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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
Gross income
Net (after tax)
1.63 NZD = 1 USD

109,389 NZD

$67,085 USD
Auckland

104,034 NZD

60,332 NZD

$37,000 USD

Average Salary / Wellington

Average salary in Wellington is 109,389 NZD per year. The most typical earning is 60,332 NZD. All data are based on 231 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 125,719 NZD. Women receive a salary of 100,445 NZD.

The most paid careers are Military with average income 241,329 NZD and Engineers & Technicians IV with income 198,607 NZD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 137,622 NZD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 136,807 NZD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 164,038 NZD. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 147,569 NZD.

Levels / Wellington (Gross NZD)

Salary Levels (NZD) per Year Surveys [%]
4,900 NZD - 8,199 NZD
0 n/a
8,200 NZD - 16,299 NZD
0 n/a
16,300 NZD - 24,499 NZD
2 100%
0.87%
24,500 NZD - 32,599 NZD
3 99.13%
1.3%
32,600 NZD - 40,799 NZD
2 97.84%
0.87%
40,800 NZD - 48,899 NZD
12 96.97%
5.19%
48,900 NZD - 57,099 NZD
18 91.77%
7.79%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
57,100 NZD - 65,199 NZD
23 83.98%
9.96%
65,200 NZD - 73,399 NZD
11 74.03%
4.76%
73,400 NZD - 81,499 NZD
17 69.26%
7.36%
81,500 NZD - 89,699 NZD
14 61.9%
6.06%
89,700 NZD - 97,799 NZD
16 55.84%
6.93%
97,800 NZD - 105,999 NZD
17 48.92%
7.36%
106,000 NZD - 114,099 NZD
8 41.56%
3.46%
114,100 NZD - 122,299 NZD
11 38.1%
4.76%
122,300 NZD - 130,399 NZD
14 33.33%
6.06%
130,400 NZD - 138,599 NZD
12 27.27%
5.19%
138,600 NZD - 146,799 NZD
7 22.08%
3.03%
146,800 NZD - 154,899 NZD
6 19.05%
2.6%
154,900 NZD - 163,099 NZD
8 16.45%
3.46%
163,100 NZD - 171,199 NZD
2 12.99%
0.87%
171,200 NZD - 179,399 NZD
3 12.12%
1.3%
179,400 NZD - 187,499 NZD
3 10.82%
1.3%
187,500 NZD - 195,699 NZD
6 9.52%
2.6%
195,700 NZD - 203,799 NZD
2 6.93%
0.87%
203,800 NZD - 211,999 NZD
2 6.06%
0.87%
212,000 NZD - 220,099 NZD
1 5.19%
0.43%
220,100 NZD - 228,299 NZD
0 n/a
228,300 NZD - 236,399 NZD
0 n/a
236,400 NZD - 244,599 NZD
4 4.76%
1.73%
HIGH SALARIES
244,600 NZD - 260,899 NZD
0 n/a
260,900 NZD - 277,199 NZD
1 3.03%
0.43%
277,200 NZD - 293,499 NZD
0 n/a
293,500 NZD - 309,799 NZD
1 2.6%
0.43%
309,800 NZD - 326,099 NZD
1 2.16%
0.43%
326,100 NZD - 342,399 NZD
2 1.73%
0.87%
342,400 NZD - 358,699 NZD
2 0.87%
0.87%
358,700 NZD - 374,999 NZD
0 n/a
375,000 NZD - 391,299 NZD
0 n/a
391,300 NZD - 407,599 NZD
0 n/a
407,700 NZD - 570,699 NZD
0 n/a

Gender / Wellington (Gross NZD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 103 125,719 NZD
2 Women 62 100,445 NZD

Education / Wellington (Gross NZD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Masters Degree 37 137,622 NZD
2 Doctorate Degree 14 136,807 NZD
3 Bachelors Degree 116 104,847 NZD
4 Some College 34 104,195 NZD
5 Bellow H. School 3 92,292 NZD
6 High School 27 84,628 NZD

Experience / Wellington (Gross NZD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 16-20 Years 25 164,038 NZD
2 20+ Years 35 147,569 NZD
3 8-12 Years 43 116,098 NZD
4 12-16 Years 15 107,456 NZD
5 4-8 Years 44 97,020 NZD
6 2-4 Years 35 82,671 NZD
7 1-2 Years 14 72,724 NZD
8 0-1 Year 20 60,984 NZD

