CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND SALARY

Average gross salary for Christchurch GROSS SALARY
NZ$ 72,026
Average gorss salary (USD) for Christchurch GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 55,634
Average net salary for Christchurch NET SALARY
NZ$ 54,771
The most typical salary for Christchurch MOST TYPICAL GROSS
NZ$ 43,863
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  Updated: 08 Apr 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 23%
  Salary entries: 151

Christchurch Earnings

Average salary in Christchurch is NZ$ 72,026.

Average take home earning is NZ$ 54,771 (Net).

The most typical salary is NZ$ 43,863 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (151 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
7 % NZ$ 141,250
16 % NZ$ 100,722
23 % NZ$ 92,900
60 % NZ$ 64,129
87 % NZ$ 43,863
94 % NZ$ 34,941
98 % NZ$ 24,873
Career Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Software Developer NZ$ 117,750 US$ 87,804 04
Chartered Accountant NZ$ 85,250 US$ 64,394 04
Construction Foreman NZ$ 71,750 US$ 55,161 04
Electrical Engineer NZ$ 48,725 US$ 35,946 04
Administrator NZ$ 39,400 US$ 32,017 04
Operations Manager NZ$ 99,166 US$ 81,990 03
Logistics Manager NZ$ 81,666 US$ 65,727 03
Sales Manager NZ$ 80,866 US$ 60,607 03
Lecturer NZ$ 72,666 US$ 56,961 03
Accountant NZ$ 58,333 US$ 45,870 03

Salary entries from individual employees for Christchurch

Below is the list of 100 individual salary profiles - all added on this website.

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(31/31)  PRINCIPAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 08 Apr 2020

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Power Engineeering, Power Station Construction, Hydroelectric Engineering."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 155,000
US$ 102,973

(30/31)  ELECTRONICS ENGINEER


 Posted: 07 Mar 2020

Bachelors Degree education, 2-4 years of experience.
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 60,000
US$ 39,860

(29/31)  RESEARCH DIRECTOR


 Posted: 25 Feb 2020

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Engineering research."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 140,000
US$ 93,007

(28/31)  MIS ANALYST


 Posted: 17 Feb 2020

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Sql, power bi, ssrs."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 114,000
US$ 75,735

(27/31)  DIGGER OPERATOR


 Posted: 06 Feb 2020

High School, 20+ years: "Operating digger, preparing sites for final seal, base course, trucking, organising men on site."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 82,000
US$ 54,476

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(26/31)  SALES MARKETING


 Posted: 09 Jan 2020

Some College, 4-8 years: "Online sales, ordering stock, marketing."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 47,840
US$ 31,782

(25/31)  UX DESIGNER


 Posted: 15 Aug 2019

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "UX Design for business."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 100,000
US$ 71,608

(24/31)  FOOD SAFETY OFFICER


 Posted: 01 Aug 2019

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Internal Audits, Performance Monitoring, GMP."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 53,000
US$ 37,952

(23/31)  PROFESSOR


 Posted: 22 Jul 2019

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Teaching & research."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 160,000
US$ 114,572

(22/31)  SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPER


 Posted: 15 Jul 2019

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Development and support."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 90,000
US$ 64,447

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(21/31)  STRUCTURAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 14 Jul 2019

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Analyse and design structural systems."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 74,201
US$ 53,134

(20/31)  SOFTWARE ENGINEER


 Posted: 30 Jun 2019

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Develop and maintain .NET application."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 75,000
US$ 53,706

(19/31)  SLAUGHTERMEN


 Posted: 18 Jun 2019

High School, 8-12 years: "Skilled worker in meat packing plant/freezing works (all aspects). Been involved in/as, stock men, stock in take, slaughtering & processing, packing, byproducts, waste disposable, supervisor, trainer. Outside of this industry been involved in timber processing (sawmill) and construction (hammer hand, concrete and fiber optics/copper)."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 68,000
US$ 48,693

(18/31)  GYMNASTICS COACH


 Posted: 13 Jun 2019

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Coaching High Level WAG Gymnastics."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 79,000
US$ 56,570

(17/31)  GENERAL MANAGER


 Posted: 13 Jun 2019

High School, 20+ years: "Manage sale, engineering and manufacturing."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 144,000
US$ 103,115

