How much will you be able to earn? Wages in New Zealand. 

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

 

Highest-paying jobs

Of the jobs advertised on the job website Trade Me, the following ones had the highest median salaries:

• Information architects (IT) $135,000
• IT Management $125,000
• Cybersecurity specialists $115,000
• Data warehousing and Business Intelligence (IT) $105,000
• Construction project and contract management $105,000
• Finance managers $105,000
• IT Consultant $105,000
• IT Programming and Development $95,000
• Database experts $95,000
• Quantity surveying $95,000
• Surveying $95,000
• Test analysts $95,000
• Architects $85,000
• Sales Managers $85,000
• Commercial property management $85,000

Lowest-paying jobs

Of the jobs advertised on Trade Me, the following ones had the lowest median salaries:

• Kitchen staff $32,000
• Bar staff and baristas $32,000
• Housekeeper $33,000
• Tour guide $35,000
• Waiting staff $35,000
• Machine operation $36,000
• Receptionist $36,000
• Store-person, warehouse $36,000
• Retail assistant $37,000
• Security $37,000
• Labourers $37,000
• Cleaning $37,000
• Warehouse and distribution $37,000
• Administration $40,000
• Horticulture worker $40,000

 

 

Highest-paying industries