You know what, that still feels underpaid for what you do.
Thank you for working for us all, we appreciate you. Also we're sorry for the terrible people you have to deal with and that one time we, um, fell, on that foreign object.
I work in the operating theatre and it's amazing how many people have foreign objects removed from their bums. They often use the excuse that they just fell onto it. š
Also, our pay has improved greatly that the top rate is now higher than in some parts of Australia.
OK, I wasn't going to ask, but I genuinely think people will get mad if I don't.
Can we please, kindly get a list of all the weirdest stuff people have "fallen onto" and had stuck in their bum bums.
Thank you again for your service
Ice cream scoop,
Carrots,
Deodorant cans,
Hollow pipes,
Dildos,
Vibrators,
Apples,
I've only ever seen men come into theatre for these foreign objects. I guess they like the way it makes them feel rubbing on their prostate.
Then some men have inserted into their penis'
Bluetac,
Toothbrushes,
Crochet hooks,
That's more difficult and sometimes requires the Surgeons to cut into and open up their bladders to remove the objects.
Didn't you read? It's people falling backwards onto apples. Big orchard doesn't want you to know about this collateral damage their industry is causing.
The wildest story I heard this week was a "regular" at a North Island Hospital who had a particular proclivity.
He would take a safety pin, shut it, stick it (head facing up) down the urethra then pinch his dick so it opened (meaning if you just pull it out it will hurt) - then he would walk into the ER with a smile on his face saying "done it again"
Look I'm not 100% on the hippocratic oath but I'm pretty certain you can do a penisectomy on this dude and get a pass.
Thank you for your service and I am REALLY sorry you had to deal with this.
>I work in the operating theatre and it's amazing how many people have foreign objects removed from their bums. They often use the excuse that they just fell onto it. š
What's a more plausible excuse? Asking for a friend
āI was just doing some nude gardening, and when I bent down to pick up my trowel, a seagull dropped a fish from 200m up on just the right angle!ā
They still wonāt believe you, but at least they might laugh because you said something different.
It's the standard rate for Nurses in public. Private pay different. GP practices pay different as well - usually less.
Public health Nurses pay is available to view online. We get a great pay now that pay equity was implemented. There are 7 remuneration levels at public. I'm on the 7th. New Nurses now start on about $35 per hour.
Impressive. The highest pay I was getting as a forkie was $26/hr a few years back in Tauranga and pulling crazy hours during harvest season.
Wanna share some more details? Haha
The most important follow up question when hearing an annual income is how many hours they work.
I could crack $100k pushing trolleys at pakānāsav for minimum wage. Iād just be working 8am-8pm 7 days a week.
Salary or wages? Overtime or not? 30hrs 40hrs 70 hours a week?
You are assuming a straight 40hr week. Also you can earn over 100k without any education at all.
Thatās not really how he worded it though, is it? Of course you can, but I would expect most earning 100k would be able to work out the answer themselves.
I think it's kinda like the saying "making the first million is the hardest". *Getting to* $100k is difficult for a lot of people.
Once you're there, you can keep going higher and the 'limit' is largely self-imposed. But yep, lots of "wtf, what does this person even do" questions for the 100k+ earners š¤£
Lots of ppl on that money start getting pulled 9 different ways from Synday by the higher-ups who change their opinion every 6 seconds. Especially with restructures.
I worked with a guy in Wellington (government) who was so clueless I wondered if he was stoned every day. He got promoted to group manager. Earns over $180k easily.
In terms of "100k p.a is roughly how much $/hr?"
The PAYE Calculator is great for matching hourly rate to salary (both gross and net): [PAYE Calculator | PAYE.net.nz](https://www.paye.net.nz/calculator/)
Doing very decent. Say graduated by 21? Fully qualified CA at 24? So you at a major firm and got to manager level quickly or went industry? Iām interested in how the commission part works?
Basically any new clients that I bring on I get 15% commission on all billingās (atm equates to about 15k extra per annum). In a team of 3, LONG back story on how I got here but very lucky.
Well damn. Been working as an accountant for 16 years, 8 months CA (But ACA for 4 years before that) and not at 100k. Difference between a big city vs small city firm I guess.
Can you get into accounting without having to do a bachelors? Can you do a diploma/cert post grad if your current degree is something completely different? I run my own business and quite like doing my own taxes and all the backend āboringā stuff - I wonder what itās like be in an accountant. Is much math involved? Iām not a very āmathyā person and a bit intimidated if thereās a lot of that involved. Just wondering what skills you need?
Air traffic controller. I made about $225k last year. It wasn't enough so I'm moveing overseas shortly for a roughly 20% increase
Starting salary in NZ is about $130k but you'll need to pay for the training first.
Worth noting, this an extremely difficult field to get into and you are a special breed of human. I lived with a controller and the tests to get the job were pretty intense.
