Salary guide
Salary guide
Check out our guides to national pay rates by category:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Accounting | $82k | $82k |
| Agriculture, fishing & forestry | Agriculture, fishing & forestry | $60k | $60k |
| Architecture | Architecture | $81k | $81k |
| Automotive | Automotive | $65k | $65k |
| Banking, finance & insurance | Banking, finance & insurance | $85k | $85k |
| Construction & roading | Construction & roading | $72k | $72k |
| Customer service | Customer service | $53k | $53k |
| Education | Education | $62k | $62k |
| Engineering | Engineering | $80k | $80k |
| Executive & general management | Executive & general management | $116k | $116k |
| Government & council | Government & council | $82k | $82k |
| Healthcare | Healthcare | $64k | $64k |
| Hospitality & tourism | Hospitality & tourism | $54k | $54k |
| HR & recruitment | HR & recruitment | $83k | $83k |
| IT | IT | $124k | $124k |
| Legal | Legal | $81k | $81k |
| Manufacturing & operations | Manufacturing & operations | $54k | $54k |
| Marketing, media & communications | Marketing, media & communications | $80k | $80k |
| Office & administration | Office & administration | $57k | $57k |
| Property | Property | $80k | $80k |
| Retail | Retail | $54k | $54k |
| Sales | Sales | $71k | $71k |
| Science & technology | Science & technology | $84k | $84k |
| Trades & services | Trades & services | $61k | $61k |
| Transport & logistics | Transport & logistics | $58k | $58k |
Accounting
Salary information for accounting subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountants | Accountants | $83k | $83k |
| Accounts administrators | Accounts administrators | $58k | $58k |
| Accounts payable | Accounts payable | $59k | $59k |
| Accounts receivable | Accounts receivable | $61k | $61k |
| Analysts | Analysts | $103k | $103k |
| Finance managers & controllers | Finance managers & controllers | $124k | $124k |
| Management | Management | $110k | $110k |
| Payroll | Payroll | $79k | $79k |
Agriculture, fishing & forestry
Salary information for agriculture, fishing & forestry subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Farming | Farming | $59k | $59k |
| Fishing | Fishing | $65k | $65k |
| Forestry | Forestry | $69k | $69k |
| Horticulture | Horticulture | $57k | $57k |
Architecture
Salary information for architecture subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Architects | Architects | $91k | $91k |
| Drafting | Drafting | $78k | $78k |
| Interior design | Interior design | $65k | $65k |
Automotive
Salary information for automotive subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive technician | Automotive technician | $64k | $64k |
| Diesel mechanic | Diesel mechanic | $73k | $73k |
| Management | Management | $84k | $84k |
| Panel & paint | Panel & paint | $63k | $63k |
| Sales, operations & parts | Sales, operations & parts | $63k | $63k |
Banking, finance & insurance
Salary information for banking, finance & insurance salary information subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysts | Analysts | $100k | $100k |
| Client services | Client services | $69k | $69k |
| Corporate & institutional banking | Corporate & institutional banking | $127k | $127k |
| Credit & lending | Credit & lending | $74k | $74k |
| Financial planning & investment | Financial planning & investment | $96k | $96k |
| Insurance | Insurance | $69k | $69k |
| Management | Management | $103k | $103k |
| Risk & compliance | Risk & compliance | $124k | $124k |
| Settlements | Settlements | $69k | $69k |
| Tellers & branch staff | Tellers & branch staff | $55k | $55k |
Construction and roading
Salary information for construction and roading subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimation | Estimation | $99k | $99k |
| Health & safety | Health & safety | $89k | $89k |
| Labouring | Labouring | $54k | $54k |
| Machine operators | Machine operators | $59k | $59k |
| Planning | Planning | $87k | $87k |
| Project & contracts management | Project & contracts management | $116k | $116k |
| Quantity surveying | Quantity surveying | $109k | $109k |
| Site management | Site management | $111k | $111k |
| Supervisors & forepersons | Supervisors & forepersons | $80k | $80k |
| Surveying | Surveying | $92k | $92k |
| Traffic management | Traffic management | $54k | $54k |
Customer service
Salary information for customer service subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call centre | Call centre | $51k | $51k |
| Customer-facing | Customer-facing | $52k | $52k |
