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

A Wine Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Back Bartender (0-1 years)earns $25,183, a Bartender (1-3 years)earns $27,881, a Wine Specialist (3-5 years)earns $57,268,

What are the highest paying states for a Wine Specialist?

Wine Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wine Specialist roles are District of Columbia $64,020, California $63,777, Massachusetts $62,927. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wine Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Wine Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Wine Distributor: $75,962; Wine Director: $73,026; Wine Manager: $66,390; Fine Wine Specialist: $58,435; Wine Steward: $58,360.

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

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

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wine Specialist in the United States is $57,822 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,221
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,592 to $65,359
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,920

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Wine Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,359	$5,447	$1,257	$31
Average	$57,822	$4,818	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$51,592	$4,299	$992	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Wine Specialist Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $64,020.
California: $63,777.
Massachusetts: $62,927.

District of Columbia $64,020 California $63,777 Massachusetts $62,927 Washington $62,696 New Jersey $62,673 Alaska $62,592 Connecticut $61,794 New York $61,470

Hawaii $60,435 Rhode Island $59,950 Maryland $59,620 Minnesota $59,169 Colorado $58,996 Illinois $58,938 Oregon $58,718 Delaware $58,556

New Hampshire $58,454 Virginia $58,227 Pennsylvania $57,562 Nevada $57,226 North Dakota $57,116 Michigan $56,943 Wisconsin $56,879 Vermont $56,752

Texas $56,399 Maine $56,376 Arizona $56,342 Ohio $56,301 Georgia $55,769 Indiana $55,503 Wyoming $55,451 Utah $55,370

Iowa $55,335 Kansas $55,058 Louisiana $54,977 North Carolina $54,948 Missouri $54,936 Florida $54,711 Montana $54,590 Nebraska $54,474

Kentucky $54,410 South Carolina $54,179 Tennessee $54,034 Idaho $53,977 New Mexico $53,555 Oklahoma $53,462 Alabama $53,121 South Dakota $52,548

Arkansas $52,236 West Virginia $52,069 Mississippi $51,565

Top Paying Cities for Wine Specialists

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: $72,931
San Francisco: $72,214
Oakland: $70,612