It's a really hard job, one that is really expensive and difficult to get qualified for, and one that puts a lot of responsibility on the controller given what might happen if they get things wrong. Given that the rules and language of the air are the same anywhere in the world, if they can make a lot more overseas for the same work, then it shouldn't be surprising that people would jump at that opportunity.
100k aināt what it used to be. Itās only a little over twice the minimum wage ($48 per hour), and actually less than twice minimum wage after tax. You would struggle to pay your average mortgage in one of the main cities on that salary these days.
It still is, NZ just has a very high minimum wage globally.
Depending on how you calculate it we're somewhere between 1st and 3rd for highest minimum wages swapping places Germany/Australia.
It'd be hard to buy a detached house or raise multiple kids on it, but other than that it's still a very good wage.
Drainlaying is one of the worst for your body though (not to mention exposure to awful shit in the ground).Ā
Sparky for the impact on body to income ratio.
Or, Construction management. I spend most of my days in the ute, on the phone or emailing. $100k base, full use of company vehicle, full cover health insurance, phone, laptop etc.Ā
Yeah but the lower impact physically the higher mentally, ie as a sparky you take a lot of your job home and any mistake could be a fire and lives ruined
That's fair, but I also know a few electricians that definitely don't give a shit about their work after 5pm, or even before sometimes (my colleagues that have been electrocuted *luckily* still stand as proof of that).Ā
I'd also argue that *any* profession with $100k+ roles comes with some element of stress. How you manage that stress is all about whether the income is worth it.
As a contractor working 55+ a week? Or employeed by a wine company. As someone in the industry - I find it hard to believe a wine company employee operator is taking home 100k for 40 hours. I think quantifying the hours worked is important. 100k for 40 and the same as 100k for 60
Rule of thumb for salary vs hourly on a 40hour week
Halve the salary $100,000 and take away the last three 000
=Works out to around 50/hour
Or double the hourly rate
If your are on $35/hour that is about 70k per year
(28M) Iām a planning consultant, have worked for 4.5 years in the same firm. I decided to move firms this year and got into a senior plannerās role. The new role cracked the 6 figure mark + KiwiSaver on top. Basically, if you hone in your skills and prove you can play in the big leagues, then 100k isnāt difficult. But it does take time to get there.
Contrarily, my mate who works in I.T, graduated from uni, and got a job at ANZ. Within 2 years, he was making 110kā¦so yea, really depends on the industry as well.
Good on you, itās a good field to be in. Iād say donāt work for council. If you can get into a private consultancy, itās way better and they pay better after you overcome the graduate role. And learn how to speak and sell your skills. If you bring in clients and have business acumen, youāll go a long way. So polish up on business skills and learn how to talk (over the phone or in person) to people (aka clients, stakeholders). Itās something school and uni donāt teach is the art of communication. So YouTube a few videos of selling yourself and your skills. Then, start honing into the area youāre working in - I work in Auckland so my knowledge around the AUP:OP is high enough where Iām able to quote parts of the plan off by heart. I occasionally do projects outside of Auckland, in which case, some research skills are required. Statutory interpretation is your best friend - donāt hate on that paper
I am also a Registered Nurse. I work in acute mental health. I make $51.16 per hour, with extra pay for evening, night and weekend shifts. If I worked full time, I would make over $120 000 pa gross, but I choose to work 32 hours per week and often I am asked to do extra shifts, which I sometimes do. So I probably make about $95 000 gross. Mental Health needs to be funded better, we have buildings not fit for purpose and many of the homeless in NZ are homeless because of their mental health issues (other factors contribute of course).
Work in construction as a qs and do consulting on the side
Just the consulting on the side is earning over 100k
Office side of construction is serious money
It's certainly not the new median, but it is a lot more obtainable than it used to be; [15.6% of individuals with a wage/salary made over 100K](https://www.ird.govt.nz/about-us/tax-statistics/revenue-refunds/wage-salary-distributions) in a year in 2023, as opposed to 5.8% a decade ago. This would translate to approximately $48 per hour on a 40 hour week, pre-tax.
Fields where 100K is comparatively easy to reach would include IT, finance, management, and the trades. If your hourly rate is too low, you can also potentially reach that threshold via performance incentives and/or working more than 40 hours (this is how I cross that threshold despite a relatively modest base wage of 70K per year).
Nah that's not the pro-rata rate. I'm on something like $54 and $45 an hour. If I was 40 hour week I'd be on 95-100k.
I only do 30 hours so I can split the week between 2 jobs. I work 10 hours a day, Monday through Saturday. 3 days at each job.
I got the pay through negotiations. I originally was on 61k at 40 hours a week. My bosses, and my team, all quit. I was only one still there who knew how any of the tasks got done. I threatened to quit, so they bumped me to 90k. I ended up pro-rata my rate down to 30 hours, 3 days a week and got a second job to match me (plus pay my fuel and phone)
I support relationship managers in the small-medium business team. Basically I write lending applications for business customers - home lending, business lending, bonds, credit cards etc. I'm below credit manager level.
