portland, ME $58,221

Salem, OR $58,175

Yakima, WA $58,163

Ann Arbor, MI $58,146

Rochester, MN $57,984

Fresno, CA $57,955

Reno, NV $57,955

Milwaukee, WI $57,903

Detroit, MI $57,845

Allentown, PA $57,828

Carson City, NV $57,822

Houston, TX $57,735

Colorado Springs, CO $57,730

Syracuse, NY $57,701

Eugene, OR $57,591

Bismarck, ND $57,521

Gary, IN $57,521

Galveston, TX $57,521

Springfield, OR $57,475

Medford, OR $57,336

Fort Collins, CO $57,313

Austin, TX $57,267

Mesa, AZ $57,145

Phoenix, AZ $57,134

Dallas, TX $57,117

Reading, PA $57,082

Saint Cloud, MN $57,059

Concord, NH $57,007

Madison, WI $56,983

Utica, NY $56,827

Raleigh, NC $56,781

Las Vegas, NV $56,775

Rochester, NY $56,735

Des Moines, IA $56,729

Atlanta, GA $56,636

Battle Creek, MI $56,619

Salt Lake City, UT $56,602

Lancaster, PA $56,515

Champaign, IL $56,503

Harrisburg, PA $56,434

Durham, NC $56,382

Kansas City, MO $56,376

Kansas City, KS $56,365

Fort Worth, TX $56,359

Boca Raton, FL $56,336

Cleveland, OH $56,330

Columbus, OH $56,318

Pittsburgh, PA $56,313

Richmond, VA $56,289

Indianapolis, IN $56,278

Cincinnati, OH $56,203

Petersburg, VA $56,116

Billings, MT $55,989

Lansing, MI $55,989

Huntsville, AL $55,989

Lebanon, PA $55,983

Dayton, OH $55,977

Pueblo, CO $55,977

Appleton, WI $55,960

Buffalo, NY $55,937

Racine, WI $55,908

Charlotte, NC $55,902

Saint Louis, MO $55,885

Springfield, IL $55,861

Elkhart, IN $55,850

York, PA $55,850

Gastonia, NC $55,844

Benton Harbor, MI $55,844

Beaumont, TX $55,809

Lorain, OH $55,798

Toledo, OH $55,775

Binghamton, NY $55,746

Rock Hill, SC $55,740

Rockford, IL $55,711

Fargo, ND $55,682

Elyria, OH $55,682

Flagstaff, AZ $55,642

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,607

Miami, FL $55,572

Duluth, MN $55,480

Bangor, ME $55,404

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,341

Louisville, KY $55,312

Grand Rapids, MI $55,300

Hialeah, FL $55,295

Casper, WY $55,214

Scranton, PA $55,144

New Orleans, LA $55,127

Virginia Beach, VA $55,121

Akron, OH $55,092

Peoria, IL $55,017

Sarasota, FL $55,005

Green Bay, WI $54,965

Baton Rouge, LA $54,936

Charleston, SC $54,924

Nashville, TN $54,907

Jamestown, NY $54,895

Davenport, IA $54,895

Tucson, AZ $54,867

Cheyenne, WY $54,849

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,832

Tampa, FL $54,820

Omaha, NE $54,809

Port Arthur, TX $54,786

Evansville, IN $54,786

Bradenton, FL $54,762

Santa Fe, NM $54,658

Orlando, FL $54,600

Clearwater, FL $54,537

Canton, OH $54,415

La Crosse, WI $54,415

Grand Forks, ND $54,398

Albuquerque, NM $54,381

Tulsa, OK $54,381

Newport News, VA $54,375

High Point, NC $54,358

Ogden, UT $54,334

Corpus Christi, TX $54,288

Laramie, WY $54,253

Norfolk, VA $54,253

Rock Island, IL $54,219

Saginaw, MI $54,207

Jacksonville, FL $54,201

Salisbury, NC $54,190

Memphis, TN $54,178

Moline, IL $54,149

Fort Myers, FL $54,132

Waterloo, IA $54,057

Spartanburg, SC $53,999

Lincoln, NE $53,970

