Salary Ranges
These provide an indication only – your actual income will depend on your employer, your qualifications and experience, and the role you undertake.
National pay rates by category
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Category Median pay Range
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| Category | Median payRange
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| Accounting | $65k $37k - $120k
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| Agriculture, fishing & forestry | $45k $30k - $85k
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| Banking, finance & insurance | $57k $36k - $135k
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| Construction & architecture | $65k $30k - $125k
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| Customer Service | $40k $30k - $65k
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| Education | $50k $30k - $75k
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| Engineering | $75k $40k - $125k
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| Government & council | $55k $35k - $125k
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| Healthcare | $55k $27k - $105k
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| Hospitality & tourism | $35k $25k - $55k
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HR & Recruitment | $57k $40k - $125k
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IT | $85k $45k - $182k
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| Legal | $70k $40k - $130k
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| Manufacturing & operations | $40k $27k - $85k
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| Marketing, media & communications | $65k $35k - $115k
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| Office & administration | $40k $30k - $60k
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| Retail | $36k $26k - $65k
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| Sales | $55k $35k - $105k
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| Science & technology | $55k $35k - $100k
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| Trades & services | $45k $27k - $75k
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| Transport & logistics | $45k $28k - $85k
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Statistics New Zealand's Quarterly Employment Survey shows a slight increase in total average weekly earnings (including overtime and benefits) over the last three months, making a yearly gain of just 1.3% - the lowest annual increase in average total hourly earnings since the June 1994 year.
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Average weekly earnings were up to $972.69 from $965.28 three months earlier.
Salaries are likely to struggle to keep up with inflation over the next reporting period as GST increased to 15% in October, however income tax cuts which also came into effect in October giving all workers a boost in take-home pay to compensate.
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