The salary range of employees working in New Zealand is, by default, in the range of 46,044 NZD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 150,624 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.
Distribution of employees in New Zealand into salary brackets in NZD.
Average salary and range in New Zealand by age in NZD.
Comparison of the average salary of men and women in New Zealand (NZD).
List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in New Zealand (NZD).
1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2. IT Director Top Management
3. Call Centre Director Top Management
4. Leasing Director Leasing
5. Plant manager Top Management
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
7. Managing Director Top Management
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9. IT Architect Information Technology
10. Head of product development Management
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
12. Lead developer Information Technology
13. Sales Director Top Management
14. Technical Director Top Management
15. IT Manager Management
16. Marketing Director Top Management
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
20. Logistics Director Top Management
List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in New Zealand (NZD)
1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
9. Cleaner General labour
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
12. Packer Production
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
17. General Labourer General labour
18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
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