2nd March 2010
The New Zealand Employers and Manufacturers Association has published pay data from its most recent survey of New Zealand businesses.
The survey covered 593 businesses and has data from 38,216 employees in 215 positions across 18 job sectors.
Basic Pay Rates for Selected Occupations
2009 Pay Compared with 2005 and 2007
Overtime and Shift Pay excluded
| Job | Average Basic Wage (NZ$) 2005 |
Average Basic Wage (NZ$) 2007 |
Average Basic Wage (NZ$) 2009 |
| Warehouse storeperson - unskilled | 27,060 | 29,450 | 31,056 |
| Warehouse storeperson - semi skilled | 29,966 | 32,177 | 35,448 |
| Receptionist | 32,967 | 34,532 | 37,902 |
| Fitter's Mate | 32,691 | 35,440 | 39,884 |
| Shop Salesperson - skilled | 33,188 | 35,448 | 39,296 |
| Caretaker /Custodian / Handyperson | 34,817 | 36,596 | 40,344 |
| Accounts Clerk | 35,339 | 38,088 | 40,452 |
| Driver - General Road Transport | 34,016 | 38,214 | 40,379 |
| Motor Mechanic - petrol | 38,589 | 40,384 | 46,985 |
| Sales Rep / Commercial Traveller | 45,590 | 47,136 | 53,259 |
| Motor Mechanic - diesel | 41,172 | 47,555 | 54,686 |
| Maintenance Fitter | 47,945 | 48,008 | 55,492 |
| Toolmaker | 48,063 | 50,677 | 57,062 |
| Staff Nurse/Registered Nurse | 50,735 | 51,500 | 57,021 |
| Secretary / PA to CEO | 46,667 | 52,270 | 55,965 |
| Human Resources/Personnel Officer | 51,276 | 55,018 | 58,843 |
| Registered Electrician | 48,620 | 55,620 | 64,259 |
| Analyst Prog /Comp Syst Engineer | 61,229 | 66,066 | 72,145 |
| Human Resources Manager | 80,036 | 87,470 | 98,509 |
| Information Systems Manager | 88,295 | 95,720 | 104,871 |
| Marketing /Bus. Dev Manager | 93,729 | 101,322 | 108,571 |
| General Manager - under 50 Employees | 99,229 | 106,171 | 119,494 |
| Financial Controller | 99,222 | 109,317 | 127,427 |
| General Manager - 50 - 199 Employees | 127,395 | 132,845 | 147,839 |
| Managing Director (50 - 199 employees) | 156,188 | 181,794 | 190,331 |