Age / Wellington (Gross NZD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 51-55 8 194,693 NZD
2 41-45 22 161,266 NZD
3 46-50 13 155,722 NZD
4 61-65 5 126,860 NZD
5 36-40 22 120,175 NZD
6 56-60 7 112,837 NZD
7 31-35 30 103,217 NZD
8 26-30 32 100,119 NZD
9 n/a 66 92,292 NZD
10 71-75 1 90,009 NZD
11 21-25 23 65,550 NZD
12 14-20 2 37,666 NZD

Work Type / Wellington (Gross NZD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 7 130,937 NZD
2 Contract 14 121,479 NZD
3 Permanent 203 109,739 NZD
4 Part Time 7 51,527 NZD

Career Groups / Wellington (Gross NZD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Military 1 241,329 NZD
2 Engineers & Technicians IV 2 198,607 NZD
3 Logistics, Road, Railway 1 159,962 NZD
4 Law 4 146,428 NZD
5 Management & Business 25 139,090 NZD
6 IT & Programming II 34 135,829 NZD
7 Arts, Culture, Performance 2 134,035 NZD
8 Health Care & Medical 3 120,012 NZD
9 IT & Programming 30 119,197 NZD
10 Insurance 5 118,870 NZD
11 Finance & Banking 10 117,077 NZD
12 Education & University 9 114,142 NZD
13 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 12 112,837 NZD
14 Human Resources 6 111,044 NZD
15 Architect Constructions 4 108,435 NZD
16 Public Sector 10 97,836 NZD
17 Media 4 92,129 NZD
18 Organization & Coordination 3 91,313 NZD
19 Making Design 3 90,172 NZD
20 Health Care & Medical II 3 88,378 NZD
21 Construction & Labor Workers 5 87,237 NZD
22 Engineers & Technicians 8 85,606 NZD
23 Geography & Geodesy 1 80,388 NZD
24 Accounting & Administration 20 77,616 NZD
25 Engineers & Technicians V 2 72,235 NZD
26 Sports & Recreation 1 63,919 NZD
27 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 1 57,886 NZD
28 Customer Services 9 57,723 NZD
29 Hotels & Tourism 6 55,766 NZD
30 Salesmen & Saleswomen 4 47,287 NZD
31 Properties & Real Estates 1 45,167 NZD
32 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 2 38,156 NZD

Careers / Wellington (Gross NZD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 2 299,867 NZD
2 Military Officer 1 241,329 NZD
3 Marketing 1 236,600 NZD
4 Life Insurance 1 216,544 NZD
5 Other IT Career 9 208,554 NZD
6 Civil Engineer 2 198,607 NZD
7 MBA 1 176,920 NZD
8 Lawyer 2 161,266 NZD
9 Other Management Career 3 160,288 NZD
10 Security Specialist 2 160,125 NZD
11 General Insurance 1 159,962 NZD
12 IT Manager 6 154,744 NZD
13 Marketing Manager 2 148,058 NZD
14 Relationship Manager 2 142,514 NZD
15 Manager 7 139,742 NZD
16 Technical Manager 1 137,296 NZD
17 Other Human Resource Career 3 136,155 NZD
18 IT Project Manager 6 134,687 NZD
19 Chartered Financial Analyst 2 132,894 NZD
20 Other Law Career 2 131,589 NZD
21 SAP Consulting 3 131,100 NZD
22 Lead Developer 4 129,959 NZD
23 Finance Manager 2 127,513 NZD
24 System Administrator 2 122,784 NZD
25 Chartered Accountant 2 122,621 NZD
26 Computer Architect 2 116,914 NZD
27 Lecturer 4 110,554 NZD
28 J2EE Developer 2 107,619 NZD
29 System Analyst 5 106,967 NZD
30 Other Education Career 3 105,173 NZD
31 Database Administrator 2 101,749 NZD
32 Other Architect Career 2 100,445 NZD
33 Human Resource 2 99,792 NZD
34 Construction Project Manager 3 99,140 NZD
35 Other Public Sector Career 5 97,346 NZD
36 Network Administrator 2 94,901 NZD
37 Software Developer 5 90,661 NZD
38 Coordinator 1 89,846 NZD
39 Software Engineer 3 85,443 NZD
40 Public Administration 3 83,976 NZD
41 Engineer 2 83,323 NZD
42 Advertising 2 82,834 NZD
43 Other Geogr.&Geodesy Career 1 80,388 NZD
44 Account Manager 3 79,573 NZD
45 Sales Engineer 2 77,290 NZD
46 Accountant 2 76,801 NZD
47 Electrician 2 73,540 NZD
48 Accounting Assistant 2 69,789 NZD
49 Coach 1 63,919 NZD
50 Salesmen or Saleswomen 2 61,962 NZD
51 Call Center 4 56,418 NZD
52 Web Administrator 2 56,418 NZD
53 Customer Consultant 3 55,114 NZD
54 Hotel Manager 2 52,016 NZD
55 Contract Manager 1 50,222 NZD
56 Administrator 2 47,450 NZD
57 Administrative Assistant 1 46,798 NZD
58 General Manager 2 39,460 NZD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50  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 56,700 NZD

