CONSTRUCTION & LABOR WORKERS / SALARY
NEW ZEALAND

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1.58 NZD = 1 USD

92,757 NZD

$58,623 USD

Auckland

99,060 NZD

74,367 NZD

$47,000 USD

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Average Salary / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand

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Average salary for Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand is 92,757 NZD per year. The most typical earning is 74,367 NZD. All data are based on 74 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 96,835 NZD. Women receive a salary of 80,379 NZD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 122,151 NZD. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 106,962 NZD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 4-8 Years of experience receive salary of 107,911 NZD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 106,170 NZD.

Levels / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

Salary Levels (NZD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
4,700 NZD - 7,899 NZD	0	n/a
7,900 NZD - 15,799 NZD	0	n/a
15,800 NZD - 23,699 NZD	0	n/a
23,700 NZD - 31,599 NZD	1	100% 1.35%
31,600 NZD - 39,599 NZD	3	98.65% 4.05%
39,600 NZD - 47,499 NZD	5	94.59% 6.76%
47,500 NZD - 55,399 NZD	4	87.84% 5.41%
55,400 NZD - 63,299 NZD	4	82.43% 5.41%
63,300 NZD - 71,199 NZD	6	77.03% 8.11%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
71,200 NZD - 79,099 NZD	9	68.92% 12.16%
79,100 NZD - 86,999 NZD	6	56.76% 8.11%
87,000 NZD - 94,899 NZD	5	48.65% 6.76%
94,900 NZD - 102,799 NZD	6	41.89% 8.11%
102,800 NZD - 110,799 NZD	0	n/a
110,800 NZD - 118,699 NZD	4	33.78% 5.41%
118,700 NZD - 126,599 NZD	7	28.38% 9.46%
126,600 NZD - 134,499 NZD	6	18.92% 8.11%
134,500 NZD - 142,399 NZD	1	10.81% 1.35%
142,400 NZD - 150,299 NZD	1	9.46% 1.35%
150,300 NZD - 158,199 NZD	0	n/a
158,200 NZD - 166,099 NZD	0	n/a
166,100 NZD - 173,999 NZD	1	8.11% 1.35%
174,100 NZD - 181,999 NZD	3	6.76% 4.05%
182,000 NZD - 189,899 NZD	2	2.7% 2.7%
189,900 NZD - 197,799 NZD	0	n/a
197,800 NZD - 205,699 NZD	0	n/a
205,700 NZD - 213,599 NZD	0	n/a
213,600 NZD - 221,499 NZD	0	n/a
221,500 NZD - 229,399 NZD	0	n/a
229,400 NZD - 237,299 NZD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
237,300 NZD - 253,199 NZD	0	n/a
253,200 NZD - 268,999 NZD	0	n/a
269,000 NZD - 284,799 NZD	0	n/a
284,800 NZD - 300,599 NZD	0	n/a
300,600 NZD - 316,499 NZD	0	n/a
316,500 NZD - 332,299 NZD	0	n/a
332,300 NZD - 348,099 NZD	0	n/a
348,100 NZD - 363,899 NZD	0	n/a
363,900 NZD - 379,699 NZD	0	n/a
379,700 NZD - 395,599 NZD	0	n/a
395,600 NZD - 553,799 NZD	0	n/a

Gender / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	48	96,835 NZD
2	Women	4	80,379 NZD

Education / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	7	122,151 NZD
2	Bachelors Degree	21	106,962 NZD
3	Bellow H. School	2	103,164 NZD
4	High School	24	82,278 NZD
5	Some College	20	79,113 NZD

Experience / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	4-8 Years	12	107,911 NZD
2	20+ Years	20	106,170 NZD
3	12-16 Years	6	103,322 NZD
4	1-2 Years	3	100,632 NZD
5	16-20 Years	6	95,569 NZD
6	8-12 Years	13	79,113 NZD
7	2-4 Years	11	72,151 NZD
8	0-1 Year	3	43,512 NZD

Age / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	9	136,392 NZD
2	51-55	3	108,386 NZD
3	26-30	5	103,006 NZD
4	31-35	14	89,715 NZD
5	46-50	3	87,341 NZD
6	36-40	11	87,025 NZD
7	n/a	22	86,075 NZD
8	56-60	1	78,797 NZD
9	21-25	3	71,360 NZD
10	61-65	1	65,822 NZD
11	14-20	2	35,284 NZD

