Just wrote a small salary table with New Zealand’s salaries by main economy sections and occupations. Let’s say who earns what in a land of a white long cloud. Please keep in mind that all annual salaries are given before tax deduction. New Zealand has a progressive tax system. To find out after tax income, please read this post.
| Occupation | Salary range | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ||
| Assistant accountants | $37,000 – $75,000 | $55,000 |
| Audit | $44,000 – $140,000 | $85,000 |
| Financial accounting & reporting | $50,000 – $130,000 | $85,000 |
| Accounting | $40,000 – $115,000 | $60,000 |
| Management accountants | $65,000 – $130,000 | $92,000 |
| Accounts payable | $40,000 – $65,000 | $50,000 |
| Analysts | $55,000 – $132,000 | $85,000 |
| Finance managers & controllers | $55,000 – $155,000 | $100,000 |
| Payroll | $45,000 – $80,000 | $55,000 |
| Agriculture, fishing & forestry | ||
| Fishing | $30,000 – $100,000 | $50,000 |
| Farming | $30,000 – $80,000 | $45,000 |
| Forestry | $32,000 – $65,000 | $47,000 |
| Horticulture | $25,000 – $75,000 | $40,000 |
| Architecture | ||
| Architects | $45,000 – $125,000 | $85,000 |
| Drafting | $45,000 – $100,000 | $65,000 |
| Interior design | $37,000 – $105,000 | $62,000 |
| Automotive | $32,000 – $75,000 | $47,000 |
| Banking, finance & insurance | ||
| Analysts | $45,000 – $105,000 | $75,000 |
| Credit & lending | $39,000 – $105,000 | $55,000 |
| Insurance | $41,000 – $105,000 | $55,000 |
| Management | $46,000 – $171,000 | $95,000 |
| Tellers & branch staff | $40,000 – $105,000 | $65,000 |
| Construction & roading | ||
| Health & safety | $43,000 – $115,000 | $75,000 |
| Construction Labouring | $35,000 – $65,000 | $45,000 |
| Machine operators | $40,000 – $70,000 | $55,000 |
| Project & contracts management | $55,000 – $165,000 | $105,000 |
| Quantity surveying | $55,000 – $135,000 | $95,000 |
| Supervisors | $50,000 – $115,000 | $75,000 |
| Surveying | $46,000 – $155,000 | $95,000 |
| Traffic management | $32,000 – $70,000 | $40,000 |
| Customer service | ||
| Call centre | $32,000 – $55,000 | $40,000 |
| Customer-facing | $30,000 – $55,000 | $40,000 |
| Management | $35,000 – $95,000 | $55,000 |
| Education | ||
| Au pairs & nannies | $25,000 – $45,000 | $32,000 |
| Early childhood | $25,000 – $65,000 | $47,000 |
| Primary | $22,000 – $65,000 | $47,000 |
| Secondary | $25,000 – $85,000 | $50,000 |
| Tertiary | $32,000 – $85,000 | $55,000 |
| Tutoring & training | $40,000 – $109,000 | $47,000 |
| Engineering | ||
| Building services | $37,000 – $125,000 | $75,000 |
| Civil & structural | $50,000 – $135,000 | $85,000 |
| Drafting | $44,000 – $95,000 | $75,000 |
| Electrical | $47,000 – $120,000 | $75,000 |
| Environmental | $59,000 – $125,000 | $85,000 |
| Geotechnical | $55,000 – $125,000 | $85,000 |
| Industrial | $37,000 – $95,000 | $55,000 |
| Maintenance | $41,000 – $110,000 | $65,000 |
| Management | $50,000 – $175,000 | $85,000 |
| Mechanical | $37,000 – $105,000 | $63,000 |
| Project management | $55,000 – $167,000 | $95,000 |
| Water & waste | $46,000 – $125,000 | $75,000 |