(16/31)  FRONT HOUSE


 Posted: 23 May 2019

High School, 2-4 years: "I work for ages its hard."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 7,000
US$ 5,013

(15/31)  PRINT CO ORDINATOR


 Posted: 22 May 2019

High School, 20+ years: "Print coordinator."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 64,000
US$ 45,829

(14/31)  REGIONAL SALES MANAGER


 Posted: 23 Mar 2019

Some College, 8-12 years: "Managing top line revenue and costs as well as expansion within my region."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 140,000
US$ 100,251

(13/31)  FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER


 Posted: 15 Jan 2019

Some College, 20+ years: "Repair and maintain machinery."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 68,000
US$ 48,693

(12/31)  TECHNICIAN, DESIGN, SALES


 Posted: 26 Nov 2018

High School, 8-12 years: "Design heating products Manufacturing heating products."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 48,000
US$ 34,372

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(11/31)  SENIOR CAPITAL ACCOUNTANT


 Posted: 22 Aug 2018

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Capital projects forecast and planning."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 100,000
US$ 71,608

(10/31)  ROOFER


 Posted: 22 Jul 2018

High School, 20+ years: "Reroofing running jobs estimating."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 65,000
US$ 46,545

(9/31)  REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN


 Posted: 10 Jul 2018

Some College, 8-12 years: "Installation, Diagnosis and service of commercial and marine refrigeration."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 75,000
US$ 53,706

(8/31)  CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT


 Posted: 25 Jun 2018

Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Preparation of financial statements. Preparation of legal documents."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 96,000
US$ 68,743

(7/31)  3D DESIGNER


 Posted: 21 Jun 2018

Some College, 8-12 years: "3D designer for houses interior and exterior."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 300,000
US$ 214,823

(6/31)  DESIGN ENGINEER


 Posted: 17 Jun 2018

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Machine design and product design."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 80,000
US$ 57,286

(5/31)  OUTDOOR TUTOR


 Posted: 17 May 2018

High School, 12-16 years: "Teaching students outdoor educational skills."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 52,000
US$ 37,236

(4/31)  CONSULTANT


 Posted: 28 Oct 2017

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Perform trials in the field on behalf of clients."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 170,000
US$ 124,396

(3/31)  SENIOR TAX CONSULTANT


 Posted: 16 Oct 2017

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Preparing and reviewing tax returns, providing ad hoc tax advice to clients."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 61,500
US$ 45,002

(2/31)  PROJECT MANAGER


 Posted: 07 Aug 2017

Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Leading projects portfolio from initiation to closure. Typical project size is multi-million NZD in capital, worldwide location."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 104,000
US$ 76,101

(1/31)  CEO


 Posted: 11 Jul 2017

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "CEO and Founder of software development company."
Individual GROSS salary:
NZ$ 276,000
US$ 201,961

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  SALARY BY LEVEL    CHRISTCHURCH

Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 236,043 NZ$ 308,666
03
175K US$ 124,396 NZ$ 170,000
01
165K US$ 114,572 NZ$ 160,000
01
155K US$ 113,917 NZ$ 152,500
02
145K US$ 103,134 NZ$ 141,250
04
125K US$ 102,980 NZ$ 125,000
01
115K US$ 82,063 NZ$ 111,753
03
105K US$ 78,525 NZ$ 100,722
09
95K US$ 74,422 NZ$ 92,900
10
85K US$ 63,303 NZ$ 81,666
15
75K US$ 57,306 NZ$ 73,246
14
65K US$ 48,563 NZ$ 64,129
27
55K US$ 41,585 NZ$ 52,500
12
45K US$ 34,404 NZ$ 43,863
29
35K US$ 28,089 NZ$ 34,941
11
25K US$ 19,541 NZ$ 24,873
06
15K US$ 11,100 NZ$ 14,840
02
Less US$ 5,013 NZ$ 7,000
01

  SALARY BY GENDER    CHRISTCHURCH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 69,773 NZ$ 90,514 65
Women US$ 46,396 NZ$ 59,417 31
N/A US$ 44,131 NZ$ 57,285 55