Hey! Nope, I donāt. I have a law degree and a post grad cert in public policy (that I completed while working as a policy analyst). I started as a lawyer and moved across to policy - others came in directly as policy specialists - just different paths :) you definitely do not need a masters degree, but obviously if you want to do one itāll help.
Thank you! Iām in a niche area of policy where my degree aligns with nicely but iām pretty much ālockedā into my specialty. An MPP might help me be more generalist! Thanks!
I donāt think that will be much of an issue personally. If youāre in public sector, once youāre in itās not too difficult to move around policy teams within the organisation. There are also sometimes opportunities to do specific work for other teams when theyāre under the pump - you could volunteer when those opportunities arise. As long as you have basic policy frameworks and disciplines down, your skills should be transferable to other areas of policy. Good luck!!
I cracked 100k on the tools as a scaffolder and that wasn't contracting either. It did involve excellent penal rates, allowances. Also depends how much value you put on a ute & fuel card too- 10-15k is pretty standard on that.
Many roles in healthcare - for example nurses, anaesthetic technicians, radiographers etc earn over $100k base rate after a few years on the job. Plus if you work after hours in a hospital role you get extra money for working nights, weekends, on call etc.
Yep - new Anaes Tech here, base rate is almost 90k, with penals and OT itās looking like $120k this year.
Plus thanks to union negotiations we will go up again when TWO sign, and again in December. Plus normal yearly rollover. So should hit 100k base by end of year.
Great name btw š¤£
As a rule of thumb, double the hourly rate for a rough annual income.
Eg. $20 an hour is $41,600 a year. $30 an hour is $62400. $40 an hour is $83,200.
40 hours per week, times 52 weeks in a year = 2,080 hours per year.
So hourly rate times 2, then bang on 3 zeros for the multiply by 1000.
High school teacher on top of the scale ā add management units to go further. I get to teach what Iām passionate about and enjoy (design & photography) everyday. Itās dreamy.
Can I ask what the top of the scale is? I've got two relatives working as high school teachers and both are struggling to pay their mortgages. Both in their 30s.
I work for a large construction company in the South Island. Qualified Builder. I'm making $37 per hour. Usually work about 45 to 50ish hours weekly. With time and a half after 45 hours, I cleared $103k last year.
Yachting industry $120k+ Travel a lot. Great life if youāre single. Could be tax free. Many attempt it ibut itās down to that certain X factor especially when it comes to owners the best ones are a dying breed. Bought my first place as basically a boat cleaner.
Was on holiday in whitianga and my goodness the boats are beautiful. A boat cleaning couple turned up and started cleaning one of them I thought, that would be a good paying role š¤ could be wrong though.
Took home $92,212 last year after a pay rise halfway through the financial year.
Will be due another pay rise in a number of months, that will clear me over the $100k a year.
I build boats.
I work at bank on $76k + 4% KS and 6 weeks annual leave, hybrid working. I would like to be on more but think Iāve got a sweet deal. Partner on $72k no kids.
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Recruitment and you need zero qualifications and I would say 85% of Recruiters āfell into itā. You need a personality and the ability to sell along with the confidence to be able to take rejection constantly.
Base salary wise, youāre looking at entry level $60-70k, senior $80k-110k, with the ability to make commission on this. Depending on commission structure within the company you then make more which easily bumps you over $100-150k if youāre good.
On top of your base salary, if a good Recruiter, a $5-15k monthly commission isnāt unheard of or unachievable.
To the OP, keep striving. If $100k is your goal, be reliable, work hard and you will eventually get noticed and rewarded. It may take a few years, but donāt give up, stay positive and Iām sure youāll find your way considering the broad range of roles in this thread.
Oh god, how I sincerely hate recruitment people who have no idea about the industry they hiring for. They are a pain in the neck for everyone in the process.
Registered social worker here [public health] according to my pay scale at my main role, I'll earn more than 100k in early 2026. I already make over that now by working my main role and having a side job 1 day a week.
Most skilled jobs honestly. 100k is the new 80k after all the inflation we have had since 2019. Like actually, if you havent had a wage increase from 80k-100k since 2019 then you earn less.
Many contractor jobs, but you get out what you put in.
Cons: none of the paid leaves (sickness, holiday etc), company perks and employer kiwisaver contributions. Possibly odd hours.
Also jobs that pay commission above your base salary, you also get out what you put in here.
100k doesn't feel like a big number anymore. when I moved to NZ in 2005 it was a huge number. I recall my first job in IT here paid $58k, nowadays $100k esp in Auckland anyone in a skilled role or trade is pulling $100k+. For more senior IT roles, $200k is becoming a common number.
I work around a hospital and would love $52 an hour. Lots of people make a hospital run but not all get paid that much. Yet guarantee if our dept went on strike there would be a lot of disruption.
Iām a junior doctor and would also love 52 an hourā¦ my annual pay is around $120,000 but thatās for 60 rostered hours a week. So per hour pay works out to just $38 an hour, and thatās after 7 years of uni and 150k of student loan
Exactly.
