Speech Therapist / Pathologist Salaries in New Zealand
Salary and wage information for New Zealand professions is compiled regularly by analysis of New Zealand jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated. Job ads in New Zealand often do not mention remuneration. Salaries are generally negotiable, within limits.
Job titles in this occupation vary and some examples are speech therapist, speech pathologist and speech & language therapist.
Speech therapists typically earn between $45,000 and $70,000 depending on their area of expertise, location and experience.
There is a shortage of speech language therapists in New Zealand and this occupation is currently on New Zealand’s long term skills shortage list.
The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show that average hourly earnings from employment across all occupations, including overtime, was $26.59 in the December 2011 quarter. The corresponding average weekly income was $1017.
Speech Therapist / Pathologist Salaries /
Wages in 2011-2012
| Position | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
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| Part-time Speech Therapist | 25 – 30 per hour | Auckland |
| Speech Therapist | 55,000 – 70,000 | Auckland |
| Junior Speech Therapist | 50,000 | Auckland |
| Speech Therapist | 27 per hour | Auckland |
| Speech Therapist | 60,000 – 70,000 | Wellington |
| Senior Speech Therapist | 80,000 | Christchurch |
| Speech Language Therapist | 26 – 31 per hour | Christchurch |
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