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SALARY SURVEYS

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UPDATED
July 2024
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

1.64 NZD = 1 USD

100,451 NZD

$61,190 USD

Auckland

104,737 NZD

60,740 NZD

$37,000 USD

Including "Auckland"

Excluding "Auckland"

Average Salary / New Zealand

Average salary in New Zealand is 100,451 NZD per year. The most typical earning is 60,740 NZD. All data are based on 1,609 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 115,899 NZD. Women receive a salary of 86,842 NZD.

The most paid careers are Aviation & Shipping with average income 156,611 NZD and Engineers & Technicians III with income 147,911 NZD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 148,896 NZD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 112,615 NZD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 142,657 NZD. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 119,346 NZD.

Levels / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

Salary Levels (NZD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
4,900 NZD - 8,199 NZD	0	n/a
8,200 NZD - 16,399 NZD	0	n/a
16,400 NZD - 24,599 NZD	10	100% 0.62%
24,600 NZD - 32,799 NZD	16	99.38% 0.99%
32,800 NZD - 40,999 NZD	40	98.38% 2.49%
41,000 NZD - 49,199 NZD	77	95.9% 4.79%
49,200 NZD - 57,499 NZD	146	91.11% 9.07%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
57,500 NZD - 65,699 NZD	162	82.04% 10.07%
65,700 NZD - 73,899 NZD	138	71.97% 8.58%
73,900 NZD - 82,099 NZD	133	63.39% 8.27%
82,100 NZD - 90,299 NZD	147	55.13% 9.14%
90,300 NZD - 98,499 NZD	111	45.99% 6.9%
98,500 NZD - 106,699 NZD	107	39.09% 6.65%
106,700 NZD - 114,899 NZD	71	32.44% 4.41%
114,900 NZD - 123,099 NZD	68	28.03% 4.23%
123,100 NZD - 131,299 NZD	68	23.8% 4.23%
131,300 NZD - 139,499 NZD	67	19.58% 4.16%
139,500 NZD - 147,699 NZD	34	15.41% 2.11%
147,700 NZD - 155,999 NZD	28	13.3% 1.74%
156,000 NZD - 164,199 NZD	29	11.56% 1.8%
164,200 NZD - 172,399 NZD	19	9.76% 1.18%
172,400 NZD - 180,599 NZD	19	8.58% 1.18%
180,600 NZD - 188,799 NZD	10	7.4% 0.62%
188,800 NZD - 196,999 NZD	19	6.77% 1.18%
197,000 NZD - 205,199 NZD	16	5.59% 0.99%
205,200 NZD - 213,399 NZD	9	4.6% 0.56%
213,400 NZD - 221,599 NZD	9	4.04% 0.56%
221,600 NZD - 229,799 NZD	5	3.48% 0.31%
229,800 NZD - 237,999 NZD	2	3.17% 0.12%
238,000 NZD - 246,199 NZD	6	3.05% 0.37%
HIGH SALARIES
246,200 NZD - 262,699 NZD	5	2.67% 0.31%
262,700 NZD - 279,099 NZD	6	2.36% 0.37%
279,100 NZD - 295,499 NZD	0	n/a
295,500 NZD - 311,899 NZD	5	1.99% 0.31%
311,900 NZD - 328,299 NZD	6	1.68% 0.37%
328,300 NZD - 344,699 NZD	5	1.31% 0.31%
344,700 NZD - 361,199 NZD	5	0.99% 0.31%
361,200 NZD - 377,599 NZD	4	0.68% 0.25%
377,600 NZD - 393,999 NZD	2	0.44% 0.12%
394,000 NZD - 410,399 NZD	0	n/a
410,400 NZD - 574,599 NZD	5	0.31% 0.31%

Gender / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	764	115,899 NZD
2	Women	402	86,842 NZD

Education / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	49	148,896 NZD
2	Masters Degree	262	112,615 NZD
3	Bachelors Degree	772	101,781 NZD
4	Some College	284	92,095 NZD
5	High School	224	83,559 NZD
6	Bellow H. School	18	76,007 NZD

Experience / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	151	142,657 NZD
2	12-16 Years	137	119,346 NZD
3	20+ Years	214	116,227 NZD
4	8-12 Years	300	111,795 NZD
5	4-8 Years	312	95,378 NZD
6	2-4 Years	238	77,485 NZD
7	1-2 Years	141	70,590 NZD
8	0-1 Year	116	61,725 NZD