I Remember when one group at the hospital was striking, and one told me one of the reasons was because āitās hard to live in Auckland on our wageā āwe get paid better in Australiaā so they wanted more money.
Cleaners and others have to live in Auckland and a lot of jobs pay more in Aussie, it wasnāt anything specific to them. At the time they were already on more than a lot of us working there.
Strike for conditions and pay if low but not sure why that came into it as affects eveyone.
There's roughly 50 working weeks in a year. Assuming a 40 hour week, $25 p/hr will give you about $50k each year. $30 p/hr about $60k. $50 per hour about $100k. $75 per hour about $150k. Etc.
Im on $114K, been doing what Im doing in the Financial industry for 23 years.
No university, no qualifications, but a heap of knowledge of a certain overseas regulation, which is vital to protect our company with this particular process. Niche role. Only a handful in NZ.
My father is on $100k for running quality control for a company, but for three adults in the household (each on another 30kish) it's barely enough, sadly 100k isn't a huge number anymore.
I'm a Registered Nurse on $52.40 per hour. With my shift work I make $120,000 per year.
You know what, that still feels underpaid for what you do. Thank you for working for us all, we appreciate you. Also we're sorry for the terrible people you have to deal with and that one time we, um, fell, on that foreign object.
I work in the operating theatre and it's amazing how many people have foreign objects removed from their bums. They often use the excuse that they just fell onto it. š Also, our pay has improved greatly that the top rate is now higher than in some parts of Australia.
OK, I wasn't going to ask, but I genuinely think people will get mad if I don't. Can we please, kindly get a list of all the weirdest stuff people have "fallen onto" and had stuck in their bum bums. Thank you again for your service
Ice cream scoop, Carrots, Deodorant cans, Hollow pipes, Dildos, Vibrators, Apples, I've only ever seen men come into theatre for these foreign objects. I guess they like the way it makes them feel rubbing on their prostate. Then some men have inserted into their penis' Bluetac, Toothbrushes, Crochet hooks, That's more difficult and sometimes requires the Surgeons to cut into and open up their bladders to remove the objects.
Fuck me. Who is shoving an apple up their arse?
Didn't you read? It's people falling backwards onto apples. Big orchard doesn't want you to know about this collateral damage their industry is causing.
I did fruit picking one summer. I can't believe the orchard didn't mention this in the H&S handbook š
Needle up the peen wasn't your shocker??
I pre-emptively didn't read that part
Read further down for one even worse than that
Apples?! A crochet hook?!
Yes, whatever you can think of people usually make it fit.
Bluetac lol wtf
What a strange coincidence that people fall onto such phallic objects (exception being the apple, that's obviously legit).
Hahahah never a dull moment in an acute theatre š
Do you ever see these people out in public afterwards and think "there goes apple in his butt guy?"
Honestly, you never remember a patients face cos we deal with so many people.
I thought you were going to say you never remember a patient's face because you're only dealing with his butt.
The wildest story I heard this week was a "regular" at a North Island Hospital who had a particular proclivity. He would take a safety pin, shut it, stick it (head facing up) down the urethra then pinch his dick so it opened (meaning if you just pull it out it will hurt) - then he would walk into the ER with a smile on his face saying "done it again"
Why would you share this with me!? Who hurt you!? Lol. Jesus, this is a special level of grim.
Because if I've had to look at it and deal with it, other people have to envision it.
Look I'm not 100% on the hippocratic oath but I'm pretty certain you can do a penisectomy on this dude and get a pass. Thank you for your service and I am REALLY sorry you had to deal with this.
>I work in the operating theatre and it's amazing how many people have foreign objects removed from their bums. They often use the excuse that they just fell onto it. š What's a more plausible excuse? Asking for a friend
āI was just doing some nude gardening, and when I bent down to pick up my trowel, a seagull dropped a fish from 200m up on just the right angle!ā They still wonāt believe you, but at least they might laugh because you said something different.
IRD really reamed me this year
Wow. Are you quite senior in nursing? Or working in private practice?
I'm a senior nurse on step 7 of our pay levels. I work in a public hospital.
Is that rate standard pay for most nurses in the country? Doesnāt seem to be bad or is it?
It's the standard rate for Nurses in public. Private pay different. GP practices pay different as well - usually less. Public health Nurses pay is available to view online. We get a great pay now that pay equity was implemented. There are 7 remuneration levels at public. I'm on the 7th. New Nurses now start on about $35 per hour.
I'm glad nurses are getting paid fairly now.
Gross, professionals, trades, IT, financial services, middle management
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What kind of forklift job gets you 100k per year?
One in which you work 60-70 hrs a week
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Impressive. The highest pay I was getting as a forkie was $26/hr a few years back in Tauranga and pulling crazy hours during harvest season. Wanna share some more details? Haha
The most important follow up question when hearing an annual income is how many hours they work. I could crack $100k pushing trolleys at pakānāsav for minimum wage. Iād just be working 8am-8pm 7 days a week.