49/50  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 80,400 NZD

48/50  Manager (Man)
Posted 17 July 2022

What I do?

"Etcetc."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 50,200 NZD

47/50  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 216,600 NZD

46/50  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 159,900 NZD

45/50  Head Of Department (Man)
Posted 19 March 2022

What I do?

"Align and optimize pricing to business strategy."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 177,000 NZD

44/50  Cloud Solution Architect (Woman)
Posted 16 February 2022

What I do?

"Design solution on public cloud."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 199,200 NZD

43/50  Site Reliability Engineer (Man)
Posted 01 January 2022

What I do?

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

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 63,900 NZD

42/50  Marketing (Man)
Posted 26 December 2021

What I do?

"Strategy, go to market, product planning, social media, market research."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 236,500 NZD

41/50  People Leader (Man)
Posted 17 December 2021

What I do?

"Manage business analysts."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 141,900 NZD

40/50  Marketing Director (Man)
Posted 24 November 2021

What I do?

"Brand development, China, Media."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 177,400 NZD

39/50  Colonel (Man)
Posted 20 November 2021

What I do?

"LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, PLANNING, STRATEGY."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 241,300 NZD

38/50  Support Analyst (Man)
Posted 18 November 2021

What I do?

"IT support. IT solutions."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 86,600 NZD

37/50  Gymnastics Coach (Man)
Posted 10 November 2021

What I do?

"Condition and spot gymnasts, organise classes, previous senior competitive gymnast."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington High School 8-12 Years Advanced 63,900 NZD

36/50  Head Of Consumer Products (Woman)
Posted 31 October 2021

What I do?

"International Consumer Product Sales and Strategy Development Key Account Management Business Management Category Management Marketing eCommerce Sales Management People Management Relationship Management P&L Management Operation Management Experience Manufacturing Management Experience."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 204,600 NZD

35/50  Clerk (Woman)
Posted 16 September 2021

What I do?

"Customer Service Phone calls Handle applications Data management Database management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 46,800 NZD

34/50  Customer Service Representative (Woman)
Posted 01 September 2021

What I do?

"Answering customers' questions."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 59,100 NZD

33/50  Digital Team Coordinator (Woman)
Posted 01 September 2021

What I do?

"Administration organisation."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Intermediate 89,900 NZD

32/50  Site Reliability Engineer (Man)
Posted 27 August 2021

What I do?

"Programming, maintenance."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 136,000 NZD

31/50  Administrator (Man)
Posted 23 August 2021

What I do?

"Finance, external relations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington High School 12-16 Years Advanced 29,600 NZD

30/50  Integrated Logistics Support Manager (Man)
Posted 19 August 2021

What I do?

"Manager, Planning, Support Systems Engineering, Logistics Support Analysis."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 137,300 NZD

29/50  Professor (Woman)
Posted 10 July 2021

What I do?

"Research, teaching."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 189,200 NZD

28/50  Lead System Engineer (Woman)
Posted 08 July 2021

What I do?

"Mainframe z/OS, z/VM, Linux, AWS."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Expert 158,500 NZD

27/50  Regional Manager (Man)
Posted 24 June 2021

What I do?

"Industry contacts, product knowledge. Staff management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Some College 16-20 Years Expert 137,200 NZD

26/50  Customer Service Manager (Woman)
Posted 04 June 2021

What I do?

"Manager, customer complaints, sales support."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 76,800 NZD

25/50  Administration Manager (Man)
Posted 29 April 2021

What I do?

"Accounting, administration, inventories, etc."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 66,400 NZD

24/50  Associate (Man)
Posted 16 April 2021

What I do?