| Executive & general management | $42,000 – $225,000 | $95,000 |
| Government & council | ||
| Central government | $45,000 – $135,000 | $65,000 |
| Local & regional council | $40,000 – $105,000 | $65,000 |
| Healthcare | ||
| Administration | $32,000 – $75,000 | $47,000 |
| Caregiving | $32,000 – $55,000 | $37,000 |
| Community & social services | $35,000 – $75,000 | $47,000 |
| Dentistry | $35,000 – $80,000 | $47,000 |
| Fitness & wellbeing | $35,000 – $85,000 | $45,000 |
| Management | $55,000 – $136,000 | $85,000 |
| Nursing & midwifery | ||
| Community & primary care | $45,000 – $93,000 | $65,000 |
| Mental health | $45,000 – $85,000 | $65,000 |
| Theatre & recovery | $43,000 – $82,000 | $70,000 |
| Occupational therapy | $36,000 – $85,000 | $65,000 |
| Pharmacy | $37,000 – $85,000 | $47,000 |
| Physiotherapy | $45,000 – $85,000 | $65,000 |
| Psychology & counselling | $40,000 – $85,000 | $55,000 |
| Veterinary | $35,000 – $101,000 | $47,000 |
| Hospitality & tourism | ||
| Bar staff & baristas | $25,000 – $45,000 | $32,000 |
| Chefs | $27,000 – $55,000 | $39,000 |
| Housekeeping | $25,000 – $47,000 | $33,000 |
| Kitchen staff | $25,000 – $42,000 | $32,000 |
| Management | $30,000 – $75,000 | $42,000 |
| Reception & front desk | $25,000 – $45,000 | $35,000 |
| Tourism & tour guides | $25,000 – $60,000 | $35,000 |
| Travel consultants | $35,000 – $55,000 | $45,000 |
| Waiting staff | $25,000 – $45,000 | $35,000 |
| HR & recruitment | ||
| HR | $42,000 – $115,000 | $65,000 |
| Recruitment | $40,000 – $120,000 | $65,000 |
| IT | ||
| Architects | $75,000 – $225,000 | $135,000 |
| Business & systems analysts | $62,000 – $207,000 | $95,000 |
| Data warehousing & BI | $70,000 – $207,000 | $115,000 |
| Database | $45,000 – $180,000 | $95,000 |
| Functional consultants | $55,000 – $225,000 | $115,000 |
| Management | $65,000 – $225,000 | $125,000 |
| Networking & storage | $45,000 – $195,000 | $90,000 |
| Programming & development | $55,000 – $192,000 | $95,000 |
| Project management | $55,000 – $225,000 | $115,000 |
| Sales & pre-sales | $42,000 – $184,000 | $105,000 |
| Security | $52,000 – $184,000 | $105,000 |
| Service desk | $37,000 – $95,000 | $55,000 |
| Systems engineers | $55,000 – $173,000 | $85,000 |
| Telecommunications | $37,000 – $115,000 | $55,000 |
| Testing | $53,000 – $186,000 | $95,000 |
| Web design | $42,000 – $170,000 | $85,000 |
| Legal | ||
| In-house counsel | $40,000 – $165,000 | $95,000 |
| Private practice | $40,000 – $125,000 | $75,000 |
| Secretarial | $32,000 – $65,000 | $47,000 |
| Manufacturing & operations | ||
| Fitters & machining | $32,000 – $85,000 | $55,000 |
| Machine operation | $27,000 – $55,000 | $36,000 |
| Management | $45,000 – $130,000 | $75,000 |
| Process & assembly | $25,000 – $57,000 | $35,000 |
| Purchasing & inventory | $36,000 – $109,000 | $55,000 |
| Quality assurance | $30,000 – $95,000 | $55,000 |
| Storepersons & warehousing | $27,000 – $67,000 | $36,000 |
| Supervisors & forepersons | $35,000 – $75,000 | $55,000 |
| Marketing, media & communications | ||
| Brand & product management | $40,000 – $115,000 | $75,000 |