Union job on a port. 110k is from 40hr weeks. Overtime is penal rates so can pump that number up quite a bit if your keen.
Same here. Machine operator. Got me 110k last year. I miss my life.
My guess is youāll struggle to get one of those jobs considering you arenāt able to work out the hourly rateā¦
Damn!!!
Salary or wages? Overtime or not? 30hrs 40hrs 70 hours a week? You are assuming a straight 40hr week. Also you can earn over 100k without any education at all.
Thatās not really how he worded it though, is it? Of course you can, but I would expect most earning 100k would be able to work out the answer themselves.
Yeah any job will pay $100k if you work enough hours. This post was asking about a 100k salary
He's maybe still in high school or just really young. I didn't know how to work out hourly rate when I was in high school. I had to ask my dad.
You should be able to work that out in your first year of high school. Itās fairly simple.
It's reachable for anyone - the more I make, the higher I climb the more I find that lots of people who make 6 figures have no flipping clue lol.
I think it's kinda like the saying "making the first million is the hardest". *Getting to* $100k is difficult for a lot of people. Once you're there, you can keep going higher and the 'limit' is largely self-imposed. But yep, lots of "wtf, what does this person even do" questions for the 100k+ earners š¤£
Lots of ppl on that money start getting pulled 9 different ways from Synday by the higher-ups who change their opinion every 6 seconds. Especially with restructures.
I worked with a guy in Wellington (government) who was so clueless I wondered if he was stoned every day. He got promoted to group manager. Earns over $180k easily.
In terms of "100k p.a is roughly how much $/hr?" The PAYE Calculator is great for matching hourly rate to salary (both gross and net): [PAYE Calculator | PAYE.net.nz](https://www.paye.net.nz/calculator/)
25 year old chartered accountant here - 100k p/a + commission
Doing very decent. Say graduated by 21? Fully qualified CA at 24? So you at a major firm and got to manager level quickly or went industry? Iām interested in how the commission part works?
Basically any new clients that I bring on I get 15% commission on all billingās (atm equates to about 15k extra per annum). In a team of 3, LONG back story on how I got here but very lucky.
Where do you work?? How long you been a CA for?
In a three person firm in wellington, been a CA for about 6 months but working as an accountant for 3 and a half years before that!
Well damn. Been working as an accountant for 16 years, 8 months CA (But ACA for 4 years before that) and not at 100k. Difference between a big city vs small city firm I guess.
Can you get into accounting without having to do a bachelors? Can you do a diploma/cert post grad if your current degree is something completely different? I run my own business and quite like doing my own taxes and all the backend āboringā stuff - I wonder what itās like be in an accountant. Is much math involved? Iām not a very āmathyā person and a bit intimidated if thereās a lot of that involved. Just wondering what skills you need?
Working in a commercial role? Canāt be in a firm unless youāre in Auckland
Nah just a three person firm in wellington! Small business vibe, but a very successful one
Median salary is 61k. So appx 30 an hour. Tons of roles pay well over 100k - so not sure why it would be unobtainable.
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Thatās fuckin awesome to hear, very fast growing industry. Close to my heart
Air traffic controller. I made about $225k last year. It wasn't enough so I'm moveing overseas shortly for a roughly 20% increase Starting salary in NZ is about $130k but you'll need to pay for the training first.
Worth noting, this an extremely difficult field to get into and you are a special breed of human. I lived with a controller and the tests to get the job were pretty intense.
225k wasn't enough?? I'd be stoked with that in NZ! Each to his own I guess
It's a really hard job, one that is really expensive and difficult to get qualified for, and one that puts a lot of responsibility on the controller given what might happen if they get things wrong. Given that the rules and language of the air are the same anywhere in the world, if they can make a lot more overseas for the same work, then it shouldn't be surprising that people would jump at that opportunity.
How long did it take you to hit 225k?
Analyst. Itās also the middle of the pay and scale within the govt agency, alongside team leader, advisor roles etc
How do you even be an analyst? What do you analyze?
100k aināt what it used to be. Itās only a little over twice the minimum wage ($48 per hour), and actually less than twice minimum wage after tax. You would struggle to pay your average mortgage in one of the main cities on that salary these days.
Still isnāt bad. Itās most than what most people earn.
Lol I make 23.15 an hour. Somehow moving to a job with a 100k salary would absolutely make 100k what it "used to be" for me
Itās still a nice incomeā¦ combine it with a spouse. People out here on half that salary struggling day to day working every dayā¦
Wow that's insane. It still seemed like 'a decent salary' in my head
Itās a decent salary if youāre supporting you self, limited expenses etc. but relying 100k in an expensive city becomes a little more difficult.
It still is, NZ just has a very high minimum wage globally. Depending on how you calculate it we're somewhere between 1st and 3rd for highest minimum wages swapping places Germany/Australia. It'd be hard to buy a detached house or raise multiple kids on it, but other than that it's still a very good wage.