| Management | Management | $71k | $71k |
Education
Salary information for education subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Au pairs & nannies | Au pairs & nannies | $53k | $53k |
| Early childhood | Early childhood | $59k | $59k |
| Primary | Primary | $66k | $66k |
| Secondary | Secondary | $69k | $69k |
| Tertiary | Tertiary | $72k | $72k |
| Tutoring & training | Tutoring & training | $67k | $67k |
Engineering
Salary information for engineering subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building services | Building services | $77k | $77k |
| Civil & structural | Civil & structural | $92k | $92k |
| Drafting | Drafting | $76k | $76k |
| Electrical | Electrical | $86k | $86k |
| Energy | Energy | $98k | $98k |
| Environmental | Environmental | $93k | $93k |
| Geotechnical | Geotechnical | $103k | $103k |
| Industrial | Industrial | $71k | $71k |
| Maintenance | Maintenance | $75k | $75k |
| Management | Management | $109k | $109k |
| Mechanical | Mechanical | $69k | $69k |
| Project management | Project management | $104k | $104k |
| Water & waste | Water & waste | $78k | $78k |
Government and council
Salary information for government and council subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Central government | Central government | $91k | $91k |
| Defence | Defence | $71k | $71k |
| Local & regional council | Local & regional council | $79k | $79k |
Healthcare
Salary information for healthcare subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | Administration | $57k | $57k |
| Caregiving | Caregiving | $53k | $53k |
| Community & social services | Community & social services | $59k | $59k |
| Dentistry | Dentistry | $60k | $60k |
| Doctors & specialists | Doctors & specialists | $137k | $137k |
| Fitness & wellbeing | Fitness & wellbeing | $61k | $61k |
| Management | Management | $87k | $87k |
| Nursing & midwifery | Nursing & midwifery | $72k | $72k |
| Occupational therapy | Occupational therapy | $68k | $68k |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy | $62k | $62k |
| Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy | $70k | $70k |
| Psychology & counselling | Psychology & counselling | $73k | $73k |
| Radiography & sonography | Radiography & sonography | $118k | $118k |
| Veterinary | Veterinary | $61k | $61k |
Hospitality & tourism
Salary information for hospitality & tourism subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar staff & baristas | Bar staff & baristas | $50k | $50k |
| Chefs | Chefs | $55k | $55k |
| Housekeeping | Housekeeping | $49k | $49k |
| Kitchen staff | Kitchen staff | $50k | $50k |
| Management | Management | $57k | $57k |
| Reception & front desk | Reception & front desk | $51k | $51k |
| Tourism & tour guides | Tourism & tour guides | $54k | $54k |
| Travel consultants | Travel consultants | $52k | $52k |
| Waiting staff | Waiting staff | $50k | $50k |
HR & recruitment
Salary information for HR & recruitment subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & safety | Health & safety | $68k | $68k |
| HR | HR | $94k | $94k |
| Recruitment | Recruitment | $67k | $67k |
IT
Salary information for IT subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Architects | Architects | $167k | $167k |
| Business & systems analysts | Business & systems analysts | $144k | $144k |
| Data warehousing & BI | Data warehousing & BI | $136k | $136k |
| Database | Database | $109k | $109k |
| Functional consultants | Functional consultants | $157k | $157k |
| Management | Management | $152k | $152k |
| Networking & storage | Networking & storage | $110k | $110k |
| Programming & development | Programming & development | $126k | $126k |
| Project management | Project management | $153k | $153k |
| Sales & pre-sales | Sales & pre-sales | $120k | $120k |
| Security | Security | $129k | $129k |
| Service desk | Service desk | $65k | $65k |
| Systems engineers | Systems engineers | $111k | $111k |
| Telecommunications | Telecommunications | $60k | $60k |
| Testing | Testing | $138k | $138k |
| Training | Training | $106k | $106k |
| Web design | Web design | $106k | $106k |
Legal
Salary information for legal subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| In-house counsel | In-house counsel | $103k | $103k |
| Private practice | Private practice | $85k | $85k |
| Secretarial | Secretarial | $61k | $61k |
Manufacturing and operations
Salary information for manufacturing and operations subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitters & machining | Fitters & machining | $65k | $65k |
