Salary guide
Check out our guides to national pay rates by category:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Accounting | $65k | $65k | $48k - $125k | $48k - $125k |
| Agriculture, fishing & forestry | Agriculture, fishing & forestry | $55k | $55k | $40k - $95k | $40k - $95k |
| Architecture | Architecture | $75k | $75k | $50k - $125k | $50k - $125k |
| Automotive | Automotive | $60k | $60k | $40k - $85k | $40k - $85k |
| Banking, finance & insurance | Banking, finance & insurance | $65k | $65k | $45k - $125k | $45k - $125k |
| Construction & roading | Construction & roading | $60k | $60k | $40k - $135k | $40k - $135k |
| Customer service | Customer service | $48k | $48k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Education | Education | $60k | $60k | $42k - $75k | $42k - $75k |
| Engineering | Engineering | $75k | $75k | $48k - $130k | $48k - $130k |
| Executive & general management | Executive & general management | $85k | $85k | $48k - $195k | $48k - $195k |
| Government & council | Government & council | $75k | $75k | $45k - $135k | $45k - $135k |
| Healthcare | Healthcare | $55k | $55k | $45k - $95k | $45k - $95k |
| Hospitality & tourism | Hospitality & tourism | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| HR & recruitment | HR & recruitment | $65k | $65k | $48k - $122k | $48k - $122k |
| IT | IT | $105k | $105k | $50k - $200k | $50k - $200k |
| Legal | Legal | $65k | $65k | $45k - $125k | $45k - $125k |
| Manufacturing & operations | Manufacturing & operations | $48k | $48k | $40k - $75k | $40k - $75k |
| Marketing, media & communications | Marketing, media & communications | $70k | $70k | $45k - $135k | $45k - $135k |
| Office & administration | Office & administration | $50k | $50k | $42k - $75k | $42k - $75k |
| Other | Other | $50k | $50k | $40k - $95k | $40k - $95k |
| Property | Property | $85k | $85k | $50k - $150k | $50k - $150k |
| Retail | Retail | $48k | $48k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Sales | Sales | $65k | $65k | $42k - $115k | $42k - $115k |
| Science & technology | Science & technology | $65k | $65k | $42k - $115k | $42k - $115k |
| Trades & services | Trades & services | $55k | $55k | $40k - $85k | $40k - $85k |
| Transport & logistics | Transport & logistics | $50k | $50k | $40k - $80k | $40k - $80k |
Accounting
Salary information for accounting subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accountants | Accountants | $75k | $75k | $50k - $125k | $50k - $125k |
| Assistant accountants | Assistant accountants | $65k | $65k | $48k - $75k | $48k - $75k |
| Audit | Audit | $85k | $85k | $53k - $125k | $53k - $125k |
| Business advisory services | Business advisory services | $65k | $65k | $55k - $95k | $55k - $95k |
| Financial accounting & reporting | Financial accounting & reporting | $85k | $85k | $55k - $135k | $55k - $135k |
| General / CA | General / CA | $75k | $75k | $45k - $105k | $45k - $105k |
| Management | Management | $95k | $95k | $62k - $165k | $62k - $165k |
| Tax | Tax | $60k | $60k | $48k - $85k | $48k - $85k |
| Accounts administrators | Accounts administrators | $55k | $55k | $42k - $75k | $42k - $75k |
| Accounts payable | Accounts payable | $55k | $55k | $45k - $65k | $45k - $65k |
| Accounts receivable | Accounts receivable | $55k | $55k | $42k - $70k | $42k - $70k |
| Analysts | Analysts | $85k | $85k | $55k - $135k | $55k - $135k |
| Finance managers & controllers | Finance managers & controllers | $115k | $115k | $65k - $172k | $65k - $172k |
| Management | Management | $95k | $95k | $50k - $165k | $50k - $165k |
| Payroll | Payroll | $65k | $65k | $48k - $105k | $48k - $105k |
Agriculture, fishing & forestry
Salary information for agriculture, fishing & forestry subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farming | Farming | $55k | $55k | $40k - $85k | $40k - $85k |
| Fishing | Fishing | $58k | $58k | $40k - $135k | $40k - $135k |
| Forestry | Forestry | $65k | $65k | $45k - $100k | $45k - $100k |
| Horticulture | Horticulture | $50k | $50k | $40k - $75k | $40k - $75k |
Architecture
Salary information for architecture subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architects | Architects | $85k | $85k | $55k - $125k | $55k - $125k |