Age / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	3	146,433 NZD
2	46-50	105	132,643 NZD
3	56-60	42	124,764 NZD
4	41-45	134	123,122 NZD
5	51-55	70	121,973 NZD
6	36-40	170	118,854 NZD
7	31-35	233	104,736 NZD
8	61-65	18	101,781 NZD
9	26-30	234	91,931 NZD
10	n/a	443	86,185 NZD
11	21-25	134	71,410 NZD
12	71-75	2	68,291 NZD
13	14-20	21	55,979 NZD

Work Type / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	49	143,314 NZD
2	Contract	96	101,288 NZD
3	Permanent	1,425	99,811 NZD
4	Part Time	39	69,605 NZD

Cities / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Wellington	231	110,153 NZD
2	Auckland	849	104,736 NZD
3	Christchurch	200	94,886 NZD
4	Tauranga	47	91,274 NZD
5	--Other--	101	89,468 NZD
6	Hamilton Urban Area	96	87,334 NZD
7	Dunedin	39	78,470 NZD
8	Napier-Hastings Urban Area	45	77,156 NZD
9	--Other--	1	59,098 NZD

Career Groups / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Aviation & Shipping	14	156,611 NZD
2	Engineers & Technicians III	8	147,911 NZD
3	Management & Business	171	138,882 NZD
4	Engineers & Technicians II	1	132,479 NZD
5	Finance & Banking	54	132,315 NZD
6	Architect Constructions	16	127,226 NZD
7	Engineers & Technicians IV	29	118,854 NZD
8	Law	27	115,735 NZD
9	IT & Programming II	124	114,750 NZD
10	IT & Programming	143	106,706 NZD
11	Military	4	105,228 NZD
12	Health Care & Medical	32	104,571 NZD
13	Health Care & Medical II	28	104,079 NZD
14	Engineers & Technicians V	20	103,751 NZD
15	Human Resources	38	102,109 NZD
16	Construction & Labor Workers	74	96,199 NZD
17	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	99	95,707 NZD
18	Logistics, Road, Railway	40	94,886 NZD
19	Insurance	25	94,722 NZD
20	Education & University	68	93,080 NZD
21	Engineers & Technicians	100	90,782 NZD
22	Public Sector	34	88,976 NZD
23	Geography & Geodesy	8	88,812 NZD
24	Media	23	87,663 NZD
25	Agriculture & Fishing	23	84,544 NZD
26	Automobile	7	84,215 NZD
27	Accounting & Administration	142	82,409 NZD
28	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	32	81,260 NZD
29	Arts, Culture, Performance	9	81,096 NZD
30	Salesmen & Saleswomen	40	78,470 NZD
31	Fashion	7	76,664 NZD
32	Making Design	37	73,545 NZD
33	Organization & Coordination	23	72,560 NZD
34	Archaeology & History	4	71,410 NZD
35	Sports & Recreation	11	70,590 NZD
36	Hotels & Tourism	19	69,441 NZD
37	Security & Fireguard	9	68,784 NZD
38	Properties & Real Estates	9	68,291 NZD
39	Customer Services	38	64,187 NZD
40	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	19	46,786 NZD

Careers / New Zealand (Gross NZD)

