Retail Wine Specialist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 02135
- Class code
- 02135
- Pay scale group
- LS 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- M1
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Retail Wine Specialist is $50,680 to $71,824 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 02135.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 02/21/2011.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized retail work in selling premium products to retail customers within a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Premium Collection store. An employee in this job is responsible for the sale of premium products for an assigned PLCB Premium Collection store or a store whose inventory and sales are comparable to a Premium Collection store. Work involves engaging with customers to determine their needs and recommending products to match those needs; researching product information for customers; keeping abreast of current events within the industry; providing information regarding the PLCB’s product line to customers; and answering customer questions. Work also involves selecting inventory, creating and maintaining signage, rotating inventory, and moving slow selling products.
Examples of the work
Determines customer needs and recommends products to meet those needs. Provides premium product information to customers. Identifies wine and food pairings and recommends products and options. Analyzes inventory and orders premium products based upon customer expectations. Analyzes industry information in order to determine where the better products for a given season will be produced and recommends the selection of premium products from the Offering List. Reads product reviews and industry related news and information to discuss such events with customers. Analyzes premium product performance and redistributes slower moving inventory. Assists with premium product inventory management.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current LS schedule.