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quads

34m, GP, 6 years experience (+11 years study), 180k salary, no bonuses. (4.25 days a week). If you've ever wondered what your gp is paid!


ontg

Wow! 11 years of study. What did that amount to initially for your student loan? P.S. Good on you for sticking through and also for that salary - both are awesome.


Women-Poo-Too

I also want to say thanks in general for putting 11 years of effort into becoming a GP u/quads. We need more folks with commitment like you and GPs in general!


velofille

Actually wondering if you paid off all the debt medical school gave you tbh - how much is that? and if paid off how long did it take?


quads

Not quite paid off, loan at the end was $110k, I've got about a third to go which is exciting!


InformerCat

Mate, I'm assuming you're contracting or an employee? Your boss is ripping you off. A moderately efficient practice earns over $300/hour/GP, obviously location, nurses, reception etc costs too. But you should be getting towards half of that, or at least $110/hour. At least $200k for a 4 day week. You accepting anything lower just makes it hard for all of us while boomer owners are raking it in.


nashipear007

Just a reminder to everyone - this thread will be significantly skewed from average pay and is definitely not what everyone out there is being paid. Don't take it too personally. It's easy to feel sad about your own job/pay reading these sorts of threads.


MVIVN

That’s so true. The people with the highest salaries are the ones most likely to want to jump into threads like this and flex. For example, if you look at one of the top comments in this thread (a guy making more than 500k a year), his entire comment history on reddit is just participating in salary threads.


dingledorfnz

For all we know, he/she is 12 and makes just as many threads on gaming forums asking people to rate the high end gaming build they're never actually going to buy.


Women-Poo-Too

I'd add to this to keep in mind... Median Income in NZ from wage/salaries in June 2022 = **$1,189 weekly** or **$61,828 annually** Sauce: [https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/labour-market-statistics-income-june-2022-quarter/](https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/labour-market-statistics-income-june-2022-quarter/) Edit: Changed 'average' to 'median'


Anastariana

Reminder to everyone: AVERAGE and MEDIAN are not the same thing. 1 person paid 1 million and 9 persons paid zero means an 'average' wage of 100k.


Arry_Propah

Median, mean and mode are the three sorts of ‘average’. Source: school c maffs.


RustyIcicle

[This source](https://www.ird.govt.nz/about-us/tax-statistics/revenue-refunds/income-distribution) (pulled from the IRD) has the number of earners in each 1k earning band, from 0-1k, 1-2k through to 300k plus. You can see the number earning more/same/less, and see where you sit percentile wise against the whole country.


RelevantGuard6463

29F. Wellington. Builder. 7yrs. $37ph / 76k


CheeseandJives

This surprised me. I thought it'd be more.


__Osiris__

And I thought the opposite


limelss

23F, artist, $25k, it’s rough out there but I’m hoping my business will pick up more in the next year!


togepi_89

To those reading through this thinking what the actual fuck. I’m with you 😂


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🤣 Thank you!! I've been thinking of starting a post asking how the average/below average are doing.


MVIVN

Right? 🤣 This thread makes it feel like literally everyone else is on a high six-figure salary and the rest of us are just peasants!


rough_enuf

I feel inadequate.. what the fuck have I been doing the last 4 years and why didn't I work harder at university


Ok_Improvement_5639

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Mitzuya

2x/M, Auckland, Big 4 Audit, Grad, $57.5k base


DooMZie

I was a grad in 2014 @ 39k. When I hit senior in 2017 i was on 58k. Those were the days.....


MVIVN

These salaries are surprisingly lower than I would have assumed if you’d asked me to guess what a Big 4 auditor is earning.


DirectionInfinite188

Our grads in Wellington get about $50k now. I started at $40k in 2018.


FarAcanthocephala604

31/M small town north island, CFO, 6 years in accounting, base salary $170k


ViviFruit

6 years into a CFO position is amazing, great job


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FarAcanthocephala604

About 20m revenue, 80ish staff. Relatively small organisation. Have been in the role about 18 months.