Fort Wayne, IN $53,958

Birmingham, AL $53,895

Cedar Falls, IA $53,883

Provo, UT $53,877

Springfield, OH $53,872

San Antonio, TX $53,860

Greensboro, NC $53,837

South Bend, IN $53,831

Winston Salem, NC $53,825

Boise, ID $53,808

Savannah, GA $53,768

Muskegon, MI $53,663

Lima, OH $53,594

Lake Charles, LA $53,571

Anderson, IN $53,559

Lexington, KY $53,542

Augusta, GA $53,525

Greenville, SC $53,525

Wichita, KS $53,473

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,473

Columbia, SC $53,421

Bloomington, IN $53,276

Roanoke, VA $53,241

Asheville, NC $53,166

Knoxville, TN $53,068

Shreveport, LA $53,062

Wilmington, NC $52,987

Frankfort, KY $52,877

Oklahoma City, OK $52,836

Chillicothe, OH $52,813

Longview, TX $52,807

Topeka, KS $52,790

Mobile, AL $52,703

Terre Haute, IN $52,680

Erie, PA $52,674

Altoona, PA $52,646

Melbourne, FL $52,628

Amarillo, TX $52,605

Killeen, TX $52,588

Fayetteville, AR $52,541

Sioux Falls, SD $52,501

Chattanooga, TN $52,466

Idaho Falls, ID $52,460

Gainesville, FL $52,339

Portsmouth, OH $52,310

Little Rock, AR $52,298

Lynchburg, VA $52,298

Lafayette, LA $52,275

Youngstown, OH $52,275

Temple, TX $52,252

Daytona Beach, FL $52,241

Clarksville, TN $52,235

Pensacola, FL $52,229

Hopkinsville, KY $52,056

Charleston, WV $52,050

Florence, SC $52,021

Sioux City, IA $51,986

Macon, GA $51,818

Tallahassee, FL $51,813

Fayetteville, NC $51,801

Waco, TX $51,789

Wichita Falls, TX $51,789

Pine Bluff, AR $51,766

Vincennes, IN $51,656

Lubbock, TX $51,633

Great Falls, MT $51,599

Alamogordo, NM $51,593

Abilene, TX $51,547

Rapid City, SD $51,471

Monroe, LA $51,471

Albany, GA $51,437

Huntington, WV $51,431

Jackson, MS $51,425

Greenville, MS $51,419

Parkersburg, WV $51,361

Montgomery, AL $51,350

Johnstown, PA $51,338

Springfield, MO $51,292

Biloxi, MS $51,263

Sumter, SC $51,142

Columbus, GA $51,136

Twin Falls, ID $51,101

Pascagoula, MS $51,026

Kingsport, TN $50,876

Gulfport, MS $50,858

Alexandria, LA $50,667

Fort Smith, AR $50,523

El Paso, TX $50,367

Helena, MT $50,291

Las Cruces, NM $50,106

Harlingen, TX $49,944

Pocatello, ID $49,892

Florence, AL $49,875

Brownsville, TX $49,863

Dothan, AL $49,771

Mcallen, TX $49,742

Columbus, MS $49,314

Altus, OK $49,048

Lawton, OK $48,938

Pierre, SD $48,730

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	$63,623	10%
Initiative	$62,467	8%
Team Management	$62,467	8%
Leadership	$61,888	7%
Innovation	$61,888	7%
Microsoft Outlook	$61,888	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 January 01, 2026

$51,608

Average $57,840/year

$65,379

$4,301

Average $4,820/month

$5,448

$992

Average $1,112/week

$1,257

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,379	$5,448	$1,257	$31
Average	$57,840	$4,820	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$51,608	$4,301	$992	$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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2024

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