| Machine operation | Machine operation | $53k | $53k |
| Management | Management | $90k | $90k |
| Process & assembly | Process & assembly | $49k | $49k |
| Purchasing & inventory | Purchasing & inventory | $78k | $78k |
| Quality assurance | Quality assurance | $62k | $62k |
| Storepersons & warehousing | Storepersons & warehousing | $50k | $50k |
| Supervisors & forepersons | Supervisors & forepersons | $68k | $68k |
Marketing, media & communications
Salary information marketing, media and communications subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | Advertising | $69k | $69k |
| Brand & product management | Brand & product management | $95k | $95k |
| Communications & PR | Communications & PR | $96k | $96k |
| Design | Design | $67k | $67k |
| Digital marketing | Digital marketing | $77k | $77k |
| Direct marketing | Direct marketing | $78k | $78k |
| Journalism | Journalism | $67k | $67k |
| Management | Management | $105k | $105k |
| Market research & analysis | Market research & analysis | $96k | $96k |
| Marketing assistants & coordinators | Marketing assistants & coordinators | $59k | $59k |
Office & administration
Salary information for office and administration subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | Administration | $55k | $55k |
| Data entry | Data entry | $51k | $51k |
| EA, PA & secretarial | EA, PA & secretarial | $69k | $69k |
| Office management | Office management | $64k | $64k |
| Reception | Reception | $50k | $50k |
Property
Salary information for property subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial sales & leasing | Commercial sales & leasing | $101k | $101k |
| Consultancy & valuation | Consultancy & valuation | $96k | $96k |
| Facilities & commercial property management | Facilities & commercial property management | $89k | $89k |
| Residential sales & management | Residential sales & management | $87k | $87k |
Retail
Salary information for retail subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Area managers | Area managers | $75k | $75k |
| Assistant store managers | Assistant store managers | $52k | $52k |
| Buying | Buying | $66k | $66k |
| Department managers | Department managers | $57k | $57k |
| Management | Management | $63k | $63k |
| Merchandising | Merchandising | $52k | $52k |
| Retail assistants | Retail assistants | $50k | $50k |
| Store managers | Store managers | $59k | $59k |
Sales
Salary information for sales subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Account management | Account management | $82k | $82k |
| Business development manager | Business development manager | $95k | $95k |
| Sales managers | Sales managers | $91k | $91k |
| Sales reps | Sales reps | $66k | $66k |
| Sales support | Sales support | $56k | $56k |
| Telesales | Telesales | $53k | $53k |
Trades & services
Salary information for trades & services subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Air con. & refrigeration | Air con. & refrigeration | $66k | $66k |
| Beautician | Beautician | $55k | $55k |
| Boat building | Boat building | $64k | $64k |
| Boilermakers & welders | Boilermakers & welders | $63k | $63k |
| Building & carpentry | Building & carpentry | $64k | $64k |
| Butchers & bakers | Butchers & bakers | $55k | $55k |
| Cleaning | Cleaning | $51k | $51k |
| Electrical | Electrical | $71k | $71k |
| Flooring | Flooring | $65k | $65k |
| Gardening & landscaping | Gardening & landscaping | $56k | $56k |
| Glaziers | Glaziers | $59k | $59k |
| Hairdressing | Hairdressing | $57k | $57k |
| Handy-persons | Handy-persons | $56k | $56k |
| Labourers | Labourers | $51k | $51k |
| Painting | Painting | $60k | $60k |
| Plumbing | Plumbing | $70k | $70k |
| Printing | Printing | $57k | $57k |
| Roofing | Roofing | $66k | $66k |
| Security | Security | $54k | $54k |
| Sign writers | Sign writers | $62k | $62k |
| Technicians | Technicians | $65k | $65k |
Transport & logistics
Salary information for transport & logistics subcategories:
| Category | Average salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers & couriers | Drivers & couriers | $59k | $59k |
| Freight forwarders | Freight forwarders | $54k | $54k |
| Import & export | Import & export | $62k | $62k |
| Management | Management | $93k | $93k |
| Operations | Operations | $62k | $62k |
| Supply chain & planning | Supply chain & planning | $73k | $73k |
| Warehouse & distribution | Warehouse & distribution | $51k | $51k |
Data is for full-time roles listed on Trade Me Jobs in the six months to April 2022.
