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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 2,335.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,647.00 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:
2,335 - 7,647 USD
10% earn less lthan 2,335 USD
10% earns more than 7,647 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 3,437
Median 3,278
10% 2,185
25% 2,651
75% 4,050
90% 4,887
25-34
 
 
Average 4,605
Median 4,249
10% 2,449
25% 3,190
75% 5,620
90% 7,197
35-44
 
 
Average 5,177
Median 4,730
10% 2,617
25% 3,482
75% 6,373
90% 8,291
45-54
 
 
Average 4,865
Median 4,399
10% 2,347
25% 3,181
75% 6,023
90% 7,946
55+
 
 
Average 4,520
Median 4,112
10% 2,249
25% 3,009
75% 5,574
90% 7,281

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

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Men
4,955 USD
4,180 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
13,852.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
12,681.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
11,986.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
10,958.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10,881.00 USD
6. Managing Director Top Management
10,714.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
10,596.00 USD
8. IT Architect Information Technology
10,535.00 USD
9. Head of product development Management
9,927.00 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
9,916.00 USD
11. Lead developer Information Technology
9,914.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
9,291.00 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
9,281.00 USD
14. IT Manager Management
9,193.00 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
9,058.00 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
9,020.00 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
9,008.00 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
8,909.00 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
8,843.00 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
8,516.00 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
1,975.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
2,192.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,240.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,265.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
2,351.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,363.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,389.00 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,440.00 USD
9. Packer Production
2,455.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,468.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,470.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,482.00 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
2,491.00 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,495.00 USD
15. Florist Service Industries
2,515.00 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,518.00 USD
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,522.00 USD
18. Security Guard Security & Protection
2,531.00 USD
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,532.00 USD
20. Cashier Banking
2,544.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SerbiaSerbia
1,456 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,731 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,444 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,144 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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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
4,452 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,343 NZD
Anually salary
53,424 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
1,845 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,043 NZD
Anually salary
22,140 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
5,093 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 NZD
Anually salary
61,116 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
4,042 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,667 NZD
Anually salary
48,504 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
6,659 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,983 NZD
Anually salary
79,908 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
2,648 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,368 NZD
Anually salary
31,776 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
4,074 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,720 NZD
Anually salary
48,888 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
7,085 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,687 NZD
Anually salary
85,020 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
8,046 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,272 NZD
Anually salary
96,552 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
5,759 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,500 NZD
Anually salary
69,108 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 4,728 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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