| Communications & PR | $45,000 – $125,000 | $72,000 |
| Design | $37,000 – $105,000 | $55,000 |
| Digital marketing | $40,000 – $105,000 | $65,000 |
| Journalism | $40,000 – $87,000 | $55,000 |
| Management | $50,000 – $135,000 | $85,000 |
| Market research & analysis | $45,000 – $125,000 | $75,000 |
| Marketing assistants & coordinators | $37,000 – $65,000 | $47,000 |
| Office & administration | ||
| Administration | $30,000 – $55,000 | $40,000 |
| Data entry | $28,000 – $47,000 | $37,000 |
| EA, PA & secretarial | $36,000 – $67,000 | $47,000 |
| Office management | $35,000 – $75,000 | $47,000 |
| Reception | $27,000 – $47,000 | $36,000 |
| Property | ||
| Consultancy & valuation | $37,000 – $107,000 | $75,000 |
| Facilities & commercial property management | $47,000 – $143,000 | $85,000 |
| Residential sales & management | $40,000 – $115,000 | $65,000 |
| Retail | ||
| Area managers | $45,000 – $85,000 | $70,000 |
| Assistant store managers | $30,000 – $47,000 | $35,000 |
| Department managers | $35,000 – $55,000 | $45,000 |
| Management | $32,000 – $105,000 | $45,000 |
| Merchandising | $28,000 – $115,000 | $37,000 |
| Retail assistants | $25,000 – $45,000 | $32,000 |
| Store managers | $30,000 – $60,000 | $45,000 |
| Sales | ||
| Account management | $40,000 – $105,000 | $65,000 |
| Business development manager | $45,000 – $125,000 | $75,000 |
| Sales managers | $45,000 – $185,000 | $85,000 |
| Sales reps | $35,000 – $100,000 | $55,000 |
| Sales support | $32,000 – $65,000 | $45,000 |
| Science & technology | $35,000 – $115,000 | $55,000 |
| Trades & services | ||
| Air con. & refrigeration | $35,000 – $85,000 | $60,000 |
| Beautician | $32,000 – $60,000 | $40,000 |
| Boat building | $36,000 – $70,000 | $55,000 |
| Boilermakers & welders | $37,000 – $70,000 | $53,000 |
| Building & carpentry | $37,000 – $80,000 | $55,000 |
| Butchers & bakers | $32,000 – $55,000 | $40,000 |
| Cleaning | $30,000 – $60,000 | $37,000 |
| Electrical | $40,000 – $85,000 | $60,000 |
| Flooring | $37,000 – $65,000 | $50,000 |
| Gardening & landscaping | $35,000 – $65,000 | $45,000 |
| Glaziers | $35,000 – $65,000 | $50,000 |
| Hairdressing | $30,000 – $65,000 | $45,000 |
| Handy-persons | $32,000 – $65,000 | $42,000 |
| Labourers | $25,000 – $55,000 | $37,000 |
| Painting | $37,000 – $70,000 | $50,000 |
| Plumbing | $37,000 – $75,000 | $60,000 |
| Printing | $35,000 – $92,000 | $48,000 |
| Roofing | $32,000 – $75,000 | $55,000 |
| Security | $32,000 – $70,000 | $40,000 |
| Sign writers | $32,000 – $70,000 | $50,000 |
| Technicians | $36,000 – $75,000 | $55,000 |
| Transport & logistics | ||
| Couriers | $28,000 – $75,000 | $55,000 |
| Truck drivers | $32,000 – $67,000 | $45,000 |
| Freight forwarders | $32,000 – $74,000 | $50,000 |
| Import & export | $35,000 – $74,000 | $50,000 |
| Management | $42,000 – $107,000 | $65,000 |
| Operations | $35,000 – $85,000 | $50,000 |
| Supply chain & planning | $40,000 – $121,000 | $65,000 |
| Warehouse & distribution | $32,000 – $65,000 | $37,000 |
Source:
Statistics New Zealand
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