2020 Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey

The 2020 Wine Business Monthly's Salary Survey can be viewed here:  https://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getDigitalIssue&issueId=12250&dataId=236464&recentArticleRedirect=true

Keep in mind that the salary information was put together in February 2020, right before the pandemic brought many businesses to a standstill.  Since then the pandemic has had a dramatic effect on employment in the wine industry, as well as many other industries. 

I was happy to see the information on gender pay in the wine industry.  Western Management Group is the company that puts together the salary survey data.  The company also does surveys for many industries, and this year the data was broken down by gender.  On page 75, Donna Bowman, survey director  of Western Management Group, notes that "wine has the best looking chart of anybody.  It's almost comparable pay.  They're really doing a good job as an industry to make sure the pay is comparable.  There's still room for improvement, but the wine industry is always a star performer."  

Let's keep on improving.  The job outlook will keep on improving and we'll be getting back to business soon.  

2019 Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey

The 2019 Salary Survey from Wine Business Monthly is available now.  Check it out here:
https://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getDigitalIssue&issueId=11330

2018 Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey

Please find the 2018 Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey here. 

Wine Business Monthly 2017 Salary Survey

To find the Salary Survey from the October 2017 Wine Business Monthly, please click here.

Winejobs.com Job Postings Down 8 Percent in October 2017

Just in from Winejobs.com:  Winery Hiring Decreases in October 2017

Winejobs.com Winery Postings Down 8 percent from October 2016

SONOMA, CA—Wineries decreased their job postings as of October 2017 according to the latest report released by Winejobs.com. As the wine industry's leading online job site, Winejobs.com has a unique vantage point over industry trends. Postings for all winery jobs in October 2017 decreased 8 percent from October 2016. Some of that decline is likely due the early October wildfires impacting Northern California. Winery jobs are still up 4 percent compared to October 2016 year-to-date.

Harvest positions are up 11 percent year-to-date. This increase in harvest positions is a prime reason for the increase in winery hiring this year.

DTC, tasting room and retail (Hospitality) jobs remained steady in October 2017, with a 28 percent decline from October 2016 but are up 2 percent year-to-date.

Sales & marketing positions increased in October 2017, up 67 percent from October 2016, and are down 2 percent year-to-date.

Winemaking positions saw the greatest decrease in October 2017, down 25 percent from October 2016, but are up 13 percent year-to-date.

2016 Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey

Yowza, it is busy in the recruiting world this year.  So busy, I forgot to share the 2016 Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey with you all.  Please find it here:  https://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getDigitalIssue&issueId=8769  

2015 Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey

The most recent Wine Business Monthly Salary Survey is out.  Click here to go to the site.

Overall, the 25 key position salaries tracked in the report reflected an increase of 1.4 percent.  While this is a smaller increase than seen last year (5.4%) hiring is significantly up this year.

Also, for winery owners and executives, the article following the salary survey gives great benchmarks on employee benefits.  Happy Reading.

Wine Business Monthly's Annual Salary Survey

Wondering what a position pays in the wine industry?  Wondering if you are on par with your peers?  Wine Business Monthly publishes an annual salary survey and the most recent one was in the October 2013 issue. Click here to view it.

There are also regional breakouts.

2011 Salary Review Published

The October issue of the Wine Business Monthly has the annual salary review for wine industry jobs.  Go to www.winebusiness.com to find out how to pick up the latest issue.  Past salary reviews are available online, and the recent one will be available in coming months.  And a perk, I was quoted in the 2011 copy--so you can learn what I and other recruiters have to say about the wine job market.  Overall salaries have increased this year and it seems like companies are hiring again.

2010 Salary Survey

In this month's Wine Business Monthly the 2010 Salary Survey Report was presented. To summarize, the data showed that salaries declined for key positions, but that bonuses increased, leading to an overall increase in total compensation.

If you are working in the wine industry, or thinking about making a change, you need to read the report. For a summary, visit the preview . You can also find the entire article in the current issue. Click on subscriptions to get your own copy.