Wages in New Zealand increased to 44.20 NZD/Hour in the first quarter of 2026 from 44.08 NZD/Hour in the fourth quarter of 2025. Wages in New Zealand averaged 24.42 NZD/Hour from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 44.20 NZD/Hour in the first quarter of 2026 and a record low of 13.03 NZD/Hour in the first quarter of 1989. source: Statistics New Zealand
Wages in New Zealand is expected to be 44.30 NZD/Hour by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the New Zealand Average Hourly Wages is projected to trend around 45.91 NZD/Hour in 2027 and 46.92 NZD/Hour in 2028, according to our econometric models.