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Average salary in New Zealand (2026)
NZ$72,800 a year is the median base pay in 528 job postings with a pay range in New Zealand, in New Zealand dollars, updated Nov 14, 2026.
- Median base payNZ$35.00/hrNZ$72,800 a year full-time
- Typical rangeNZ$28.01–NZ$46.75/hrMiddle half of postings
- Top 10%NZ$63.94/hrand above
- Postings1,018with a pay range
Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in NZD. How these figures are made
Average hourly pay in New Zealand
The median posting in New Zealand pays NZ$35.00 an hour, and the middle half NZ$28.01–NZ$46.75 an hour, as employers posted it. Full-time, that is NZ$72,800 a year.
Average monthly salary in New Zealand
The median posting in New Zealand pays NZ$6,067 a month (NZ$72,800 a year ÷ 12), and the middle half NZ$4,858–NZ$8,108 a month. These are base pay before tax, in New Zealand dollars (NZD).
Pay by role
Companies
- Ministry03 · $108K median, 134 postings
- ministryofP · $115K median, 80 postings
- Otago · $78.1K median, 45 postings
- University of Auckland · NZ$85K median, 43 postings
- aucklandcoP · $102K median, 39 postings
- MBIEPROD · $124K median, 38 postings
- ACC New Zealand · NZ$86K median, 36 postings
- Prolific Academic · $62.4K median, 28 postings
- Doc Doc · NZ$91.3K median, 23 postings
- Accorpacific · NZ$55.1K median, 22 postings
States and cities
- Wellington Region, New Zealand · $124K median, 246 postings
- Auckland, New Zealand · NZ$81.8K median, 239 postings
- Canterbury, New Zealand · NZ$66.6K median, 89 postings
- Otago, New Zealand · $78.1K median, 52 postings
- Waikato Region, New Zealand · NZ$72.8K median, 44 postings
- Bay of Plenty, New Zealand · $95.1K median, 26 postings
- Taranaki Region, New Zealand · $71.9K median, 16 postings
- Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand · $67.9K median, 11 postings
- Northland, New Zealand · NZ$58.3K median, 8 postings
- Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand · $70.8K median, 6 postings
- Marlborough, New Zealand · $61.4K median, 5 postings
- Nelson Region, New Zealand · $62.4K median, 5 postings
- Gisborne, New Zealand · $112K median, 4 postings
Pay transparency
7.7% of the 13,465 open job postings in New Zealand list a pay range. See every state and country
Newest postings in New Zealand
- Principal Planner - Resource ConsentsaucklandcoP · New Zealand · $123K–$158K/yr · Posted Nov 14, 2026
- [Hiring] Consent Records Administration Assistant @HRS Talent SolutionsHRS Talent Solutions · Remote · $60.8K–$64K/yr · Posted Nov 13, 2026
- [Hiring] Digital Mail Administration Assistant @HRS Talent SolutionsHRS Talent Solutions · Remote · $56.2K–$59.3K/yr · Posted Nov 13, 2026
- Office AdministratorElite Taxation · Auckland, New Zealand · NZ$25.00–NZ$30.00/hr · Posted Nov 13, 2026
- Class 2 Delivery DriverBeds4U · New Zealand · NZ$27.00/hr · Posted Nov 13, 2026
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