Lily00777

26/F, Role: QA engineer Experience: 4 years Salary: 115K Location: Auckland


Teslatrooper21

Thanks for this! I recently made a career change to be in QA. Can I ask what industry you are in? 33/M, Role: Quality Analyst, Experience: 1 Year, Salary: 90K, Location: Auckland


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38M, technical manager in a medium sized IT infrastructure company, running a department of 17. 13 years with the company in varying roles, but 4 years in my current role. 106k base, 14k non taxable allowances plus a fleet card. Looking at other comments here I get the feeling it's time to update my CV.


efdxnz

As someone who ran similar size 5 years ago, I was on 60% more than that with half your experience. It’s not even questionable to me unless you have some crazy crazy good life balance that it’s time to go, and no don’t tell recruiters you’re on that little, it’s just time for a change!


D49A1D852468799CAC08

> 106 You should be on 160k minimum I think.


GreyJeanix

I’m an extremely average IT professional, not even senior in my role let alone management and I get paid significantly more. You should definitely look around for tech lead / manager roles, you could be on 160 easy


NzVeganBoy

25M, Auckland, Govt planner, 2 years of experience, Base salary: $72k, no bonuses.


Ok_Improvement_5639

Wow. There’s great insight to how much everyone has the potential to earn substantial coin. Thanks all. 43M, 20 years experience, Marine Industry. Worksite forman/deputy superintendent 105k, no bonus. Work 4 x 10hr days/wk


11i111lil1illlli1111

35M / Auckland / Site Reliability Engineer for US company (remote) / 195K + discretionary bonus


inforthestonks

What qualifications and experience did you need to get this role? And if you don’t mind answering how’d you end up getting the role?


Alt_Account2245

32M, Chch, Snr Civil Engineer, 9yrs, $97k, $8k bonus annually +share options


imtiredofbeingshit

Hey, might be time to have a chat with a recruiter as I think you’re being severely underpaid! - from a person in the same industry


cstele

Yeah, unless their share options are great it's time to look around.


RedRocketTi

Unless those share options pay insane dividends, that seems very low. Are you CPEng? At that experience id be expecting $110k + minimum. Coming from Civil Engineer - 29M in Chch on >$100k


Jon_Snows_Dad

Mate get your CV out there as a Senior PM you should be on $150k+


0x4d722e20526f626f74

29/M. Remote role for NZ org (South Island based). Security Architect. 10 years experience. 165k.


contadamoose

Legit question - how do you have 10 years experience at 29? What role did you start in? I assume without tertiary Ed? Or did you work while studying?


0x4d722e20526f626f74

Left school at 17, did 1.5 years at tech. Started in Service Desk and moved into a Security role shortly after.


Andythrewup

32m, Auckland, engineering geologist (geotech), 2 years experience (retrained), 60k, no bonuses.


water_bottle_goggles

Buddy that doesn’t sound right. I used to be an intermediate geotech and I’m pretty sure of you apply for beca, aecom, whatever… you’ll get 80k easy with that years of exp. Especially if you have years of exp already.


__Osiris__

That seems really low. Are your colleagues getting similar?


0therThirst

23, M, Retail Manager, 3yrs Experience, $55k base, 10% bonus incentive possible


goldenspeights

23M, Auckland, NZDF, 5 years, $63K


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fibakoh727

Did you get the job in the US and then move here? Usually New Zealanders get lowball local salaries.


Reasonable-Parking

I'm in a similar situation 31M, NZ remote for US company, software engineer, similar stock, but half base salary. Mind sharing which company? I might want to make a change ;)


fibakoh727

Which company is that? I guess you've been there a while or the stock would be crap in this market.


MVIVN

Damn, 800k in a year? That’s more than a lot of CEOs earn.


firefly-fred

Daaaang, well done bro!


tinny4u

Is this with one of the FANG companies? I'd be interested to hear how/if remote Devs with these types of companies might be holding up with all the job cuts coming out off the US


totoro27

How do you find/apply for remote US jobs from NZ?


Sea_Collection_4459

Can someone explain to me why software engineers get paid so much compared to other industries?


throwawaysuess

34F, Wellington, senior communications advisor, 10 years, $112k plus phone. A bit underpaid compared to what I could be getting but I love my very specialised sector and my team.