#		Surveys
1	Director	11	213,247 NZD
2	CEO	10	163,178 NZD
3	Computer Architect	7	158,909 NZD
4	General Manager	20	154,970 NZD
5	Other IT Career	22	148,075 NZD
6	IT Manager	22	144,299 NZD
7	Finance Manager	11	143,642 NZD
8	Business Development Manager	14	139,210 NZD
9	Manager	28	134,285 NZD
10	Operations Manager	18	129,032 NZD
11	Human Resources Manager	15	128,868 NZD
12	Chartered Accountant	18	125,256 NZD
13	Civil Engineer	20	122,794 NZD
14	Sales Manager	13	122,629 NZD
15	Other Management Career	12	120,659 NZD
16	Construction Manager	11	118,689 NZD
17	Other Engineer Career	15	117,705 NZD
18	IT Coordinator	8	117,540 NZD
19	Construction Project Manager	22	117,212 NZD
20	IT Project Manager	16	115,242 NZD
21	Logistics Manager	15	113,436 NZD
22	Lawyer	19	112,123 NZD
23	System Analyst	13	108,840 NZD
24	Project Manager	16	108,676 NZD
25	Other Education Career	9	106,049 NZD
26	Marketing Manager	12	104,900 NZD
27	Software Engineer	20	99,811 NZD
28	System Administrator	11	99,811 NZD
29	Lecturer	19	99,482 NZD
30	Engineer	24	97,841 NZD
31	Other Human Resource Career	9	97,020 NZD
32	Software Developer	31	95,707 NZD
33	Insurance Broker	10	94,229 NZD
34	Salesmen or Saleswomen	9	93,573 NZD
35	Mechanical Engineer	9	90,946 NZD
36	Construction Foreman	9	90,453 NZD
37	Other Public Sector Career	21	88,812 NZD
38	.NET Developer	8	86,021 NZD
39	Sales	8	86,021 NZD
40	Network Administrator	7	85,857 NZD
41	Digital Media	7	83,394 NZD
42	Advertising	7	82,738 NZD
43	Other Agriculture Career	10	82,574 NZD
44	Electrical Engineer	17	79,290 NZD
45	Accountant	14	78,305 NZD
46	Architect	8	77,977 NZD
47	Other Tourism Career	7	77,977 NZD
48	Graphic Designer	22	77,813 NZD
49	Office Administrator	12	76,664 NZD
50	Marketing	11	74,530 NZD
51	Other Constr. & Labor Career	8	71,575 NZD
52	Technician	11	71,246 NZD
53	Accounting Assistant	11	65,993 NZD
54	Business Administration	7	58,606 NZD
55	Administrator	12	57,128 NZD
56	Customer Consultant	10	56,143 NZD
57	Call Center	10	54,666 NZD
58	Store Manager	7	54,338 NZD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Inventory Controller (Man)

Posted 21 May 2024

What I do?

"Multiple areas of retail and advanced areas of logistics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	51,900 NZD

49/50 Service Delivery Lead (Woman)

Posted 28 April 2024

What I do?

"ITSM ITIL IT management Reporting Service Delivery."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	124,500 NZD

48/50 Marketing Executive (Woman)

Posted 09 April 2024

What I do?

"All digital media advertising."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wellington	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	57,100 NZD

47/50 Merchandise Planner (Woman)

Posted 15 November 2023

What I do?

"Financial merchandise planning: stock purchasing, stock management, costings, pricing, margin management,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	High School	12-16 Years	Advanced	89,200 NZD

46/50 Fp&a Specialist (Man)

Posted 22 August 2023

What I do?

"Commercial Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	111,500 NZD

45/50 Project Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 21 August 2023

What I do?

"Coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	65,400 NZD

44/50 Inventory Controller (Man)

Posted 12 July 2023

What I do?

"Inventory controller."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	79,500 NZD

43/50 Technician (Man)

Posted 22 May 2023

What I do?

"Heaps."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	253,800 NZD

42/50 Project Manager Senior (Man)

Posted 18 May 2023

What I do?

"Manage both internal and external projects, and business intelligence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	118,800 NZD

41/50 Team Lead (Man)

Posted 28 September 2022

What I do?

"Team and project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	177,500 NZD

40/50 Manager (Woman)

Posted 08 September 2022

What I do?

"Contract Management and relationship building."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	103,500 NZD

39/50 Ancient Language Analyst (Man)

Posted 07 September 2022

What I do?

"Analyze Inscriptions on ancient artifacts to record text and or characters."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	78,000 NZD

38/50 Data Engineer (Man)

Posted 06 September 2022

What I do?

"Azure cloud."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	115,000 NZD

37/50 Business Manager (Woman)

Posted 02 September 2022

What I do?

"Payroll, GST filling, health and safety."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	84,300 NZD

36/50 Commercial Content Producer (Man)

Posted 30 August 2022

What I do?

"Managing the production process of digital articles for commercial clients; sub-editing digital content."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	76,700 NZD

35/50 Admin (Woman)

Posted 30 August 2022

What I do?

"Computer skill."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tauranga	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	31,600 NZD

34/50 Fire Engineer (Man)

Posted 27 July 2022

What I do?

"Fire Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	112,700 NZD

33/50 Project Management (Man)

Posted 27 July 2022

What I do?

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	133,200 NZD

32/50 Chief Operations Officer (Man)

Posted 25 July 2022

What I do?

