Wages in Manufacturing in New Zealand increased to 40.02 NZD/Hour in the second quarter of 2025 from 39.49 NZD/Hour in the first quarter of 2025. Wages in Manufacturing in New Zealand averaged 22.71 NZD/Hour from 1989 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 40.02 NZD/Hour in the second 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 39.83 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 40.79 NZD/Hour in 2026 and 41.69 NZD/Hour in 2027, according to our econometric models.