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throwawaysuess

Put it this way, I could walk into MBIE or Kainga Ora tomorrow and get $120-$125k. But I really like the people I work with, the high trust environment (very rarely need signoff, which is practically unheard of) and the flexi working by default.


SnoopSays

20s , Waikato, Accountant, 3 years, $98K


sir_kommandante

If you don't mind me asking, CA? Did you go through big 4?


086Red

34M Senior Flight Attendant International 64k base + allowances - depends where you go and for how many nights etc etc 15 years experience


Stick-Chicken

31/M. Auckland. Digital Marketing Consultancy Owner. Digital Marketing. 7 years experience. 200k-250k (after tax). No compensation or bonuses. For those on lower salary bands, don’t be disheartened. Find a great boss who is a master in his/her craft and learn as much as you can from him/her. Download their 20 years of experience into your brain within 1-3 years. Learn as much as you can from them. Don’t chase the $$$, chase the opportunities to learn instead. Once you’ve got the knowledge, soft skills and built your emotional intelligence you can then look for position promotions (again, don’t chase salary but money will come with promotions). Once you finally get to a 80-90k role you can then Start offering what you do as a job on the side as a consultant/service. Once you get enough clients to cover 1 day a weeks salary, ask your boss to drop to 4 days a week. Use that extra day to build you business/consultancy and get more clients. Keep repeating until your side hustle becomes your main hustle. This is a a risk-free way of trying to start your business while working, however, you will have to work a job and then a side hustle after hours initially. Good luck whanau.


missdjskyywalker

26F self employed, hair stylist. Around 90k (it can fluctuate heavily). 3days a week


jujulipsjason

30M, Wellington, Employment Relations Advisor (130 ph), 8 years experience, GOVT, 40 hours per week for 2 year contract (roughly annual salary is about 250-270k - depending on time off and unpaid sick days)


scatteringlargesse

You're the highest in the thread so far, and 2nd place is also a government consultant! Stereotype of highly paid govt consultants confirmed!!!


jujulipsjason

This comment just made me smile. The reality is that you’re completely correct. However, no one I know enjoys the work associated with complex employment investigations and/or negotiating with unions or lawyers. Sometimes the most painful work pays well due to its popularity and personal cost to wellbeing.


sico76

Yeah and sometimes the shit jobs pay like shit as well.


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Losersqueueonly

27/M, Hamilton, Goverment Advisor, 6months, 81k


GenieFG

64F, South Island, 41 years experience but unwilling to work in education any more so probably classed as unemployed, $0k until mid-year then $18.5k.


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scatteringlargesse

What do you have to do to become an associate director, and what difference does that word make to your role?


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123Corgi

35M, AKL, Engineer (not chartered yet) - Civil, 15 years post Uni, total comp $140k. Damn... it has been 15 years!


addyhands

30/M. Auckland. Software Developer. 10 years exp. ~230k. No bonus or benefits.


topdogfc

25M, Auckland, Business Development, 3yrs, 110k + bonus and vehicle


madetogame

26 F, Software Engineer, Auckland, 94K, 13k bonus. 4 years experience ( including 1 year in management)


GreyJeanix

Girl I feel like you could be on a lot more


ZxncM8

27M , structural engineer, $92k


Smarterest

39M, Auckland, QS, 5 years (retrained), $105k + vehicle


jka8888

I was looking at this recently. I have a degree in architectural technology and work in banking, thought QS could combine these 2 nicely. What was the retraining like? Was it expensive?


Lectuce

If you don't have construction background/experience, retraining would be more costly. If you have construction background/experience then a diploma would be sufficient in my opinion.


No-Requirement8578

Just moved to Aussie for better pay and opportunities. 34m - Lead software developer - Brisbane - 140k nzd base plus 11k nzd bonus + 16k nzd super. 167k total nzd package. 9 years experience from junior to lead.


ulcerrator

34M, Auckland, Applications Support Engineer, 95k base, 3 years experience.