San Jose, CA $72,931

San Francisco, CA $72,214

Oakland, CA $70,612

New York, NY $67,010

Queens Village, NY $66,576

Paramus, NJ $66,113

Passaic, NJ $66,056

Bergenfield, NJ $65,998

Stamford, CT $65,911

Huntington, NY $65,853

Newark, NJ $65,477

Bridgeport, CT $65,362

New Brunswick, NJ $65,171

Vallejo, CA $65,050

Middlesex, NJ $65,015

Somerset, NJ $64,963

Petaluma, CA $64,830

Santa Cruz, CA $64,604

Boston, MA $64,489

Monterey, CA $64,200

Fairbanks, AK $64,159

Los Angeles, CA $64,049

Washington, DC $64,020

Seattle, WA $63,916

Santa Rosa, CA $63,905

Juneau, AK $63,737

Orange, CA $63,546

Anchorage, AK $63,442

Anaheim, CA $63,402

Santa Ana, CA $63,315

Nassau, NY $63,280

Long Beach, CA $63,257

Danbury, CT $63,240

Santa Maria, CA $63,043

Everett, WA $63,032

Bremerton, WA $62,748

Trenton, NJ $62,638

Sacramento, CA $62,615

San Diego, CA $62,586

Brockton, MA $62,563

Tacoma, WA $62,540

Santa Barbara, CA $62,459

Lowell, MA $62,228

New Suffolk, NY $62,205

Nashua, NH $62,135

Lompoc, CA $62,043

Ventura, CA $61,985

Stockton, CA $61,968

New Haven, CT $61,852

Atlantic City, NJ $61,702

Hartford, CT $61,574

Modesto, CA $61,546

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,418

New Britain, CT $61,389

Olympia, WA $61,308

Kennewick, WA $61,308

New London, CT $61,297

Norwich, CT $61,280

Lawrence, MA $61,251

Bakersfield, CA $61,089

Riverside, CA $61,008

New Bedford, MA $61,008

Richland, WA $60,950

Portsmouth, NH $60,904

Vineland, NJ $60,892

San Bernardino, CA $60,846

Boulder, CO $60,684

Worcester, MA $60,638

Portland, OR $60,586

Saint Paul, MN $60,516

Minneapolis, MN $60,516

Philadelphia, PA $60,435

Honolulu, HI $60,129

Springfield, MA $59,927

Providence, RI $59,921

Chicago, IL $59,753

Bellingham, WA $59,684

Baltimore, MD $59,620

Chico, CA $59,476

Wilmington, DE $59,377

Pittsfield, MA $59,319

Manchester, NH $59,210

Spokane, WA $58,955

Denver, CO $58,949

Albany, NY $58,678

Troy, NY $58,654

Schenectady, NY $58,533

Burlington, VT $58,406

Portland, ME $58,203

Salem, OR $58,157

Yakima, WA $58,146

Ann Arbor, MI $58,128

Rochester, MN $57,966

Fresno, CA $57,937

Reno, NV $57,937

Milwaukee, WI $57,885

Detroit, MI $57,828

Allentown, PA $57,810

Carson City, NV $57,804

Houston, TX $57,718

Colorado Springs, CO $57,712

Syracuse, NY $57,683

Eugene, OR $57,573

Bismarck, ND $57,504

Gary, IN $57,504

Galveston, TX $57,504

Springfield, OR $57,458

Medford, OR $57,319

Fort Collins, CO $57,296

Austin, TX $57,249

Mesa, AZ $57,128

Phoenix, AZ $57,116

Dallas, TX $57,099

Reading, PA $57,064

Saint Cloud, MN $57,041

Concord, NH $56,989

Madison, WI $56,966

Utica, NY $56,810

Raleigh, NC $56,764

Las Vegas, NV $56,758

Rochester, NY $56,717

Des Moines, IA $56,712

Atlanta, GA $56,619

Battle Creek, MI $56,602

Salt Lake City, UT $56,584

Lancaster, PA $56,498

Champaign, IL $56,486

Harrisburg, PA $56,417

Durham, NC $56,365

Kansas City, MO $56,359

Kansas City, KS $56,347

Fort Worth, TX $56,342

Boca Raton, FL $56,318

Cleveland, OH $56,313

Columbus, OH $56,301

Pittsburgh, PA $56,295

Richmond, VA $56,272

Indianapolis, IN $56,261

Cincinnati, OH $56,185

Petersburg, VA $56,099

Billings, MT $55,972

Lansing, MI $55,972

Huntsville, AL $55,972

Lebanon, PA $55,966

Dayton, OH $55,960

Pueblo, CO $55,960

Appleton, WI $55,943

Buffalo, NY $55,919

Racine, WI $55,891

Charlotte, NC $55,885

Saint Louis, MO $55,867

Springfield, IL $55,844

Elkhart, IN $55,833

York, PA $55,833

Gastonia, NC $55,827

Benton Harbor, MI $55,827

Beaumont, TX $55,792

Lorain, OH $55,781

Toledo, OH $55,758

Binghamton, NY $55,729

Rock Hill, SC $55,723

Rockford, IL $55,694

Fargo, ND $55,665

Elyria, OH $55,665

Flagstaff, AZ $55,625

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,590

Miami, FL $55,555

Duluth, MN $55,463

Bangor, ME $55,388

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,324

Louisville, KY $55,295

Grand Rapids, MI $55,283

Hialeah, FL $55,278

Casper, WY $55,197

Scranton, PA $55,127

New Orleans, LA $55,110

Virginia Beach, VA $55,104

Akron, OH $55,075

Peoria, IL $55,000

Sarasota, FL $54,989

Green Bay, WI $54,948

Baton Rouge, LA $54,919

Charleston, SC $54,908

Nashville, TN $54,890

Jamestown, NY $54,879

Davenport, IA $54,879

Tucson, AZ $54,850

Cheyenne, WY $54,832

