SOFTWARE ENGINEER / SALARY
NEW ZEALAND

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

1.58 NZD = 1 USD

96,175 NZD

$60,783 USD

Auckland

104,710 NZD

82,278 NZD

$52,000 USD

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Excluding "Auckland"

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Average Salary / Software Engineer / New Zealand

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Average salary for Software Engineer / New Zealand is 96,175 NZD per year. The most typical earning is 82,278 NZD. All data are based on 20 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 100,949 NZD. Women receive a salary of n/a.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Some College with salary of 154,905 NZD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 133,386 NZD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 4-8 Years of experience receive salary of 126,265 NZD. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 124,050 NZD.

Levels / Software Engineer / 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	0	n/a
31,600 NZD - 39,599 NZD	0	n/a
39,600 NZD - 47,499 NZD	1	100% 5%
47,500 NZD - 55,399 NZD	2	95% 10%
55,400 NZD - 63,299 NZD	1	85% 5%
63,300 NZD - 71,199 NZD	0	n/a
71,200 NZD - 79,099 NZD	1	80% 5%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
79,100 NZD - 86,999 NZD	6	75% 30%
87,000 NZD - 94,899 NZD	2	45% 10%
94,900 NZD - 102,799 NZD	1	35% 5%
102,800 NZD - 110,799 NZD	1	30% 5%
110,800 NZD - 118,699 NZD	0	n/a
118,700 NZD - 126,599 NZD	1	25% 5%
126,600 NZD - 134,499 NZD	1	20% 5%
134,500 NZD - 142,399 NZD	0	n/a
142,400 NZD - 150,299 NZD	1	15% 5%
150,300 NZD - 158,199 NZD	1	10% 5%
158,200 NZD - 166,099 NZD	0	n/a
166,100 NZD - 173,999 NZD	0	n/a
174,100 NZD - 181,999 NZD	0	n/a
182,000 NZD - 189,899 NZD	1	5% 5%
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 / Software Engineer / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	12	100,949 NZD

Education / Software Engineer / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Some College	1	154,905 NZD
2	Masters Degree	2	133,386 NZD
3	Bachelors Degree	17	88,291 NZD

Experience / Software Engineer / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	4-8 Years	3	126,265 NZD
2	8-12 Years	4	124,050 NZD
3	12-16 Years	3	107,753 NZD
4	1-2 Years	1	86,392 NZD
5	2-4 Years	5	75,158 NZD
6	0-1 Year	4	65,822 NZD

Age / Software Engineer / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	14-20	1	147,151 NZD
2	31-35	5	123,259 NZD
3	26-30	1	91,930 NZD
4	n/a	8	89,082 NZD
5	21-25	5	71,202 NZD

Work Type / Software Engineer / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Permanent	19	97,943 NZD
2	Contract	1	62,025 NZD

Cities / Software Engineer / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Auckland	13	104,746 NZD
2	Hamilton Urban Area	1	91,930 NZD
3	Wellington	3	82,911 NZD
4	Christchurch	3	73,892 NZD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Site Reliability Engineer

Posted 01 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Databases - SQL, Data Analysis - Splunk and Programming - Spring Boot."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wellington	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	62,000 NZD

Senior Frontend Developer

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Web and mobile development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	154,900 NZD

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 03 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Full Stack. Machine Vision. C++, HTML5/CSS3/JS, C#. MSSQL. DB Admin. IT Admin. Developer. QA. Everything."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	98,700 NZD

Software Engineer

Posted 14 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Creating web based applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	83,800 NZD

Site Reliability Engineer

Posted 27 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming, maintenance."

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