Salaries and starting work
Understanding the salary ranges of the roles you are applying for helps you answer interview questions about your expectations and when negotiating job offers.
Researching salaries
Here’s a list of resources to help you research market salaries in New Zealand for your role or industry.
- Careers New Zealand - Jobs database
Search the database to view expected pay ranges for a wide range of jobs. - Hays Salary Guide
Hays is an international recruitment agency and produces an annual salary guide for positions across New Zealand and Australia. - Trade Me - Salary guide
Salary data based on full-time roles listed on Trade Me Jobs. - PayScale - New Zealand Salary Survey
Salary data for New Zealand from the American website PayScale. - Robert Half - Salary Guide
Provides an overview of salaries in New Zealand for finance, accounting and technology roles. - Absolute IT - Industry reports
Regular reports about the salaries in the IT industry across New Zealand.