Wages in Manufacturing in New Zealand decreased to 40.54 NZD/Hour in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 40.65 NZD/Hour in the third quarter of 2025. Wages in Manufacturing in New Zealand averaged 22.95 NZD/Hour from 1989 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 40.65 NZD/Hour in the third quarter of 2025 and a record low of 12.44 NZD/Hour in the second quarter of 1989. source: Statistics New Zealand
Wages in Manufacturing in New Zealand is expected to be 40.20 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 in Manufacturing is projected to trend around 42.22 NZD/Hour in 2027 and 43.15 NZD/Hour in 2028, according to our econometric models.