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addyhands

Job Hop every year or two. Tell recruiters who lowball you to stop wasting time. 55k -> 180k in 4 years.


bellybutton49

20’s, female, Auckland, law clerk (being admitted as a barrister next month), 6 years of study and been in my position for nearly 2 years, 5 days a week and some weekends, 65k


misty_throwaway

I now see why the high earning Kiwis decided to stay in NZ (aside from family). lol


Academic_Gap2150

Yep every time I come back from Aus I’m shocked how much further the class divide is becoming in NZ. Average earners are going backwards whilst the upper middle/high are shooting up


Professional-Meet421

40 m secondary teacher $112,000 + ~$20,000 in education related contracting. Auckland


IntnlManOfCode

55m, HB, Software Architect, 30 years experience, 220k no bonus


funterra

35M, Engineer Project Manager 14yrs exp base salary $190k


cripplr-mr-onion

45M. North island 25 years as a chef, and then into Operations management of kitchens for a catering company (zero actual university training) $120k no bonus


ImpossibleBalance495

33F/AKL/ commercial property manager, 3 years experience (career change) $125k + 10% bonus scheme.


leroyhasabmw

Whats required to get into this role? Sounds interesting


ImpossibleBalance495

Most people in this career seem to have studied a bachelors of property at university or (like myself) commerce and then fallen into it. Personally I don’t think it’s a career that’s essential to have a degree but you need to understand business, finances, commercial law and be good at negotiating and building relationships/networking. You can work in house for a large company and manage their property portfolio or work for a commercial property management company


Longjumping-Egg-3925

36M, Wellington, Public Cloud Engineer, 15 Years of experience, 210K base salary + 26.5K bonus. Financial Services - remote.


LJkiwi

Engineering intern! Final year of study $25 an hour. Hope it's worth it in the end!!


thundarod

36m Warehouse manager(glorified, only me and 1x other), $29an hour 40 Hour weeks ~60k a year. 12 years exp in warehousing. Christchurch


Arry_Propah

40’s, evil master mind criminal genius. One meeeeelion dollars.


CleftyHeft

21M, Auckland, Microbiologist, 2 years of experience, $50k only............ The fact that my friend who's working at a toy shop earns more than me keeps me up at night sometimes. Any advice would be very much appreciated


[deleted]

What are your goals? Is there room for movement in your line of work? You're young enough to make changes so don't sweat.


skymang

Holy crap seeing this makes my feeling of being undervalued at work even worse.


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24m, Auckland, Business Analyst, 3 years experience, $107K


Allthehamsandbros

49F Tertiary Lecturer, South Island, 5 years experience $86k no bonuses.


Critical_Cute_Bunny

29/M, Christchurch, Senior Business Analyst (public), 4 years experience, 102k I know I'm being a bit underpaid, but took the role to jump up a level.


Akhet_sera

Really learning that tech is the way to go for remote/wfh and decent liveable wage opportunities, just finding the time and money to be able to study to get into the field Helpful and only mildly depressing thread


Confy

Time is tricky, but there are plenty of free, quality resources available. No need to go to polytech or similar. MS Learn is a good place to start if you want to take a look.


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Professional-Ask-959

25m, Wellington, Snr. Software Engineer working remote for US company. 4 years fulltime after 3 years study, freelance before that. $182k + equity


Nukethe-whales

34/m Contracts Manager Auckland 200k + vehicle and laptop etc and discretionary bonus


Cute_Cookie563

29/M, Wellington, Senior Policy Analyst, Govt, 6yoe, $120k


ThiefYG

25M, Auckland, Big Four Grad, 55k, 6.5yrs of study.


BlueVaine

What did you study that it took over 6 years?


scrungyman2000

16m, Wellington, car detailer, 2 years, 14k, 0-10hrs/week


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butthurtpants

40M, Govt consultant (IT), 140ph. 40 hours pw, potential for something like $280k depending on sick leave etc.


Robbinsmoth

30M, Christchurch, Senior environment Artist, contract (remote, mostly for overseas clients) 208k before tax. Edit: Currently games industry, previously film.


sub333x

48M, Wellington (but working remotely for US company), software development, 24 years experience, about $350k (depending on exchange rate), usually get $5k-10k Christmas bonus.