  SALARY BY EDUCATION    CHRISTCHURCH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 79,911 NZ$ 105,500 06
Masters Degree US$ 74,184 NZ$ 95,793 22
Bachelors Degree US$ 53,564 NZ$ 69,332 60
Some College US$ 53,841 NZ$ 69,565 32
High School US$ 44,318 NZ$ 57,325 30
Bellow H. School US$ 22,944 NZ$ 29,783 01

Workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Christchurch, New Zealand. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses NZ$ 105,500. While Workers with Bellow H. School education earn the least, with an average gross income of NZ$ 29,783. This is 248.29% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE    CHRISTCHURCH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 76,952 NZ$ 100,526 34
16-20 Years US$ 63,666 NZ$ 85,666 03
12-16 Years US$ 63,162 NZ$ 82,800 12
8-12 Years US$ 58,693 NZ$ 75,880 29
4-8 Years US$ 49,770 NZ$ 64,371 31
2-4 Years US$ 37,947 NZ$ 48,394 27
1-2 Years US$ 41,166 NZ$ 51,539 09
0-1 Year US$ 32,575 NZ$ 40,166 06

Workers in Christchurch, New Zealand with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of NZ$ 100,526 compared to NZ$ 40,166 for their counterparts with 0-1 Year of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 0-1 Year is 136.23%.


  SALARY BY AGE    CHRISTCHURCH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 114,572 NZ$ 160,000 01
57-62 US$ 105,125 NZ$ 146,000 03
51-56 US$ 111,517 NZ$ 146,600 05
45-50 US$ 70,262 NZ$ 91,264 17
39-44 US$ 91,924 NZ$ 115,454 11
33-38 US$ 53,208 NZ$ 67,696 21
27-32 US$ 51,644 NZ$ 67,487 24
22-26 US$ 36,744 NZ$ 46,037 09
16-21 US$ 18,579 NZ$ 23,440 05
N/A US$ 44,131 NZ$ 57,285 55
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  SALARY BY FIELD    CHRISTCHURCH

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Engineers & Technicians IV US$ 144,279 NZ$ 185,000 03
2. Architect Constructions US$ 123,227 NZ$ 169,000 02
3. Hotels & Tourism US$ 83,242 NZ$ 100,000 01
4. Management & Business US$ 71,483 NZ$ 90,750 10
5. IT & Telecommunication US$ 65,244 NZ$ 85,933 15
6. Engineers & Technicians III US$ 70,755 NZ$ 85,000 01
7. Engineers & Technicians V US$ 68,792 NZ$ 84,000 03
8. Education & University US$ 61,630 NZ$ 83,777 09
9. Health Care & Medical II US$ 65,998 NZ$ 82,650 04
10. Agriculture & Fishing US$ 60,344 NZ$ 80,300 03
11. Sports & Recreation US$ 56,570 NZ$ 79,000 01
12. Law US$ 62,110 NZ$ 77,500 02
13. Construction & Labor Workers US$ 57,772 NZ$ 73,357 14
14. Public Sector US$ 59,596 NZ$ 71,000 01
15. Engineers & Technicians US$ 51,296 NZ$ 68,358 17
16. Human Resources US$ 49,305 NZ$ 64,000 01
17. Manufacturing & Labor Workers US$ 49,294 NZ$ 62,600 05
18. Logistics, Road, Railway US$ 49,972 NZ$ 62,416 06
19. Organization & Coordination US$ 46,026 NZ$ 62,000 02
20. Customer Services US$ 47,764 NZ$ 62,000 01
21. IT & Telecommunication II US$ 48,671 NZ$ 61,455 05
22. Making Design US$ 43,761 NZ$ 59,153 03
23. Insurance US$ 43,886 NZ$ 58,125 04
24. Accounting & Administration US$ 44,826 NZ$ 57,871 18
25. Marketing, Sales, Purchase US$ 43,979 NZ$ 57,075 08
26. Archaeology & History US$ 37,772 NZ$ 45,000 01
27. Security & Fireguard US$ 33,297 NZ$ 40,000 01
28. Salesmen & Saleswomen US$ 29,184 NZ$ 36,100 02
29. Health Care & Medical US$ 26,594 NZ$ 33,195 04
30. Restaurants, Inns, Pubs US$ 15,147 NZ$ 19,826 03

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Average salaries in Christchurch, New Zealand can vary greatly based on a career field. Engineers & Technicians IV enjoy the highest gross average salaries (NZ$ 185,000), followed by Architect Constructions (NZ$ 169,000), and Hotels & Tourism (NZ$ 100,000). Lower average gross salaries in the Christchurch, New Zealand are earned by those in Restaurants, Inns, Pubs (NZ$ 19,826) and those in Health Care & Medical positions (NZ$ 33,195). The difference between the most paid and the lowest paid fields is 852.53%.