| Drafting | Drafting | $75k | $75k | $48k - $100k | $48k - $100k |
| Interior design | Interior design | $55k | $55k | $50k - $101k | $50k - $101k |
Automotive
Salary information for automotive subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive technician | Automotive technician | $60k | $60k | $40k - $80k | $40k - $80k |
| Diesel mechanic | Diesel mechanic | $70k | $70k | $55k - $90k | $55k - $90k |
| Management | Management | $70k | $70k | $48k - $120k | $48k - $120k |
| Panel & paint | Panel & paint | $60k | $60k | $45k - $75k | $45k - $75k |
| Sales, operations & parts | Sales, operations & parts | $55k | $55k | $40k - $95k | $40k - $95k |
Banking, finance & insurance
Salary information for banking, finance & insurance salary information subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysts | Analysts | $85k | $85k | $55k - $125k | $55k - $125k |
| Client services | Client services | $55k | $55k | $45k - $85k | $45k - $85k |
| Corporate & institutional banking | Corporate & institutional banking | $125k | $125k | $85k - $155k | $85k - $155k |
| Credit & lending | Credit & lending | $58k | $58k | $45k - $95k | $45k - $95k |
| Financial planning & investment | Financial planning & investment | $75k | $75k | $50k - $135k | $50k - $135k |
| Insurance | Insurance | $60k | $60k | $46k - $105k | $46k - $105k |
| Management | Management | $95k | $95k | $55k - $145k | $55k - $145k |
| Risk & compliance | Risk & compliance | $105k | $105k | $55k - $174k | $55k - $174k |
| Tellers & branch staff | Tellers & branch staff | $55k | $55k | $40k - $75k | $40k - $75k |
Construction and roading
Salary information for construction and roading subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimation | Estimation | $95k | $95k | $50k - $165k | $50k - $165k |
| Health & safety | Health & safety | $75k | $75k | $50k - $124k | $50k - $124k |
| Labouring | Labouring | $50k | $50k | $40k - $70k | $40k - $70k |
| Machine operators | Machine operators | $60k | $60k | $48k - $75k | $48k - $75k |
| Planning | Planning | $85k | $85k | $50k - $143k | $50k - $143k |
| Project & contracts management | Project & contracts management | $115k | $115k | $60k - $185k | $60k - $185k |
| Quantity surveying | Quantity surveying | $105k | $105k | $55k - $155k | $55k - $155k |
| Site management | Site management | $115k | $115k | $55k - $145k | $55k - $145k |
| Supervisors & forepersons | Supervisors & forepersons | $80k | $80k | $55k - $135k | $55k - $135k |
| Surveying | Surveying | $95k | $95k | $51k - $129k | $51k - $129k |
| Traffic management | Traffic management | $48k | $48k | $40k - $70k | $40k - $70k |
Customer service
Salary information for customer service subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call centre | Call centre | $48k | $48k | $40k - $60k | $40k - $60k |
| Customer-facing | Customer-facing | $48k | $48k | $40k - $60k | $40k - $60k |
| Management | Management | $60k | $60k | $42k - $103k | $42k - $103k |
Education
Salary information for education subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Au pairs & nannies | Au pairs & nannies | $60k | $60k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Early childhood | Early childhood | $60k | $60k | $42k - $75k | $42k - $75k |
| Primary | Primary | $55k | $55k | $43k - $85k | $43k - $85k |
| Secondary | Secondary | $65k | $65k | $45k - $85k | $45k - $85k |
| Tertiary | Tertiary | $65k | $65k | $47k - $95k | $47k - $95k |
| Tutoring & training | Tutoring & training | $55k | $55k | $48k - $150k | $48k - $150k |
Engineering
Salary information for engineering subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building services | Building services | $85k | $85k | $40k - $135k | $40k - $135k |
| Civil & structural | Civil & structural | $85k | $85k | $55k - $145k | $55k - $145k |
| Drafting | Drafting | $75k | $75k | $50k - $95k | $50k - $95k |
| Electrical | Electrical | $75k | $75k | $45k - $125k | $45k - $125k |
| Energy | Energy | $80k | $80k | $55k - $145k | $55k - $145k |
| Environmental | Environmental | $75k | $75k | $55k - $127k | $55k - $127k |