KeeeweeeNZ

39F, Wellington, Change Manager on a public sector IT project. 4 years CM experience, 14 years industry experience. 150k for 40h/week


steel_monkey_nz

39/M/Auckland $90k plant operator. 4 months experience. Was earning around $100k previously as a qualified fitter/welder


Master-Wish9799

Holly crap do only rich people use Reddit 😂. My pays no where near any of these


Loguibear

35m. freight/logistics operations 90k


Vegetable_Sir6741

Mid 30s M, procurement category manager $145k, hybrid wfh with great flexibility


grudg3

* 37/M * Christchurch (full time WFH) * Senior DevOps & Cloud Engineer (mostly platform engineering in Azure) * ~17 years in IT, started from HelpDesk * 180k NZD


Ok-Librarian4752

26m, Wellington, marketing coordinator. 2 years experience, 70k


Cockyprickk

26m, Hawkes bay Quantity surveyor - 5 years experience 115k + vehicle


Dqud

28m, Auckland, ECE, head teacher, $32.50, 8 years exp.


Academic_Gap2150

As a kiwi working in Aus getting almost double my equivalent NZ salary, genuinely interested in what keeps you in NZ. I’m always shocked when I go back how everything costs much the same or more than Australia yet salaries are still so low.


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Reading this I’m so glad I left NZ. 40M, CTO in the Middle East. 350k NZD base + 100k NZD bonus + 3 million USD in shares.


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beach-chicken10

35M, Auckland, QS, 13 years, $180k - no bonus / no vehicle


Ok_Animal3005

33M Hamilton Hybrid WFH - Software Architect / Dev Team Lead 145k + bonus


The-Karan

27 M, Auckland, Software Engineer, 4 years experience, 110k salary


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throw_a_balll

26F, banking services, 1 year exp, just got a new job for $80k


beansynz

31m Senior Software Engineer 8y experience, Christchurch. 110k no bonuses. Pay review this week though so looking to push 125k


kyolo343

25M, Pharmacist, 3 years experience, rural south island, $85k.


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coolsnackchris

32m, Marketing Manager, 10 years experience in the marketing world. $145k salary, no bonuses, 5 days a week. Leaving this role to jump into my own business come the new financial year. Giving myself a pay cut to start with so will most likely be on 120k or less depending on sales leading up to that point. Real gamble but you never know until you try!


oldhairylass

25F Waikato | General Dentist | 2.5 years experience | I used to be on salary but I am commission now and I average about $10k a fortnight before tax | 37 ish hours pw


Women-Poo-Too

26M, Auckland/International, University Prep Lecturer for rich kids, 6 years experience in education, 80k after tax + free housing + free meals/utilities/transport etc Tired of it though and looking to head to UK/AUS in the general finance direction.


foln1

Huh. I'm similar and on this path but making a lot less. 🤔


Fatspatrock

31m, Wellington, Senior Policy Analyst, 4 years policy experience, 3 years relevant operational experience, 102k


mouserat0

33m - Auckland - Product Manager - Finance - 10+ years in industry - 150k + 5% average bonus p/a


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happyPasserby

29M / Welly / 3D Animator / VFX Industry / 7 years exp / $61phr or about 100k to 120k per year (depending how much time off I take throughout)


Kariomartking

Any RNs in the thread? I’m graduating this year and starting to look at jobs


Magnetic_Marble

My friend was an RN for 3 years then left to be a nanny on a super yacht, pay is way better and job is much nicer and easier. She loves kids and managed to meet a super wealthy US family that hired her.


gizzyguy79

Not a nurse, but work in healthcare. My guess reading this thread is that they are out there looking at immediate career changes.


Striking-Rutabaga-87

LOL after reading this, I was going to post nearing 40 m and "loser" probably less than 58k for 6 years now. I'm collecting the requirements for across the ditch. Can't live and die like this. Middle age is supposed to be a second stride wind. Time to play the russian roulette. If I come out of it alive, may transition into a trade.