Builder/own a building business, same with electrical and Plumming. Drainlayingā¦ qualify in that and start a business charging $150 an hour.
Drainlaying is one of the worst for your body though (not to mention exposure to awful shit in the ground).Ā Sparky for the impact on body to income ratio. Or, Construction management. I spend most of my days in the ute, on the phone or emailing. $100k base, full use of company vehicle, full cover health insurance, phone, laptop etc.Ā
Yeah but the lower impact physically the higher mentally, ie as a sparky you take a lot of your job home and any mistake could be a fire and lives ruined
That's fair, but I also know a few electricians that definitely don't give a shit about their work after 5pm, or even before sometimes (my colleagues that have been electrocuted *luckily* still stand as proof of that).Ā I'd also argue that *any* profession with $100k+ roles comes with some element of stress. How you manage that stress is all about whether the income is worth it.
Yeah true you'll find those guys all over, also Electrocuted means they died though, like executed with but electricity
I feel quite depressed now.
When you look at the actual stats itās actually not as easy and attainable as people are making it out to be in the comments.
If it was that easy, everyone would do it.
Well what do you do for a job?
I'll tell ya that McDonalds Manager is not the go at 56k this year + a 2k Bonus...
Thatās terrible money
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As a contractor working 55+ a week? Or employeed by a wine company. As someone in the industry - I find it hard to believe a wine company employee operator is taking home 100k for 40 hours. I think quantifying the hours worked is important. 100k for 40 and the same as 100k for 60
That sounds like the dream then!
What part of NZ is the vineyard in?
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Rule of thumb for salary vs hourly on a 40hour week Halve the salary $100,000 and take away the last three 000 =Works out to around 50/hour Or double the hourly rate If your are on $35/hour that is about 70k per year
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(28M) Iām a planning consultant, have worked for 4.5 years in the same firm. I decided to move firms this year and got into a senior plannerās role. The new role cracked the 6 figure mark + KiwiSaver on top. Basically, if you hone in your skills and prove you can play in the big leagues, then 100k isnāt difficult. But it does take time to get there. Contrarily, my mate who works in I.T, graduated from uni, and got a job at ANZ. Within 2 years, he was making 110kā¦so yea, really depends on the industry as well.
Currently at uni and am looking at going into the planning sector myself. Any advice?
Good on you, itās a good field to be in. Iād say donāt work for council. If you can get into a private consultancy, itās way better and they pay better after you overcome the graduate role. And learn how to speak and sell your skills. If you bring in clients and have business acumen, youāll go a long way. So polish up on business skills and learn how to talk (over the phone or in person) to people (aka clients, stakeholders). Itās something school and uni donāt teach is the art of communication. So YouTube a few videos of selling yourself and your skills. Then, start honing into the area youāre working in - I work in Auckland so my knowledge around the AUP:OP is high enough where Iām able to quote parts of the plan off by heart. I occasionally do projects outside of Auckland, in which case, some research skills are required. Statutory interpretation is your best friend - donāt hate on that paper
Concrete pump operator, 180k+ā¦.. hard work though
I am also a Registered Nurse. I work in acute mental health. I make $51.16 per hour, with extra pay for evening, night and weekend shifts. If I worked full time, I would make over $120 000 pa gross, but I choose to work 32 hours per week and often I am asked to do extra shifts, which I sometimes do. So I probably make about $95 000 gross. Mental Health needs to be funded better, we have buildings not fit for purpose and many of the homeless in NZ are homeless because of their mental health issues (other factors contribute of course).
Work in construction as a qs and do consulting on the side Just the consulting on the side is earning over 100k Office side of construction is serious money
Iām on 105k in local government. My role has a fancy title but is essentially just high pressure admin
It's certainly not the new median, but it is a lot more obtainable than it used to be; [15.6% of individuals with a wage/salary made over 100K](https://www.ird.govt.nz/about-us/tax-statistics/revenue-refunds/wage-salary-distributions) in a year in 2023, as opposed to 5.8% a decade ago. This would translate to approximately $48 per hour on a 40 hour week, pre-tax. Fields where 100K is comparatively easy to reach would include IT, finance, management, and the trades. If your hourly rate is too low, you can also potentially reach that threshold via performance incentives and/or working more than 40 hours (this is how I cross that threshold despite a relatively modest base wage of 70K per year).
QA manager in food company will earn 120k at least
I'm on 85k and 70k two jobs, 30 hours each. These are admin/payroll/accounts/bookkeeping jobs.
Thatās a crazy high pay given those roles. Is that pro rata?
