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Green shoots for job hunters in Spring
Jul - Sep 2025 job market update.
17 October 2025Spring offers hope for job hunters
Industry hotspots
Record salaries across multiple industries
Candidate competition remains fierce, but sector interest varies
| Region | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | Auckland | $75,957 | $75,957 |
| Bay of Plenty | Bay of Plenty | $71,874 | $71,874 |
| Canterbury * | Canterbury * | $72,518 | $72,518 |
| Gisborne | Gisborne | $72,997 | $72,997 |
| Hawke's Bay | Hawke's Bay | $71,503 | $71,503 |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | Manawatū-Whanganui | $69,719 | $69,719 |
| Marlborough | Marlborough | $70,002 | $70,002 |
| Nelson / Tasman * | Nelson / Tasman * | $71,722 | $71,722 |
| Northland * | Northland * | $73,858 | $73,858 |
| Otago | Otago | $73,207 | $73,207 |
| Southland * | Southland * | $74,116 | $74,116 |
| Taranaki | Taranaki | $70,218 | $70,218 |
| Waikato | Waikato | $72,197 | $72,197 |
| Wellington | Wellington | $75,981 | $75,981 |
| West Coast * | West Coast * | $75,666 | $75,666 |
| Industry | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Accounting | $92,860 | $92,860 |
| Agriculture-fishing & forestry | Agriculture-fishing & forestry | $70,493 | $70,493 |
| Executive & general management | Executive & general management | $103,854 | $103,854 |
| Government & council | Government & council | $86,206 | $86,206 |
| Healthcare * | Healthcare * | $78,245 | $78,245 |
| Hospitality & tourism | Hospitality & tourism | $63,055 | $63,055 |
| HR & recruitment | HR & recruitment | $90,957 | $90,957 |
| IT | IT | $126,988 | $126,988 |
| Legal | Legal | $84,783 | $84,783 |
| Manufacturing & operations * | Manufacturing & operations * | $66,958 | $66,958 |
| Marketing-media & communications | Marketing-media & communications | $85,426 | $85,426 |
| Office & administration * | Office & administration * | $67,000 | $67,000 |
| Property * | Property * | $103,813 | $103,813 |
| Retail | Retail | $61,595 | $61,595 |
| Sales | Sales | $86,789 | $86,789 |
| Science & technology | Science & technology | $72,424 | $72,424 |
| Trades & services * | Trades & services * | $73,300 | $73,300 |
| Transport & logistics | Transport & logistics | $68,128 | $68,128 |
