New Zealand

New Zealand — By industry

Mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section, in 2021 PPP dollars. Gross earnings of employees, not take-home pay.

$4,064

+$462 (+12.8%)

As of 2022 | 2021 PPP $ per month

Latest
$4,064 2022
Previous year
$3,602 2021
Min
$2,388 2009
Max
$4,064 2022
YearBy industry
2022$4,064
2021$3,602
2020$3,412
2019$3,268
2017$3,012
2016$2,926
2015$2,772
2014$2,761
2010$2,470
2009$2,388
#IndustryBy industryChangeYear
1Financial and insurance activities$6,758+$747 (+12.4%)2022
2Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning$6,568+$474 (+7.8%)2022
3Mining and quarrying$6,419+$588 (+10.1%)2022
4Information and communication$6,391+$734 (+13.0%)2022
5Public administration and defence$5,258+$494 (+10.4%)2022
6Professional, scientific and technical$5,252+$545 (+11.6%)2022
7Real estate activities$4,573+$540 (+13.4%)2022
8Extraterritorial organisations$4,471+$432 (+10.7%)2022
9Transportation and storage$4,424+$571 (+14.8%)2022
10Manufacturing$4,295+$449 (+11.7%)2022
11Water supply and waste management$4,295+$481 (+12.6%)2022
12Construction$4,254+$491 (+13.1%)2022
13All activities$4,064+$462 (+12.8%)2022
14Human health and social work$4,064+$494 (+13.8%)2022
15Education$3,630+$317 (+9.6%)2022
16Wholesale and retail trade$3,440+$345 (+11.1%)2022
17Arts, entertainment and recreation$3,352+$372 (+12.5%)2022
18Administrative and support services$3,250+$463 (+16.6%)2022
19Agriculture, forestry and fishing$3,196+$364 (+12.9%)2022
20Other service activities$2,985+$372 (+14.2%)2022
21Accommodation and food service$2,110+$261 (+14.1%)2022
22Households as employers$1,615+$209 (+14.8%)2022

What earnings by industry are

Average monthly earnings by economic activity (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB) split employees across ISIC Rev. 4 sections, in 2021 PPP dollars. For New Zealand, all activities: $4,064 in 2022.

Industry gaps reflect mix, hours and who is counted as an employee, not only pay scales. From 2009 to 2022 (10 years) for this series: latest $4,064 (2022), previous year $3,602 (2021); low $2,388 (2009), high $4,064 (2022).

Source: ILOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (International Labour Organization) (terms).

Reading this series

This series splits mean monthly employee earnings by economic activity, using ISIC Rev. 4 sections. It is ILOSTAT indicator EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB, both sexes, annual, in 2021 PPP dollars. Values are gross employee pay, not take-home pay, and cover employees only. On a country desk the page shows that economy’s own sections; on the all-countries page each industry’s reading is the median of the published national means for that year, which is a comparison device and not an official world figure.

Earnings differ between industries because of hours, qualifications, bargaining coverage and the mix of occupations, not only pay rates. Small sections can rest on small samples and move sharply. The chart and table follow one section over time; the range buttons shorten the window. National definitions of an industry and of an employee vary, so treat cross-country gaps as indicative. The ILO revises series, so values can change at the next rebuild. Read the year labels; sections do not all update together.

About this desk

This desk shows ILOSTAT mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section for New Zealand, where published. The all-countries industry chart instead takes the median of published national section means in each year. That comparison summary is not an official world series.

Country industry values are ILOSTAT national means in 2021 PPP dollars. They are gross employee earnings before tax, not take-home pay; coverage varies.

Chart and Table show the same observations. Range buttons change only the displayed years; use Country to switch desks. Each page names its source and licence.