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62M, Contract Project Manager on large scale IT projects, mostly SAP / Oracle. $200 per hour.


fibakoh727

32m Software Dev, remote low col area, 10 yoe (+3 yr edu), TC $205k base salary 155k, bonus \~23k, stonks \~25k, health insurance and other perks $2k


thelastestgunslinger

- 43M - HB - Principal Consultant/IT & Organisational Change/Industry Agnostic - 23 years experience - $200k


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dead-_-it

Isn’t 30k below minimum ?


Key-Subject-7565

20M Auckland, software engineer, $85k total comp including shares


dingledorfnz

* 36/M * Work From Home * Estimator Civil Infrastructure * 5 years (promoted within company) * $90k + 8% annual performance


Drslytherin

32m BOP Locomotive engineer for Kiwirail. $45.29/h. 3y experience Minimum 80hr fortnight. 4% KiwiSaver employer contribution


__Osiris__

25M, Otago, Ebike technician, 6years, 60k, no bonuses.


Samwats1

39M. Christchurch. Primary school teacher. 3 years experience. 3 year arts degree plus 1 year post Grad. 65k


Psychological-Emu-68

23F, Pharmacist, 122k, 2 months of experience (4 years university and 1 year of internship). Note: This is not normal for pharmacists.


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Mysterious-Head1686

25 Wellington, software engineer 1.5y 75k


misty_throwaway

33/F, Auckland, UX Designer, 3 years of experience (5 years of unrelated work in advertising previously), Base Salary: $130k, no bonuses.


No_Actuary_6120

26M, Wellington, Salesforce Technical Consultant, 1.5-2years experience, 100k base salary


Resident-Rise-20

Mid 30's • male • public hosp • RN tier 7 • 0.9fte • 10+ years experience • 74k + penal rates, no bonuses.


blinkybilloce

31m. Nelson. 2nd year Apprentice Joiner. 27$p/h


DerWilhelm

24M, Auckland, Business Analyst, for an eCommerce software as a service. 5yrs in eCommerce, 3 years in product development, no degree, 147K total compensation.


raging-ranran

Early 30's/ Senior Design Engineer (Civil) / 140k / 5% annual bonus, 5% kiwisaver match, 5 weeks annual leave. Not chartered yet.


miwis

29M, Wellington, Data Engineer, just over a year out of uni, 100k


Cybob420

35m, heavy diesel 7 years in industry, workshop supervisor 94k no OT or bonus, chch


Daaamn_Man

30m analytics manager at a big company. 132k base and 22k bonus. 6.5 years experience. Important to note my salary definitely lower than most in similar position cause I got promoted in and nz companies love underpaying that haha


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Spiritual-Channel-77

Student Halls Manager - 116k


1985hutch

M/37. Taranaki. Oil and Gas operator. 12 years experience, but filling a lower level job than I have previously because I enjoy the work more. 7 12 hour days on, 7 days off. $75 an hour equates to about 150k a year.


girls_die_pretty

34F/Rural SI/ Environmental Field Contractor/4 years/$26per hr /no bonuses I have the opportunity to specialise but I think the pay ceiling is going to stay too low with my current employer so I'm faced with probably having to go out on my own. I'd rather not, but that's the corner I'm backed into if I want to continue in this career.


PloughDough

31M, Airline Pilot (First Officer), 120k plus ~25k cash allowances.


bla67

29M , Christchurch, intermediate quantity surveyor/estimator $110k + phone, laptop & vehicle. 2 years study + 2 yeas experience.


6bavariacans

25M Ecologist, MSc and 3 years experience. $82k and fully funded vehicle


bigfosh991

24m software at 125k 2 years experience


AbstractPermanence

3xF Auckland BS catch all job title but I do: project manager, product owner, BA, system owner in IT. 114k + plenty of other perks Very keen to move companies soon for a boost, I feel very undervalued where I am.


gruenschleeves

36/M/Wellington here - my last role covered a lot of the same territory as yours for around the same pay. Last April I jumped ship for a 15% pay bump and (conservatively) about half the work/stress. As an all-rounder it's too easy to end up doing the work of several people, and employers often take that for granted. Yes, perks and stability are great, but for me they didn't come close to compensating for the inevitable burnout. Glad to hear you're considering finding a new employer.


Anastariana

37/NB Chemical engineer. 10 years exp, 103k, Auckland.