Sommelier salary
What a sommelier actually earns, from 205 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see sommelier pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A sommelier earns a blended US median near 48,934 dollars, with the typical middle running from 39,950 dollars to 60,000 dollars. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is hotel manager, at 32 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open sommelier roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Food & Beverage DirectorCommander, Navy Installations Command · Pensacola, Florida$62k–$73kJul 16
- MWR Food and Beverage DirectorCommander, Navy Installations Command · China Lake, California$66k–$70kJul 9
- Assistant Food and Beverage Director NF-04United States Army Installation Management Command · Honolulu, Hawaii$85k–$110kJul 8
By country
- United States$39,950 – $60,000 · median $48,934
- United Kingdom$42,497 – $53,650 · median $48,177
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- Hotel Manager salary$66,368 median
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Quick answers
How much does a sommelier make?
The blended US median is about 48,934 dollars, with a typical range from 39,950 dollars to 60,000 dollars.
What can a sommelier move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is hotel manager, at 32 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code null. Live corpus 205 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.