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Salaries in New Zealand - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in New Zealand is, by default, in the range of 22,896 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 74,208 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in New Zealand is
80% of people earn:
23K - 74K EUR
10% earn less lthan 23K EUR
10% earns more than 74K EUR
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Distribution of employees in New Zealand into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in New Zealand by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 34K
Median 33K
10% 21K
25% 26K
75% 41K
90% 49K
25-34
 
 
Average 45K
Median 41K
10% 23K
25% 31K
75% 55K
90% 71K
35-44
 
 
Average 52K
Median 47K
10% 26K
25% 35K
75% 64K
90% 83K
45-54
 
 
Average 49K
Median 44K
10% 23K
25% 31K
75% 61K
90% 81K
55+
 
 
Average 45K
Median 41K
10% 22K
25% 30K
75% 55K
90% 72K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in New Zealand (EUR).

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Men
47,820 EUR
40,968 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in New Zealand, men earn 16.7% more than women.

The best paid positions in New Zealand

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in New Zealand (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,605,168 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,465,632 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,400,112 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,280,160 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,271,088 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,237,824 EUR
7. IT Architect Information Technology
1,230,624 EUR
8. Managing Director Top Management
1,229,760 EUR
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,169,856 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
1,159,632 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,158,336 EUR
12. Technical Director Top Management
1,084,176 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,076,832 EUR
14. IT Manager Management
1,073,952 EUR
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,058,112 EUR
16. Marketing Director Top Management
1,053,792 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,052,352 EUR
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,040,832 EUR
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,032,912 EUR
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
994,752 EUR

The worst paid positions in New Zealand

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in New Zealand (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
230,688 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
256,032 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
261,648 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
264,528 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
273,744 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
274,608 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
279,072 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
284,976 EUR
9. Packer Production
286,848 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
288,288 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
288,576 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
290,016 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
291,024 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
291,456 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
294,048 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
294,624 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
295,776 EUR
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
296,784 EUR
19. Florist Service Industries
297,072 EUR
20. Cashier Banking
297,216 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
17,549 EUR (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
23,901 EUR (gross)
HungaryHungary
26,171 EUR (gross)
PolandPoland
31,153 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Laboratory Technician
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,463 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 NZD
Anually salary
65,556 USD
Anually salary
114,000 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-28 04:55:59
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Database Administrator
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,750 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 NZD
Anually salary
69,000 USD
Anually salary
120,000 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-26 02:54:05
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Driving Instructor
Education, Science & Research
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,354 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,833 NZD
Anually salary
40,248 USD
Anually salary
69,996 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-11 11:02:11
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Agricultural Equipment Operator
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,270 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,948 NZD
Anually salary
27,240 USD
Anually salary
47,376 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-10 02:02:53
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CNC Programmer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,834 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 NZD
Anually salary
46,008 USD
Anually salary
80,004 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-06 01:57:01
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Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,279 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,920 NZD
Anually salary
75,348 USD
Anually salary
131,040 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-01 12:27:56
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Seamstress
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,512 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,368 NZD
Anually salary
30,144 USD
Anually salary
52,416 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-10-15 08:30:47
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Refrigeration Mechanic
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
6,900 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,000 NZD
Anually salary
82,800 USD
Anually salary
144,000 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-09-28 17:29:09
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Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,031 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,750 NZD
Anually salary
60,372 USD
Anually salary
105,000 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-09-24 11:59:07
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Helpdesk Operator
Customer Support
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,632 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,578 NZD
Anually salary
31,584 USD
Anually salary
54,936 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-09-23 07:48:55
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in New Zealand is 3,835 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country New Zealand are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country New Zealand are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country New Zealand, regardless of the work they do, women earn 14.33% less than men.

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