New Zealand Dietitian Salaries

Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

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.

New graduate dietitians can expect earn around $42,000 to $47,000 a year. Experienced senior dietitians can expect to earn up to $95,000.

This occupation has recently been removed from New Zealand’s long term skills shortage list as there are currently not enough jobs for NZ graduating dietitians.

Dietitians must be registered with the New Zealand Dietitians Board and must hold a current practising certificate.

For comparison, the average ordinary time hourly wage in New Zealand for the quarter ending 31 December 2018 was $31.63 according to Statistics New Zealand. This would give an annual average salary of around $62,500, working standard full-time hours (38 hours)

Dietitian Salaries / Wages in 2018 – 2019

Dietitian	Salary / Wage $	Location
Dietitian	55,000 – 70,000	Auckland
Experienced Dietitian	60,000+	Auckland
Senior Diabetes Dietitian	65,000+	Auckland
Locum Dietitian	28 – 32 per hour	Auckland
Experienced Dietitian	60,000 – 70,000	Auckland
Dietitian	30 per hour	Wellington
Dietitian	45,000 – 60,000	Wellington
Experienced Dietitian	65,000 – 85,000	Christchurch
Junior Dietitian	43,000	Christchurch

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