Discover the highest paying professions and salary benchmarks across the region. Make informed career decisions with real-time data.
| Rank | Job Title | Avg. Salary / year (NZD) | Income Tier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 |
Archeology Teacher Teaching / Education |
86,100 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2002 |
Architecture Teacher Teaching / Education |
86,100 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2003 |
EFL Teacher Teaching / Education |
86,100 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2004 |
Product Specialist Teaching / Education |
86,100 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2005 |
Advertising Team Leader Advertising / Graphic Design / Events |
85,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2006 |
Maintenance Manager Engineering |
85,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2007 |
Actuarial Assistant Insurance |
85,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2008 |
Legal Editor Legal |
85,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2009 |
Art Administrator Media / Broadcasting / Arts / Entertainment |
85,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2010 |
Stores and Logistics Coordinator Purchasing and Inventory |
85,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2011 |
Real Estate Administrator Real Estate |
85,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2012 |
Academic Specialist Teaching / Education |
85,700 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2013 |
Bank Operations Officer Banking |
85,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2014 |
Structural Engineer Engineering |
85,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2015 |
Environmental Engineer Environmental |
85,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2016 |
Mining Project Engineer Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining |
85,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2017 |
Product Engineer Engineering |
85,400 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2018 |
Legal Associate Legal |
85,400 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2019 |
Education Resource Specialist Teaching / Education |
85,400 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2020 |
Test Engineer Engineering |
85,100 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2021 |
Pharmaceutical Representative Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology |
85,100 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2022 |
Lab Analyst Science and Technical Services |
85,100 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2023 |
Safety Engineer Engineering |
84,900 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2024 |
Ruby Developer Information Technology |
84,900 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2025 |
Capacity Planner Business Planning |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2026 |
Broadcast Engineer Engineering |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2027 |
Controls Engineer Engineering |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2028 |
Highway Engineer Engineering |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2029 |
Advertising Account Planner Information Technology |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2030 |
Avaloq Developer Information Technology |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2031 |
Accreditation Coordinator Law Enforcement / Security / Fire |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2032 |
Assistant Yard Manager Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2033 |
Content Writer Publishing and Printing |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2034 |
Quality Control Auditor Quality Control and Compliance |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2035 |
Medical Device Sales Representative Sales Retail and Wholesale |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2036 |
Biology Teacher Teaching / Education |
84,800 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2037 |
Payroll Supervisor Accounting and Finance |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2038 |
Reconciliation and Investigation Specialist Banking |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2039 |
Development Researcher Business Planning |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2040 |
Customer Solutions Representative Customer Service and Call Center |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2041 |
Clothing and Textile Technologist Fashion and Apparel |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2042 |
Medical Policy Specialist Health and Medical |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2043 |
Legislative Liaison Legal |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2044 |
Chemical Process Technician Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2045 |
Content Copywriter Publishing and Printing |
84,600 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2046 |
Operations Engineer Factory and Manufacturing |
84,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2047 |
Data Center Technician Information Technology |
84,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2048 |
Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) Programmer Information Technology |
84,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2049 |
Information Technology Engineer Information Technology |
84,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |
2050 |
Support Analyst Information Technology |
84,500 NZD | Middle 40% | › |