"Business consulting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Doctorate Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 88,700 NZD

23/50  Software Developer (Man)
Posted 03 April 2021

What I do?

"Stuff to do with software developing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 70,300 NZD

22/50  Director (Man)
Posted 27 March 2021

What I do?

"CA, financial accounts, management accounting, investigate investments."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 117,100 NZD

21/50  Network And Security Engineer (Man)
Posted 27 March 2021

What I do?

"Deploying and maintaining day to day operation of network and wireless devices including hardware replacement and software upgrades. Troubleshooting complex issues spanning routers, switches, and security appliances. Utilising networking and security knowledge to provide valuable input into the design aspect of several projects. Quality assuring new changes to the environment, ensuring that client downtime is minimal. 24/7 on call support for Government Agencies to guarantee network reliability. Running changes through change control, paying attention to detail, and ensuring that changes are performed correctly and within set time frames. 2012 – Computer Power Plus Diploma in IT Systems Technology 2015 – Cisco Certified Network Associate 2016 – Zscaler Certified Cloud Professional 2017 – Riverbed Certified Solutions Associate – WAN Optimisation 2020 – F5 Certified Administrator 2017 – Cisco Meraki Network Associate."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Some College 8-12 Years n/a 87,800 NZD

20/50  Senior Scientist (Man)
Posted 24 March 2021

What I do?

"Research in Geophysics."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Doctorate Degree 4-8 Years n/a 134,700 NZD

19/50  Manager (Woman)
Posted 23 March 2021

What I do?

"Report writing, training, project management, strategic planning, writing, contract negotiation."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 80,800 NZD

18/50  Programme Manager (Man)
Posted 19 March 2021

What I do?

"Consulting Business support Advising."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 187,300 NZD

17/50  Senior Lecturer (Man)
Posted 14 March 2021

What I do?

"Computer Science."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years n/a 153,400 NZD

16/50  DIgital Marketer (Man)
Posted 02 March 2021

What I do?

"Market, other and some studd."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 108,900 NZD

15/50  International Registration Advisor (Woman)
Posted 14 February 2021

What I do?

"Bachelor of science In charge of all international registrations for midwives In charge of finance."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 76,100 NZD

14/50  Exhibitions Preparator (Woman)
Posted 09 January 2021

What I do?

"Museum practice organising coordinating team leader."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Masters Degree 8-12 Years n/a 77,200 NZD

13/50  Financial Planner (Man)
Posted 06 January 2021

What I do?

"Budgets financial reporting."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 128,800 NZD

12/50  Pricing Analyst (Woman)
Posted 09 December 2020

What I do?

"SAS and Oracle tables."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 49,500 NZD

11/50  Dental Surgeon (Woman)
Posted 26 September 2020

What I do?

"Dental surgeon see patient with tooth problems."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 118,000 NZD

10/50  Product Owner (Man)
Posted 20 September 2020

What I do?

"As a PO I work with development teams to create software programs for clients."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington High School 4-8 Years n/a 115,900 NZD

9/50  Finance Manager (Woman)
Posted 02 September 2020

What I do?

"Company's accounts."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 94,800 NZD

8/50  Cyber Security Graduate (Woman)
Posted 26 August 2020

What I do?

"I do not wish to disclose this information."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 63,200 NZD

7/50  Product Line Manager (Man)
Posted 23 August 2020

What I do?

"Microwave radio technology, strategic marketing, business development, product development MBA in Technology Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 184,300 NZD

6/50  Senior Advisor (Man)
Posted 27 July 2020

What I do?

"Senior Prosecutions Advisor."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 95,900 NZD

5/50  Analyst (Woman)
Posted 03 July 2020

What I do?

"Forecasting social welfare expenditure and undertaking data analysis of the welfare system."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 103,200 NZD

4/50  Parking Officer (Woman)
Posted 18 June 2020

What I do?

"De-escalation, time management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington High School 2-4 Years n/a 51,400 NZD

3/50  Analyst (Man)
Posted 15 June 2020

What I do?

"Talent Acquistion."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 105,300 NZD

2/50  Prep Chef (Man)
Posted 26 May 2020

What I do?

"Prep, Line cook, Larder, Exposition."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Some College 4-8 Years n/a 16,900 NZD

1/50  Finance Manager (Woman)
Posted 18 May 2020

What I do?

"Finance Manager, financial account."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Wellington Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 96,900 NZD




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