"All Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	252,900 NZD

31/50 Tv Producer (Woman)

Posted 24 July 2022

What I do?

"Making television. . . writing, interviewing, editing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	151,700 NZD

30/50 Human Resource Business Partner (Woman)

Posted 24 July 2022

What I do?

"10+ years experience in HR."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tauranga	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	116,300 NZD

29/50 Finance Administrator (Woman)

Posted 22 July 2022

What I do?

"Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hamilton Urban Area	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	60,700 NZD

28/50 Spatial Analyst (Woman)

Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"ArcGIS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wellington	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	80,900 NZD

27/50 Senior Architectural Technician (Man)

Posted 19 July 2022

What I do?

"Architecture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	101,100 NZD

26/50 Manager (Man)

Posted 17 July 2022

What I do?

"Etcetc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wellington	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	50,600 NZD

25/50 Group Service Administrator (Man)

Posted 17 July 2022

What I do?

"Time tabling, assisting teaching staff, data entry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	49,600 NZD

24/50 Senior Actuary (Man)

Posted 15 July 2022

What I do?

"Valuations, pricing insurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wellington	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	218,100 NZD

23/50 Senior Insights Analyst (Man)

Posted 16 June 2022

What I do?

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Intermediate	109,500 NZD

22/50 Social Worker (Woman)

Posted 15 June 2022

What I do?

"Helping."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	91,200 NZD

21/50 Talent Manager (Woman)

Posted 15 June 2022

What I do?

"Recruitment, Operations, Training, Development, Coaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	85,900 NZD

20/50 Teacher (Man)

Posted 14 June 2022

What I do?

"Teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	102,000 NZD

19/50 Service Desk Operations Manager (Man)

Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"IT operations management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	147,600 NZD

18/50 Chief Marketing Officer (Man)

Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	High School	4-8 Years	Expert	118,100 NZD

17/50 Reinsurance Manager (Man)

Posted 12 June 2022

What I do?

"Reinsurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Wellington	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	161,000 NZD

16/50 Shift Superviser (Man)

Posted 09 June 2022

What I do?

"Delegation and cash."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	51,500 NZD

15/50 Librarian (Man)

Posted 08 June 2022

What I do?

"Library duties Plus Council Community services Teaching digital services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	55,300 NZD

14/50 Security Specialist (Man)

Posted 30 May 2022

What I do?

"Cyber security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	140,200 NZD

13/50 Chef (Woman)

Posted 30 May 2022

What I do?

"Cook food."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	53,900 NZD

12/50 Installation (Man)

Posted 27 May 2022

What I do?

"Installing heating systems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	2-4 Years	Intermediate	59,100 NZD

11/50 Artist (Woman)

Posted 26 May 2022

What I do?

"Making art."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dunedin	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	23,600 NZD

10/50 Accountant (Woman)

Posted 26 May 2022

What I do?

"Accounts & Tax."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	73,200 NZD

9/50 Human Resources Manager (Woman)

Posted 26 May 2022

What I do?

"All of HR Management work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	114,800 NZD

8/50 People And Operations Director (Woman)

Posted 25 May 2022

What I do?

"Processes Human Resources Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	130,600 NZD

7/50 Lead Mechanic (Man)

Posted 17 April 2022

What I do?

"Wof inspector, maintaining vehicles to upmost good conditions mechanically."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	96,300 NZD

6/50 Retail Manager (Man)

Posted 15 April 2022

What I do?

"Selling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	High School	1-2 Years	Basic	39,700 NZD

5/50 Territory Manager (Woman)

Posted 14 April 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	High School	16-20 Years	Advanced	82,700 NZD

4/50 Civil Engineering Technician (Woman)

Posted 14 April 2022

What I do?

"Construction monitoring Procurement Asset management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Napier-Hastings Urban Area	Some College	8-12 Years	Intermediate	85,600 NZD

3/50 Graduate Geotechnical Engineer (Man)

Posted 14 April 2022

What I do?

"Design of SW WW systems, soil testing, inspections,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Hamilton Urban Area	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	78,800 NZD

2/50 Managing Director (Man)

Posted 13 April 2022

What I do?

"Running the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Auckland	High School	16-20 Years	Expert	450,300 NZD

1/50 Regional Coordinator (Woman)

Posted 09 April 2022

What I do?

"Coordinate."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Christchurch	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	66,400 NZD