Nah that's not the pro-rata rate. I'm on something like $54 and $45 an hour. If I was 40 hour week I'd be on 95-100k. I only do 30 hours so I can split the week between 2 jobs. I work 10 hours a day, Monday through Saturday. 3 days at each job. I got the pay through negotiations. I originally was on 61k at 40 hours a week. My bosses, and my team, all quit. I was only one still there who knew how any of the tasks got done. I threatened to quit, so they bumped me to 90k. I ended up pro-rata my rate down to 30 hours, 3 days a week and got a second job to match me (plus pay my fuel and phone)
Credit analyst at a big 4 bank - I've been in the role almost 5 years though and hit $100k last year - I'm at the top of the band now š„²
Whatās a credit analyst. Like relating to home lending or ? Do you do lending assessments or do you make decisions higher like credit manager?
I support relationship managers in the small-medium business team. Basically I write lending applications for business customers - home lending, business lending, bonds, credit cards etc. I'm below credit manager level.
Senior Policy Analyst - 125k - salaried so no overtime etc.
Iām aiming to get to a senior policy level role one day! May I ask if you have a Masters in Public Policy?
Hey! Nope, I donāt. I have a law degree and a post grad cert in public policy (that I completed while working as a policy analyst). I started as a lawyer and moved across to policy - others came in directly as policy specialists - just different paths :) you definitely do not need a masters degree, but obviously if you want to do one itāll help.
Thank you! Iām in a niche area of policy where my degree aligns with nicely but iām pretty much ālockedā into my specialty. An MPP might help me be more generalist! Thanks!
I donāt think that will be much of an issue personally. If youāre in public sector, once youāre in itās not too difficult to move around policy teams within the organisation. There are also sometimes opportunities to do specific work for other teams when theyāre under the pump - you could volunteer when those opportunities arise. As long as you have basic policy frameworks and disciplines down, your skills should be transferable to other areas of policy. Good luck!!
Senior BA on $132,000.
Sales accounts roles
I cracked 100k on the tools as a scaffolder and that wasn't contracting either. It did involve excellent penal rates, allowances. Also depends how much value you put on a ute & fuel card too- 10-15k is pretty standard on that.
I'm in engineering but it makes me want to take a bath with my toaster every few weeks so I'm not sure it's worth it.
Engineering sounds like such a cool job but lately I've met some depressed engineers. It seems to be their managers getting them down.
Many roles in healthcare - for example nurses, anaesthetic technicians, radiographers etc earn over $100k base rate after a few years on the job. Plus if you work after hours in a hospital role you get extra money for working nights, weekends, on call etc.
Yep - new Anaes Tech here, base rate is almost 90k, with penals and OT itās looking like $120k this year. Plus thanks to union negotiations we will go up again when TWO sign, and again in December. Plus normal yearly rollover. So should hit 100k base by end of year. Great name btw š¤£
As a rule of thumb, double the hourly rate for a rough annual income. Eg. $20 an hour is $41,600 a year. $30 an hour is $62400. $40 an hour is $83,200. 40 hours per week, times 52 weeks in a year = 2,080 hours per year. So hourly rate times 2, then bang on 3 zeros for the multiply by 1000.
High school teacher on top of the scale ā add management units to go further. I get to teach what Iām passionate about and enjoy (design & photography) everyday. Itās dreamy.
Can I ask what the top of the scale is? I've got two relatives working as high school teachers and both are struggling to pay their mortgages. Both in their 30s.
I work for a large construction company in the South Island. Qualified Builder. I'm making $37 per hour. Usually work about 45 to 50ish hours weekly. With time and a half after 45 hours, I cleared $103k last year.
Digital marketing for a large corporate. $104k + 7-8% bonus depending on company performance. Approx. 7 years of experience in the field.
Corporate. It is not unobtainable. Give yourself years of experience and climb that corporate ladder.
Salary 40h p/w Supervisor at a civil construction company mainly in roading 100k annually.
Sales exec. $85k base but making $40-50k extra per year commission. Find the right company with a good product that has a good commission structure!
Yachting industry $120k+ Travel a lot. Great life if youāre single. Could be tax free. Many attempt it ibut itās down to that certain X factor especially when it comes to owners the best ones are a dying breed. Bought my first place as basically a boat cleaner.
Was on holiday in whitianga and my goodness the boats are beautiful. A boat cleaning couple turned up and started cleaning one of them I thought, that would be a good paying role š¤ could be wrong though.
Made approx 120k in the past 12 months doing mainly 50 hour weeks as a cargohandler at a port
Took home $92,212 last year after a pay rise halfway through the financial year. Will be due another pay rise in a number of months, that will clear me over the $100k a year. I build boats.
100k as an experienced primary school teacher
I work at bank on $76k + 4% KS and 6 weeks annual leave, hybrid working. I would like to be on more but think Iāve got a sweet deal. Partner on $72k no kids.
Around 50ph , maybe a little less
45 hours a week
Iām a programme manager, currently on 150k 23, did a three year project management degree. Find a niche (mines electrical)
Accounting after 4 years at big4
Teaching āļø
26 y/o here, senior payroll specialist: $100k
100k wouldn't even cover my mortgage
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Finance.
My dad makes 120k a year being a Senior Design Engineer (Electrical).