| Geotechnical | Geotechnical | $85k | $85k | $55k - $135k | $55k - $135k |
| Industrial | Industrial | $65k | $65k | $45k - $105k | $45k - $105k |
| Maintenance | Maintenance | $70k | $70k | $48k - $105k | $48k - $105k |
| Management | Management | $105k | $105k | $65k - $195k | $65k - $195k |
| Mechanical | Mechanical | $65k | $65k | $48k - $115k | $48k - $115k |
| Project management | Project management | $95k | $95k | $74k - $165k | $74k - $165k |
| Water & waste | Water & waste | $75k | $75k | $45k - $115k | $45k - $115k |
Government and council
Salary information for government and council subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central government | Central government | $75k | $75k | $48k - $156k | $48k - $156k |
| Defence | Defence | $55k | $55k | $45k - $125k | $45k - $125k |
| Local & regional council | Local & regional council | $75k | $75k | $45k - $125k | $45k - $125k |
Healthcare
Salary information for healthcare subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | Administration | $50k | $50k | $42k - $65k | $42k - $65k |
| Caregiving | Caregiving | $50k | $50k | $45k - $60k | $45k - $60k |
| Community & social services | Community & social services | $55k | $55k | $45k - $75k | $45k - $75k |
| Dentistry | Dentistry | $50k | $50k | $40k - $133k | $40k - $133k |
| Doctors & specialists | Doctors & specialists | $145k | $145k | $55k - $200k | $55k - $200k |
| Fitness & wellbeing | Fitness & wellbeing | $50k | $50k | $40k - $110k | $40k - $110k |
| Management | Management | $85k | $85k | $53k - $143k | $53k - $143k |
| Nursing & midwifery > Community & primary care | Nursing & midwifery > Community & primary care | $65k | $65k | $50k - $90k | $50k - $90k |
| Nursing & midwifery > Critical care & emergency | Nursing & midwifery > Critical care & emergency | $65k | $65k | $60k - $109k | $60k - $109k |
| Nursing & midwifery > Medical | Nursing & midwifery > Medical | $65k | $65k | $55k - $85k | $55k - $85k |
| Nursing & midwifery > Mental health | Nursing & midwifery > Mental health | $60k | $60k | $50k - $75k | $50k - $75k |
| Nursing & midwifery > Theatre & recovery | Nursing & midwifery > Theatre & recovery | $75k | $75k | $65k - $95k | $65k - $95k |
| Occupational therapy | Occupational therapy | $65k | $65k | $50k - $75k | $50k - $75k |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy | $70k | $70k | $42k - $95k | $42k - $95k |
| Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy | $65k | $65k | $51k - $79k | $51k - $79k |
| Psychology & counselling | Psychology & counselling | $65k | $65k | $55k - $95k | $55k - $95k |
| Radiography & sonography | Radiography & sonography | $95k | $95k | $65k - $170k | $65k - $170k |
| Veterinary | Veterinary | $50k | $50k | $41k - $116k | $41k - $116k |
Hospitality & tourism
Salary information for hospitality & tourism subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar staff & baristas | Bar staff & baristas | $48k | $48k | $40k - $55k | $40k - $55k |
| Chefs | Chefs | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Housekeeping | Housekeeping | $42k | $42k | $40k - $50k | $40k - $50k |
| Kitchen staff | Kitchen staff | $42k | $42k | $40k - $52k | $40k - $52k |
| Management | Management | $50k | $50k | $40k - $75k | $40k - $75k |
| Reception & front desk | Reception & front desk | $45k | $45k | $40k - $55k | $40k - $55k |
| Tourism & tour guides | Tourism & tour guides | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Travel consultants | Travel consultants | $48k | $48k | $40k - $55k | $40k - $55k |
| Waiting staff | Waiting staff | $45k | $45k | $40k - $55k | $40k - $55k |
HR & recruitment
Salary information for HR & recruitment subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & safety | Health & safety | $75k | $75k | $50k - $125k | $50k - $125k |
| HR | HR | $75k | $75k | $50k - $135k | $50k - $135k |
| Recruitment | Recruitment | $65k | $65k | $48k - $95k | $48k - $95k |
IT
Salary information for IT subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architects | Architects | $135k | $135k | $83k - $200k | $83k - $200k |
| Business & systems analysts | Business & systems analysts | $115k | $115k | $65k - $200k | $65k - $200k |