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,815

Tampa, FL $54,804

Omaha, NE $54,792

Port Arthur, TX $54,769

Evansville, IN $54,769

Bradenton, FL $54,746

Santa Fe, NM $54,642

Orlando, FL $54,584

Clearwater, FL $54,520

Canton, OH $54,399

La Crosse, WI $54,399

Grand Forks, ND $54,381

Albuquerque, NM $54,364

Tulsa, OK $54,364

Newport News, VA $54,358

High Point, NC $54,341

Ogden, UT $54,318

Corpus Christi, TX $54,272

Laramie, WY $54,237

Norfolk, VA $54,237

Rock Island, IL $54,202

Saginaw, MI $54,191

Jacksonville, FL $54,185

Salisbury, NC $54,173

Memphis, TN $54,162

Moline, IL $54,133

Fort Myers, FL $54,115

Waterloo, IA $54,040

Spartanburg, SC $53,982

Lincoln, NE $53,954

Fort Wayne, IN $53,942

Birmingham, AL $53,878

Cedar Falls, IA $53,867

Provo, UT $53,861

Springfield, OH $53,855

San Antonio, TX $53,844

Greensboro, NC $53,821

South Bend, IN $53,815

Winston Salem, NC $53,809

Boise, ID $53,792

Savannah, GA $53,751

Muskegon, MI $53,647

Lima, OH $53,578

Lake Charles, LA $53,555

Anderson, IN $53,543

Lexington, KY $53,526

Augusta, GA $53,508

Greenville, SC $53,508

Wichita, KS $53,456

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,456

Columbia, SC $53,404

Bloomington, IN $53,260

Roanoke, VA $53,225

Asheville, NC $53,150

Knoxville, TN $53,052

Shreveport, LA $53,046

Wilmington, NC $52,971

Frankfort, KY $52,861

Oklahoma City, OK $52,820

Chillicothe, OH $52,797

Longview, TX $52,791

Topeka, KS $52,774

Mobile, AL $52,687

Terre Haute, IN $52,664

Erie, PA $52,658

Altoona, PA $52,629

Melbourne, FL $52,612

Amarillo, TX $52,589

Killeen, TX $52,572

Fayetteville, AR $52,525

Sioux Falls, SD $52,485

Chattanooga, TN $52,450

Idaho Falls, ID $52,444

Gainesville, FL $52,323

Portsmouth, OH $52,294

Little Rock, AR $52,282

Lynchburg, VA $52,282

Lafayette, LA $52,259

Youngstown, OH $52,259

Temple, TX $52,236

Daytona Beach, FL $52,225

Clarksville, TN $52,219

Pensacola, FL $52,213

Hopkinsville, KY $52,040

Charleston, WV $52,034

Florence, SC $52,005

Sioux City, IA $51,970

Macon, GA $51,803

Tallahassee, FL $51,797

Fayetteville, NC $51,785

Waco, TX $51,774

Wichita Falls, TX $51,774

Pine Bluff, AR $51,751

Vincennes, IN $51,641

Lubbock, TX $51,618

Great Falls, MT $51,583

Alamogordo, NM $51,577

Abilene, TX $51,531

Rapid City, SD $51,456

Monroe, LA $51,456

Albany, GA $51,421

Huntington, WV $51,415

Jackson, MS $51,409

Greenville, MS $51,404

Parkersburg, WV $51,346

Montgomery, AL $51,334

Johnstown, PA $51,323

Springfield, MO $51,276

Biloxi, MS $51,247

Sumter, SC $51,126

Columbus, GA $51,120

Twin Falls, ID $51,086

Pascagoula, MS $51,010

Kingsport, TN $50,860

Gulfport, MS $50,843

Alexandria, LA $50,652

Fort Smith, AR $50,507

El Paso, TX $50,351

Helena, MT $50,276

Las Cruces, NM $50,091

Harlingen, TX $49,929

Pocatello, ID $49,877

Florence, AL $49,860

Brownsville, TX $49,848

Dothan, AL $49,756

Mcallen, TX $49,727

Columbus, MS $49,299

Altus, OK $49,033

Lawton, OK $48,923

Pierre, SD $48,715

What Skills Can Increase a Wine Specialist'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 Specialist'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	$63,604	10%
Initiative	$62,448	8%
Team Management	$62,448	8%
Leadership	$61,869	7%
Innovation	$61,869	7%
Microsoft Outlook	$61,869	7%

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How Education impacts a Wine Specialist's Salary?

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

Wine Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Wine Specialist

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

Understanding how a Wine Specialist'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

$51,592

Average $57,822/year

$65,359

$4,299

Average $4,818/month

$5,447

$992

Average $1,112/week

$1,257

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,359	$5,447	$1,257	$31
Average	$57,822	$4,818	$1,112	$28
25th Percentile	$51,592	$4,299	$992	$25

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Salary Trends for Wine Specialist

Salaries for a Wine Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $39,588 in 2023 to around $39,358 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wine Specialist salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$39,502

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