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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 23,628 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 77,376 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:
24K - 77K EUR
10% earn less lthan 24K EUR
10% earns more than 77K 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 35K
Median 33K
10% 22K
25% 27K
75% 41K
90% 49K
25-34
 
 
Average 47K
Median 43K
10% 25K
25% 32K
75% 57K
90% 73K
35-44
 
 
Average 52K
Median 48K
10% 26K
25% 35K
75% 64K
90% 84K
45-54
 
 
Average 49K
Median 45K
10% 24K
25% 32K
75% 61K
90% 80K
55+
 
 
Average 46K
Median 42K
10% 23K
25% 30K
75% 56K
90% 74K

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

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Men
50,136 EUR
42,288 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in New Zealand, men earn 18.6% 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
1,681,776 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,539,648 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,455,264 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,330,416 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,321,056 EUR
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,300,752 EUR
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,286,496 EUR
8. IT Architect Information Technology
1,279,008 EUR
9. Head of product development Management
1,205,280 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,203,840 EUR
11. Lead developer Information Technology
1,203,696 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,128,096 EUR
13. Technical Director Top Management
1,126,800 EUR
14. IT Manager Management
1,116,144 EUR
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,099,728 EUR
16. Marketing Director Top Management
1,095,120 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,093,680 EUR
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,081,728 EUR
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,073,664 EUR
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
1,033,920 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
239,760 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
266,112 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
272,016 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
274,896 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
285,408 EUR
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
286,848 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
290,016 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
296,208 EUR
9. Packer Production
298,080 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
299,664 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
299,952 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
301,392 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
302,544 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
302,976 EUR
15. Florist Service Industries
305,424 EUR
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
305,712 EUR
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
306,144 EUR
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
307,296 EUR
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
307,440 EUR
20. Cashier Banking
308,880 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
9,145 EUR (net)
CroatiaCroatia
20,096 EUR (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
29,319 EUR (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
24,713 EUR (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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Forest Engineer
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,907 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 NZD
Anually salary
70,884 USD
Anually salary
120,000 NZD
ClockPosted: 2026-03-09 09:54:26
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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
18,212 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,834 NZD
Anually salary
218,544 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
2,703 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,576 NZD
Anually salary
32,436 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
4,337 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,343 NZD
Anually salary
52,044 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
1,797 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,043 NZD
Anually salary
21,564 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
4,962 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 NZD
Anually salary
59,544 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
3,938 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 NZD
Anually salary
47,256 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
6,487 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,983 NZD
Anually salary
77,844 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
2,580 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,368 NZD
Anually salary
30,960 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
3,969 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 NZD
Anually salary
47,628 USD
Anually salary
80,640 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-28 22:19:52
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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 3,986 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, 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 15.65% less than men.

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