| Data warehousing & BI | Data warehousing & BI | $115k | $115k | $75k - $200k | $75k - $200k |
| Database | Database | $112k | $112k | $52k - $200k | $52k - $200k |
| Functional consultants | Functional consultants | $115k | $115k | $65k - $200k | $65k - $200k |
| Management | Management | $145k | $145k | $65k - $200k | $65k - $200k |
| Networking & storage | Networking & storage | $95k | $95k | $50k - $200k | $50k - $200k |
| Programming & development | Programming & development | $105k | $105k | $65k - $195k | $65k - $195k |
| Project management | Project management | $125k | $125k | $75k - $200k | $75k - $200k |
| Sales & pre-sales | Sales & pre-sales | $122k | $122k | $47k - $195k | $47k - $195k |
| Security | Security | $120k | $120k | $52k - $200k | $52k - $200k |
| Service desk | Service desk | $55k | $55k | $42k - $105k | $42k - $105k |
| Systems engineers | Systems engineers | $95k | $95k | $52k - $200k | $52k - $200k |
| Telecommunications | Telecommunications | $50k | $50k | $45k - $85k | $45k - $85k |
| Testing | Testing | $105k | $105k | $55k - $195k | $55k - $195k |
| Web design | Web design | $95k | $95k | $55k - $180k | $55k - $180k |
Legal
Salary information for legal subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-house counsel | In-house counsel | $105k | $105k | $65k - $190k | $65k - $190k |
| Private practice | Private practice | $75k | $75k | $45k - $135k | $45k - $135k |
| Secretarial | Secretarial | $60k | $60k | $45k - $125k | $45k - $125k |
Manufacturing and operations
Salary information for manufacturing and operations subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitters & machining | Fitters & machining | $60k | $60k | $40k - $80k | $40k - $80k |
| Machine operation | Machine operation | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Management | Management | $75k | $75k | $50k - $155k | $50k - $155k |
| Process & assembly | Process & assembly | $40k | $40k | $40k - $60k | $40k - $60k |
| Purchasing & inventory | Purchasing & inventory | $58k | $58k | $45k - $135k | $45k - $135k |
| Quality assurance | Quality assurance | $55k | $55k | $40k - $132k | $40k - $132k |
| Storepersons & warehousing | Storepersons & warehousing | $48k | $48k | $40k - $55k | $40k - $55k |
| Supervisors & forepersons | Supervisors & forepersons | $55k | $55k | $40k - $85k | $40k - $85k |
Marketing, media & communications
Salary information marketing, media and communications subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand & product management | Brand & product management | $95k | $95k | $48k - $145k | $48k - $145k |
| Communications & PR | Communications & PR | $85k | $85k | $55k - $192k | $55k - $192k |
| Design | Design | $58k | $58k | $45k - $105k | $45k - $105k |
| Digital marketing | Digital marketing | $65k | $65k | $45k - $115k | $45k - $115k |
| Direct marketing | Direct marketing | $60k | $60k | $42k - $131k | $42k - $131k |
| Journalism | Journalism | $70k | $70k | $44k - $142k | $44k - $142k |
| Management | Management | $95k | $95k | $55k - $165k | $55k - $165k |
| Market research & analysis | Market research & analysis | $90k | $90k | $49k - $135k | $49k - $135k |
| Marketing assistants & coordinators | Marketing assistants & coordinators | $55k | $55k | $45k - $85k | $45k - $85k |
Office & administration
Salary information for office and administration subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | Administration | $50k | $50k | $42k - $65k | $42k - $65k |
| Data entry | Data entry | $50k | $50k | $40k - $60k | $40k - $60k |
| EA, PA & secretarial | EA, PA & secretarial | $65k | $65k | $48k - $85k | $48k - $85k |
| Office management | Office management | $55k | $55k | $45k - $93k | $45k - $93k |
| Reception | Reception | $48k | $48k | $40k - $55k | $40k - $55k |
Property
Salary information for property subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial sales & leasing | Commercial sales & leasing | $105k | $105k | $65k - $150k | $65k - $150k |
| Consultancy & valuation | Consultancy & valuation | $90k | $90k | $45k - $200k | $45k - $200k |
| Facilities & commercial property management | Facilities & commercial property management | $85k | $85k | $55k - $155k | $55k - $155k |
