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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 2,280.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,469.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
2,280 - 7,469 USD
10% earn less lthan 2,280 USD
10% earns more than 7,469 USD
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Distribution of employees in New Zealand into salary brackets in USD.

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

<24
 
 
Average 3,357
Median 3,202
10% 2,134
25% 2,590
75% 3,956
90% 4,773
25-34
 
 
Average 4,498
Median 4,150
10% 2,392
25% 3,116
75% 5,489
90% 7,029
35-44
 
 
Average 5,056
Median 4,620
10% 2,556
25% 3,401
75% 6,225
90% 8,097
45-54
 
 
Average 4,752
Median 4,297
10% 2,292
25% 3,107
75% 5,883
90% 7,761
55+
 
 
Average 4,415
Median 4,016
10% 2,196
25% 2,938
75% 5,444
90% 7,111

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

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Men
4,839 USD
4,082 USD
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Women
In general, in New Zealand, men earn 18.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in New Zealand

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
13,469.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
12,330.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
11,654.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
10,655.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10,580.00 USD
6. Managing Director Top Management
10,418.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
10,303.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
10,243.00 USD
9. Head of product development Management
9,653.00 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
9,642.00 USD
11. Lead developer Information Technology
9,640.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
9,034.00 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
9,024.00 USD
14. IT Manager Management
8,939.00 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
8,807.00 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
8,771.00 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
8,759.00 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
8,663.00 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
8,598.00 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
8,280.00 USD

The worst paid positions in New Zealand

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,921.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
2,132.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,178.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,202.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
2,286.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,298.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,323.00 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,372.00 USD
9. Packer Production
2,387.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,400.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,402.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,414.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
2,423.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,426.00 USD
15. Florist Service Industries
2,446.00 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,448.00 USD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,452.00 USD
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
2,461.00 USD
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,462.00 USD
20. Cashier Banking
2,474.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,350 USD (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,806 USD (net)
PolandPoland
3,104 USD (gross)
LatviaLatvia
2,015 USD (net)

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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IT Manager
Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
18,257 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,834 NZD
Anually salary
219,084 USD
Anually salary
370,008 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 01:51:57
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Fabric Cutter
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,709 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,576 NZD
Anually salary
32,508 USD
Anually salary
54,912 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-02 03:27:50
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Operations Manager
Top Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,348 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,343 NZD
Anually salary
52,176 USD
Anually salary
88,116 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-02-02 00:42:36
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Chemical Lab Technician
Chemical Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,802 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,043 NZD
Anually salary
21,624 USD
Anually salary
36,516 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-20 10:47:53
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Car Wash Worker
Service Industries
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,974 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 NZD
Anually salary
59,688 USD
Anually salary
100,800 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 17:04:02
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Relationship Manager
Banking
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,948 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 NZD
Anually salary
47,376 USD
Anually salary
80,004 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-13 01:11:19
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Educator/Instructor/Carer
Education, Science & Research
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,503 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,983 NZD
Anually salary
78,036 USD
Anually salary
131,796 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-11 12:10:10
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Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
New Zealand
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,586 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,368 NZD
Anually salary
31,032 USD
Anually salary
52,416 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-01-02 07:03:46
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Clinical Psychologist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,979 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 NZD
Anually salary
47,748 USD
Anually salary
80,640 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-28 22:19:52
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Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,920 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,687 NZD
Anually salary
83,040 USD
Anually salary
140,244 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 18:21:41
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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 4,617 USD.

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, Cleaner.

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 15.64% less than men.

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