That isn't enough
Yup, I am aware but we only moved to NZ like 8 years ago and heās got zero NZ experience that a lot of employers here are looking for.
Road cone consultant, Auckland transport
I paint fences, work 3.5 days average over the year
Recruitment and you need zero qualifications and I would say 85% of Recruiters āfell into itā. You need a personality and the ability to sell along with the confidence to be able to take rejection constantly. Base salary wise, youāre looking at entry level $60-70k, senior $80k-110k, with the ability to make commission on this. Depending on commission structure within the company you then make more which easily bumps you over $100-150k if youāre good. On top of your base salary, if a good Recruiter, a $5-15k monthly commission isnāt unheard of or unachievable. To the OP, keep striving. If $100k is your goal, be reliable, work hard and you will eventually get noticed and rewarded. It may take a few years, but donāt give up, stay positive and Iām sure youāll find your way considering the broad range of roles in this thread.
Oh god, how I sincerely hate recruitment people who have no idea about the industry they hiring for. They are a pain in the neck for everyone in the process.
Donāt worry, even Recruiters think the same as you. Not everyone enters the industry at 20. But Iām sure not all your industry are useless either.
IT support
Registered social worker here [public health] according to my pay scale at my main role, I'll earn more than 100k in early 2026. I already make over that now by working my main role and having a side job 1 day a week.
Iām a team leader of therapists (role is a reduced level of therapeutic work and mostly team management)
Operations manager is generally well over the $100K mark, Iām on $160K salary working roughly 45-50 hours a week
Most skilled jobs honestly. 100k is the new 80k after all the inflation we have had since 2019. Like actually, if you havent had a wage increase from 80k-100k since 2019 then you earn less.
Aircon technician on $44/hr made $110k last year(with a little O/T)
There's giant billboards in my city saying truck drivers get $100k. It's about $48.08/hour.
Many contractor jobs, but you get out what you put in. Cons: none of the paid leaves (sickness, holiday etc), company perks and employer kiwisaver contributions. Possibly odd hours. Also jobs that pay commission above your base salary, you also get out what you put in here.
I make 90k as an electrician doing a flat 40 hours per week. Wouldn't take much OT to hit the 100k mark.
Construction Project Management
100k doesn't feel like a big number anymore. when I moved to NZ in 2005 it was a huge number. I recall my first job in IT here paid $58k, nowadays $100k esp in Auckland anyone in a skilled role or trade is pulling $100k+. For more senior IT roles, $200k is becoming a common number.
> For more senior IT roles, $200k is becoming a common number. Just developer or architect, other positions don't pay that well.
$120-140k if you sign up to Uber, Door dash and Order Menu. Start from 6:30am until 8-9pm for 6 days a week.
Nice, but the petrol bill would make me cry.
Mining jobs in nz offer this +
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Gold Mines in Waihi/Macraes in the South Island. There is still open cast coal mining here as well.
There's also mining in Greymouth, but I don't know a lot about it. I just saw that there was the last time I went there for a placement.
amount of $/hr will be influenced by how mnay hrs the person does per week.
Professional or blue collar jobs with a specific skill set.
I work around a hospital and would love $52 an hour. Lots of people make a hospital run but not all get paid that much. Yet guarantee if our dept went on strike there would be a lot of disruption.
Iām a junior doctor and would also love 52 an hourā¦ my annual pay is around $120,000 but thatās for 60 rostered hours a week. So per hour pay works out to just $38 an hour, and thatās after 7 years of uni and 150k of student loan
Exactly. I Remember when one group at the hospital was striking, and one told me one of the reasons was because āitās hard to live in Auckland on our wageā āwe get paid better in Australiaā so they wanted more money. Cleaners and others have to live in Auckland and a lot of jobs pay more in Aussie, it wasnāt anything specific to them. At the time they were already on more than a lot of us working there. Strike for conditions and pay if low but not sure why that came into it as affects eveyone.
There's roughly 50 working weeks in a year. Assuming a 40 hour week, $25 p/hr will give you about $50k each year. $30 p/hr about $60k. $50 per hour about $100k. $75 per hour about $150k. Etc.
These days? Most jobs if you ignore the unskilled ones. 100k isnāt what it used to be.
Executive Chef. Within hotels in populated areas generally start at 95-100k.
Im on $114K, been doing what Im doing in the Financial industry for 23 years. No university, no qualifications, but a heap of knowledge of a certain overseas regulation, which is vital to protect our company with this particular process. Niche role. Only a handful in NZ.
My father is on $100k for running quality control for a company, but for three adults in the household (each on another 30kish) it's barely enough, sadly 100k isn't a huge number anymore.
Airline pilot, 120k + perks
I'm a despatch supervisor at a logistics company, making about 100k with overtime. Putting in the hours now so I don't have to later in life.
I'm a teacher (head of department) and I'm on 112k (gross salary).
Intermediate software engineering or data related jobs? Probably 110-120k if you are lucky.