| Residential sales & management | Residential sales & management | $85k | $85k | $50k - $115k | $50k - $115k |
Retail
Salary information for retail subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area managers | Area managers | $65k | $65k | $44k - $98k | $44k - $98k |
| Assistant store managers | Assistant store managers | $48k | $48k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Buying | Buying | $55k | $55k | $40k - $106k | $40k - $106k |
| Department managers | Department managers | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Management | Management | $50k | $50k | $40k - $80k | $40k - $80k |
| Merchandising | Merchandising | $42k | $42k | $40k - $71k | $40k - $71k |
| Retail assistants | Retail assistants | $42k | $42k | $40k - $55k | $40k - $55k |
| Store managers | Store managers | $50k | $50k | $42k - $75k | $42k - $75k |
Sales
Salary information for sales subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account management | Account management | $75k | $75k | $55k - $127k | $55k - $127k |
| Business development manager | Business development manager | $75k | $75k | $55k - $125k | $55k - $125k |
| Sales managers | Sales managers | $85k | $85k | $48k - $155k | $48k - $155k |
| Sales reps | Sales reps | $55k | $55k | $42k - $101k | $42k - $101k |
| Sales support | Sales support | $55k | $55k | $42k - $75k | $42k - $75k |
| Telesales | Telesales | $50k | $50k | $42k - $80k | $42k - $80k |
Trades & services
Salary information for trades & services subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air con. & refrigeration | Air con. & refrigeration | $70k | $70k | $48k - $105k | $48k - $105k |
| Beautician | Beautician | $50k | $50k | $40k - $66k | $40k - $66k |
| Boat building | Boat building | $65k | $65k | $46k - $90k | $46k - $90k |
| Boilermakers & welders | Boilermakers & welders | $60k | $60k | $48k - $80k | $48k - $80k |
| Building & carpentry | Building & carpentry | $60k | $60k | $42k - $90k | $42k - $90k |
| Butchers & bakers | Butchers & bakers | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Cleaning | Cleaning | $48k | $48k | $40k - $60k | $40k - $60k |
| Electrical | Electrical | $70k | $70k | $50k - $105k | $50k - $105k |
| Flooring | Flooring | $60k | $60k | $45k - $87k | $45k - $87k |
| Gardening & landscaping | Gardening & landscaping | $50k | $50k | $40k - $70k | $40k - $70k |
| Glaziers | Glaziers | $55k | $55k | $42k - $70k | $42k - $70k |
| Hairdressing | Hairdressing | $55k | $55k | $40k - $75k | $40k - $75k |
| Handy-persons | Handy-persons | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Labourers | Labourers | $48k | $48k | $40k - $60k | $40k - $60k |
| Painting | Painting | $55k | $55k | $45k - $75k | $45k - $75k |
| Plumbing | Plumbing | $70k | $70k | $48k - $105k | $48k - $105k |
| Printing | Printing | $60k | $60k | $42k - $95k | $42k - $95k |
| Roofing | Roofing | $65k | $65k | $47k - $85k | $47k - $85k |
| Security | Security | $50k | $50k | $40k - $65k | $40k - $65k |
| Sign writers | Sign writers | $58k | $58k | $48k - $75k | $48k - $75k |
| Technicians | Technicians | $65k | $65k | $42k - $85k | $42k - $85k |
Transport & logistics
Salary information for transport & logistics subcategories:
| Category | Median pay | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers & couriers > Couriers | Drivers & couriers > Couriers | $55k | $55k | $40k - $95k | $40k - $95k |
| Drivers & couriers > Truck HT | Drivers & couriers > Truck HT | $55k | $55k | $42k - $75k | $42k - $75k |
| Freight forwarders | Freight forwarders | $50k | $50k | $40k - $111k | $40k - $111k |
| Import & export | Import & export | $58k | $58k | $40k - $85k | $40k - $85k |
| Management | Management | $65k | $65k | $50k - $135k | $50k - $135k |
| Operations | Operations | $55k | $55k | $40k - $85k | $40k - $85k |
| Supply chain & planning | Supply chain & planning | $65k | $65k | $42k - $115k | $42k - $115k |
| Warehouse & distribution | Warehouse & distribution | $48k | $48k | $40k - $60k | $40k - $60k |
Data is for full-time roles listed on Trade Me Jobs in the six months to April 2020.
The range represents the 5th and 95th percentile.