  SALARY BY CAREER    CHRISTCHURCH

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. University Professor US$ 103,790 NZ$ 150,000 02
2. Engineering Manager US$ 89,866 NZ$ 118,500 02
3. Software Developer US$ 87,804 NZ$ 117,750 04
4. Construction Manager US$ 79,711 NZ$ 100,000 02
5. Operations Manager US$ 81,990 NZ$ 99,166 03
6. Project Manager US$ 66,170 NZ$ 88,500 02
7. Chartered Accountant US$ 64,394 NZ$ 85,250 04
8. Logistics Manager US$ 65,727 NZ$ 81,666 03
9. Sales Manager US$ 60,607 NZ$ 80,866 03
10. Mechanical Engineer US$ 61,940 NZ$ 80,000 02
11. Lawyer US$ 62,110 NZ$ 77,500 02
12. Lead Developer US$ 61,734 NZ$ 77,000 02
13. Java Developer US$ 55,335 NZ$ 75,000 02
14. Lecturer US$ 56,961 NZ$ 72,666 03
15. Construction Foreman US$ 55,161 NZ$ 71,750 04
16. System Administrator US$ 49,729 NZ$ 62,638 02
17. Accountant US$ 45,870 NZ$ 58,333 03
18. Insurance Broker US$ 41,352 NZ$ 56,666 03
19. Software Engineer US$ 43,527 NZ$ 56,500 02
20. Executive Secretary US$ 42,519 NZ$ 55,192 02
21. Technician US$ 40,335 NZ$ 55,000 02
22. Other Constr. & Labor Career US$ 44,487 NZ$ 54,000 02
23. Tax Accountant US$ 38,978 NZ$ 50,750 02
24. Construction Worker US$ 37,139 NZ$ 50,500 02
25. Product Development US$ 40,788 NZ$ 49,000 02
26. Electrical Engineer US$ 35,946 NZ$ 48,725 04
27. Administrator US$ 32,017 NZ$ 39,400 04
28. Registered Nurse US$ 31,224 NZ$ 39,000 02
29. Nursing Assistant US$ 21,964 NZ$ 27,391 02
30. Bar Manager US$ 20,215 NZ$ 26,240 02

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In Christchurch, New Zealand economy, University Professor is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of NZ$ 150,000. Engineering Manager and Software Developer follow, earning NZ$ 118,500 and NZ$ 117,750, respectively. Bar Manager earn a gross annual average of NZ$ 26,240, while Nursing Assistant earn NZ$ 27,391. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 413.43%.


  SALARY BY JOB TYPE    CHRISTCHURCH

Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 54,932 NZ$ 70,852 133
Contract US$ 64,846 NZ$ 86,777 09
Self Employed US$ 163,179 NZ$ 223,000 02
Part Time US$ 26,406 NZ$ 32,245 07
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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    CHRISTCHURCH

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Australia Australia US$ 88,017 AU$ 99,273 3,052
2. United States United States US$ 81,499 US$ 81,499 19,889
3. Germany Germany US$ 76,524 EUR 62,055 2,426
4. United Kingdom United Kingdom US$ 73,220 GBP 49,632 4,496
5. Hong Kong Hong Kong US$ 71,225 HKD 553,640 1,753
6. Singapore Singapore US$ 66,773 SGD 86,811 3,154
7. New Zealand New Zealand US$ 59,312 NZ$ 77,132 1,263
8. Mexico Mexico US$ 46,880 MXN 784,739 618
9. Malaysia Malaysia US$ 29,127 MYR 103,689 6,539
10. Indonesia Indonesia US$ 27,034 IDR 325,164,376 1,909

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