The bottom line is that your income level will depend on how qualified you are, whether your skills are in demand and where in New Zealand you want to work.
This is, of course, the same general rule that applies everywhere in the world.
The most recent data confirmed that IT had the highest paying jobs, with the top five dominated by IT careers: The highest-paid job is IT architect at an average annual salary of $135,000.
The lowest-paid were cafe, bar and kitchen staff at an average annual pay of $32,000.
Source: Trade Me Jobs, January 2019
Of the jobs advertised on the job website Trade Me, the following ones had the highest median salaries:
Of the jobs advertised on Trade Me, the following ones had the lowest median salaries:
Sources: Trade Me, 'Salary Survey'
Median: $65k
Range: $42k - $125k
Median: $50k
Range: $37k - $85k
Median: $55k
Range: $37k - $85k
Median: $65k
Range: $42k - $125k
Median: $65k
Range: $37k - $145k
Median: $45k
Range: $37k - $65k
Median: $55k
Range: $37k - $85k
Median: $70k
Range: $42k - $125k
Median: $85k
Range: $45k - $207k
Median: $70k
Range: $40k - $145k
Median: $55k
Range: $40k - $85k
Median: $45k
Range: $35k - $63k
Median: $65k
Range: $45k - $125k
Median: $100k
Range: $45k - $207k
Median: $65k
Range: $40k - $115k
Median: $47k
Range: $35k - $85k
Median: $65k
Range: $42k - $125k
Median: $50k
Range: $37k - $75k
Median: $47k
Range: $35k - $105k
Median: $75k
Range: $42k - $155k
Median: $42k
Range: $35k - $65k
Median: $60k
Range: $37k - $105k
Median: $55k
Range: $37k - $105k
Median: $55k
Range: $37k - $85k
Median: $50k
Range: $37k - $80k
Data provided by Trade Me.
Minimum wage rates must be paid to all employees whether full-time, part-time fixed-term, casual employees, working from home and people paid totally or partly by commission or piece rates.
The current hourly adult minimum wage rate (before tax) that applies for employees aged 16 and over is $20 per hour.
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