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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 46,212 NZD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 151,368 NZD (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:
46K - 151K NZD
10% earn less lthan 46K NZD
10% earns more than 151K NZD
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Distribution of employees in New Zealand into salary brackets in NZD.

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

<24
 
 
Average 68K
Median 65K
10% 43K
25% 52K
75% 80K
90% 97K
25-34
 
 
Average 91K
Median 84K
10% 48K
25% 63K
75% 111K
90% 142K
35-44
 
 
Average 102K
Median 94K
10% 52K
25% 69K
75% 126K
90% 164K
45-54
 
 
Average 96K
Median 87K
10% 46K
25% 63K
75% 119K
90% 157K
55+
 
 
Average 89K
Median 81K
10% 45K
25% 60K
75% 110K
90% 144K

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

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Men
98,076 NZD
82,728 NZD
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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 (NZD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
3,290,112 NZD
2. IT Director Top Management
3,012,048 NZD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
2,846,880 NZD
4. Plant manager Top Management
2,602,800 NZD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
2,584,512 NZD
6. Managing Director Top Management
2,544,768 NZD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,516,832 NZD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
2,502,288 NZD
9. Head of product development Management
2,358,000 NZD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,355,264 NZD
11. Lead developer Information Technology
2,354,832 NZD
12. Sales Director Top Management
2,206,944 NZD
13. Technical Director Top Management
2,204,496 NZD
14. IT Manager Management
2,183,616 NZD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,151,504 NZD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
2,142,576 NZD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,139,696 NZD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
2,116,224 NZD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
2,100,384 NZD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
2,022,768 NZD

The worst paid positions in New Zealand

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
469,152 NZD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
520,704 NZD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
532,224 NZD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
537,984 NZD
5. Cleaner General labour
558,576 NZD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
561,312 NZD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
567,504 NZD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
579,600 NZD
9. Packer Production
583,200 NZD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
586,368 NZD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
586,800 NZD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
589,680 NZD
13. General Labourer General labour
591,840 NZD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
592,704 NZD
15. Florist Service Industries
597,456 NZD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
598,032 NZD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
599,184 NZD
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
601,344 NZD
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
601,488 NZD
20. Cashier Banking
604,224 NZD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
22,653 NZD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
57,351 NZD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
34,316 NZD (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
17,980 NZD (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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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
4,403 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,343 NZD
Anually salary
52,836 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
1,825 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,043 NZD
Anually salary
21,900 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
5,037 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 NZD
Anually salary
60,444 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
3,998 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 NZD
Anually salary
47,976 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
6,586 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,983 NZD
Anually salary
79,032 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
2,619 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,368 NZD
Anually salary
31,428 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
4,029 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 NZD
Anually salary
48,348 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
7,008 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,687 NZD
Anually salary
84,096 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
7,958 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,272 NZD
Anually salary
95,496 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
5,696 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 NZD
Anually salary
68,352 USD
Anually salary
114,000 NZD
ClockPosted: 2025-11-28 04:55:59
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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 7,798 NZD.

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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