Work Type / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	5	118,196 NZD
2	Permanent	62	92,246 NZD
3	Contract	6	87,500 NZD
4	Part Time	1	29,905 NZD

Cities / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	--Other--	6	100,316 NZD
2	Auckland	30	99,050 NZD
3	Hamilton Urban Area	5	95,886 NZD
4	Christchurch	18	89,082 NZD
5	Tauranga	7	86,392 NZD
6	Wellington	5	84,651 NZD
7	Dunedin	2	70,569 NZD
8	Napier-Hastings Urban Area	1	39,082 NZD

Careers / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Construction Project Coordinator	2	140,822 NZD
2	Construction Manager	11	114,398 NZD
3	Construction Project Manager	22	112,974 NZD
4	Construction Joiner	2	106,487 NZD
5	Construction Electrician	3	93,354 NZD
6	Construction Foreman	9	87,183 NZD
7	Construction Carpenter Lead	1	76,265 NZD
8	Construction Worker	4	69,145 NZD
9	Other Constr. & Labor Career	8	68,987 NZD
10	Construction Maintenance	3	60,284 NZD
11	Construction Carpenter	4	55,854 NZD
12	Construction Labor Worker	4	53,164 NZD
13	Construction Joiner Lead	1	41,455 NZD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Project Management

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	128,400 NZD

Project Manager

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	89,100 NZD

Senior Project Manager

Posted 20 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	167,200 NZD

Manager

Posted 12 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	2-4 Years	Advanced	89,500 NZD

Project Manager

Posted 05 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Brick layering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	114,800 NZD

Apprentice

Posted 22 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	43,000 NZD

Manage

Posted 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	120,500 NZD

Site Manager

Posted 26 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Site management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	132,000 NZD

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 11 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Take-Offs, Estimating, Tendering, Budgeting, Project Management, Contract Management, Client Liaison, Subcontractor Liaison, Consulting, Banking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	89,900 NZD

Environmental Advisor

Posted 02 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"GD05, rma, first aid, safety rep."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	81,800 NZD

Construction Supervisor

Posted 29 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contruction residential, 
Project management. 
Pricinf."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tauranga	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	82,800 NZD

Construction Supervisor

Posted 02 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing new builds."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tauranga	High School	16-20 Years	n/a	76,700 NZD

Technician

Posted 18 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technician."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hamilton Urban Area	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	53,200 NZD

Digger Operator

Posted 06 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operating digger, preparing sites for final seal, base course, trucking, organising men on site."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	High School	20+ Years	n/a	83,800 NZD

Construction Project Manager

Posted 13 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing construction projects valued from 2million to 60 million nz dollars."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	174,600 NZD

Supervisor

Posted 29 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Qualified Electrical Inspector."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tauranga	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	128,500 NZD

Hydro Excavator

Posted 22 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"To locate and expose underground services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	High School	1-2 Years	n/a	40,700 NZD

Painter And Decorator

Posted 26 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"All types of interior and exterior painting, spraying and wallcovering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	70,700 NZD

Project Manager

Posted 26 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management
Coordinate sales subcontractors clients administration compliance registration quality control health and safety human resources product research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	102,800 NZD

Electrician

Posted 19 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pre wire fit off house and industrial."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	71,800 NZD

Installer

Posted 01 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Insulation installer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	63,800 NZD

Project Manager - Geopjysics

Posted 10 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project manager of the geophysics team. Acquiring clients and projects, costing projects, organising the team to get them done, seeing the projects from start to finish."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	78,900 NZD

Foreman

Posted 06 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Runn day to day worksite and sub trades."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	81,200 NZD

Roofer

Posted 22 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Reroofing running jobs estimating."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	High School	20+ Years	n/a	75,400 NZD

Senior Project Managher

Posted 02 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage projects, Oversee and coordinate complete projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	174,100 NZD

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 23 January 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for pre and post contract management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wellington	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	70,200 NZD

Plasterer

Posted 14 January 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Plastering interior and exterior walls."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	71,900 NZD

CONSTRUCTION & LABOR WORKERS / SALARY NEW ZEALAND

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92,757 NZD

99,060 NZD

74,367 NZD

Average Salary / Construction & Labor Workers / New Zealand

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