Salaries and Wages in New Zealand


We’ll begin our look at salaries by considering hourly and weekly wages.

Salaries data from Statistics NZ show that in the second quarter of 2019 people were earning the wage levels shown below.

New Zealand Average Hourly and Weekly Earnings
June 2019

Earnings
Classification
Average Hourly
Earnings
Average Weekly
Earnings
Mining$37.84$1,999
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing$25.06$1,037
Financial and Insurance Services$43.11$1,690
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services$36.48$1,509
Public Administration and Safety$36.70$1,445
Professional and Administrative Services$35.86$1,369
Information, Media and Telecommunications$33.89$1,335
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services$35.19$1,400
Wholesale Trade$32.55$1,307
Education and Training$30.48$1,098
Health$30.84$1,046
Transport, Postal and Warehousing$29.80$1,243
Construction$29.88$1,264
Manufacturing$30.08$1,243
Art, Recreation and Other Services$26.97$972
Retail Trade and Accommodation$22.35$756
  • The average weekly earnings for a full-time employee is $1341.
  • The average weekly earnings for a part-time employee is $446.

New Zealand Average Hourly Earnings
June 2019

Earnings ClassificationAverage Hourly Earnings
Male Full-time$33.11
Male Part-time$27.26
Female Full-time$29.69
Female Part-time$25.85

Here is a link to advertised salaries for jobs in different locations in New Zealand.

Now to look at a selection of typical annual salary ranges in New Zealand.

Bear in mind that these are salary-ranges. The bottom of the range would approximate the salary of an inexperienced employee working for a lower paying employer. Top of the range approximates the salary of an experienced employee working with a good employer.

It’s likely you’ll only be offered work in New Zealand if you’re already experienced, so you certainly shouldn’t be expecting a salary at the bottom of any of these ranges.

Typical Annual Salaries in New Zealand

ProfessionAverage Annual Earnings
Accounting Technician $55,000 – $85,000
Auditor $60,000 – $110,000+
Bank Manager $60,000 – $100,000+
Financial Planners $50,000 – $110,000+
Loss Adjustors $55,000 – $100,000+
Management Accountant $55,000 – $100,000+
Teacher $55,000 – $95,000
Educational Psychologist $55,000 – $100,000+
Engineer (Chem./Elect.) $55,000 – $100,000+
Environmental Engineer $55,000 – $100,000+
Road Engineer $55,000 – $95,000
Elect. Engineer Technician $55,000 – $95,000
Environmental Scientist $55,000 – $95,000
Forestry Scientist $55,000 – $75,000
Industrial Chemist $55,000 – $100,000+
Computing Services Manager $60,000 – $150,000+
Systems Analyst $55,000 – $100,000+
Computer Helpdesk Operator $38,000 – $60,000
Warehouse Manager $38,000 – $65,000
Solicitor $58,000 – $200,000+
Senior Hospital Nurse $80,000 basic
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