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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 23,004 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 74,556 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 - 75K EUR
10% earn less lthan 23K EUR
10% earns more than 75K 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% 50K
25-34
 
 
Average 45K
Median 41K
10% 23K
25% 31K
75% 55K
90% 72K
35-44
 
 
Average 52K
Median 47K
10% 26K
25% 35K
75% 64K
90% 83K
45-54
 
 
Average 49K
Median 44K
10% 23K
25% 32K
75% 61K
90% 82K
55+
 
 
Average 45K
Median 41K
10% 22K
25% 30K
75% 56K
90% 73K

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

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Men
48,048 EUR
41,160 EUR
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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
1,612,800 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,472,544 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,406,736 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,286,064 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,276,992 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,243,584 EUR
7. IT Architect Information Technology
1,236,384 EUR
8. Managing Director Top Management
1,235,520 EUR
9. Lead developer Information Technology
1,175,328 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
1,165,104 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,163,808 EUR
12. Technical Director Top Management
1,089,216 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
1,081,872 EUR
14. IT Manager Management
1,078,992 EUR
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,063,008 EUR
16. Marketing Director Top Management
1,058,688 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,057,248 EUR
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,045,728 EUR
19. Logistics Director Top Management
1,037,808 EUR
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
999,504 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
231,840 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
257,328 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
262,944 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
265,824 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
275,040 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
275,904 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
280,368 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
286,416 EUR
9. Packer Production
288,144 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
289,728 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
289,872 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
291,312 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
292,464 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
292,896 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
295,488 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
296,064 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
297,216 EUR
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
298,224 EUR
19. Cashier Banking
298,512 EUR
20. Florist Service Industries
298,512 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
23,627 EUR (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
28,169 EUR (gross)
LatviaLatvia
20,587 EUR (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
28,916 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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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
6,821 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,687 NZD
Anually salary
81,852 USD
Anually salary
140,244 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 18:21:41
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Java Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
New Zealand
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,746 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,272 NZD
Anually salary
92,952 USD
Anually salary
159,264 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 07:07:30
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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
5,544 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 NZD
Anually salary
66,528 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
5,836 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,000 NZD
Anually salary
70,032 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
3,404 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,833 NZD
Anually salary
40,848 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
2,304 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,948 NZD
Anually salary
27,648 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
3,891 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 NZD
Anually salary
46,692 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
6,373 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,920 NZD
Anually salary
76,476 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
2,549 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,368 NZD
Anually salary
30,588 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
7,003 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,000 NZD
Anually salary
84,036 USD
Anually salary
144,000 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-09-28 17:29:09
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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 3,853 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 14.34% less than men.

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