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Information Technology Average Salaries in New Zealand 2026

How much money does a person working in Information Technology make in New Zealand?


Average Yearly Salary
100,000 NZD
( 8,350 NZD monthly)

LOW
50,700
NZD AVERAGE
100,000
NZD HIGH
159,000
NZD
All salary figures displayed here are per year except when noted otherwise.
All salary and compensation figures displayed here are gross salary figures, that is the salary before tax deductions. Because taxes may differ across sectors and locations, it is difficult to accurately calculate the net salary after tax for every career.

A person working in Information Technology in New Zealand typically earns around 100,000 NZD. Salaries range from 50,700 NZD (lowest average) to 159,000 NZD (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).


Salary Variance

The provided figure represents the median compensation that encompasses housing, transportation, and other perks. The salaries within the Information Technology domain in New Zealand exhibit significant discrepancies across various professions. In case you seek information about the remuneration of a specific position, please refer to the salaries listed below for respective job titles.

Salaries for specific jobs

Job TitleAverage Salary
Information Technology
2nd Line Systems Engineer84,800 NZD
A/B Testing Specialist76,000 NZD
ABAP Developer85,300 NZD
Advertising Account Planner85,200 NZD
Amazon Web Services Specialist106,000 NZD
Android Developer89,200 NZD
Angular Developer86,000 NZD
Angular JS Programmer81,000 NZD
Application Consultant116,000 NZD
Application Developer92,200 NZD
Application Management Analyst94,800 NZD
Applications Engineer77,600 NZD
Applications Support66,100 NZD
Applications System Specialist80,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Analyst101,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Developer102,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Ethics Officer117,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Governance Specialist123,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Implementation Officer132,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Lead131,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Officer136,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Prompt Specialist86,600 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Research Scientist128,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Sales102,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Software Engineer107,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Strategist137,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Trainer104,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Specialist111,000 NZD
Artificial Intelligence Developer117,000 NZD
AS400 Programmer95,300 NZD
Assembly Developer94,500 NZD
Assistant Information Technology Manager111,000 NZD
Assistant Information Technology Project Manager116,000 NZD
Assistant Service Delivery Manager113,000 NZD
Avaloq Developer85,200 NZD
Back End Developer95,500 NZD
Big Data Architect105,000 NZD
BigQuery Specialist117,000 NZD
BizTalk Developer 99,400 NZD
Blockchain Associate88,500 NZD
Blockchain Developer87,300 NZD
Blockchain Engineer96,600 NZD
Build and Release Engineer81,400 NZD
Business Intelligence Analyst99,600 NZD
Business Intelligence Consultant134,000 NZD
Business Intelligence Developer96,400 NZD
Business Intelligence Manager131,000 NZD
Business Objects Developer89,800 NZD
Business Process Analyst94,000 NZD
Business Process Consultant96,900 NZD
Business Systems Analyst81,400 NZD
C Developer100,000 NZD
C# Developer101,000 NZD
C++ Developer96,800 NZD
Capacity Planning Manager130,000 NZD
Cassandra Specialist98,400 NZD
Change Administrator79,600 NZD
Chatbot Developer90,300 NZD
ChatGPT Expert84,400 NZD
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer145,000 NZD
Chief Cloud Officer138,000 NZD
Chief Data Governance Officer135,000 NZD
Chief Data Officer145,000 NZD
Chief Digital Ethics Officer118,000 NZD
Chief Digital Officer135,000 NZD
Chief Information Officer164,000 NZD
Chief Information Security Officer139,000 NZD
Chief Innovation Officer127,000 NZD
Chief Privacy Officer112,000 NZD
Client Delivery Manager124,000 NZD
Clojure Developer113,000 NZD
Cloud Compliance Architect88,200 NZD
Cloud Computing Specialist106,000 NZD
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer89,900 NZD
Cloud Migration Specialist102,000 NZD
Cloud Security Architect93,600 NZD
Cloud Services Engineer92,300 NZD
Cloud Solutions Architect104,000 NZD
Cloud-Based Inventory Manager107,000 NZD
CMS Developer80,300 NZD
Computer Animator84,500 NZD
Computer Engineer76,100 NZD
Computer Hardware Engineer80,300 NZD
Computer Network Support Specialist86,400 NZD
Computer Networks Architect100,000 NZD
Computer Operator63,000 NZD
Computer Programmer92,200 NZD
Computer Security Specialist113,000 NZD
Computer Support Specialist71,100 NZD
Computer Technician76,500 NZD
Computer Virtualization Implementation Specialist94,600 NZD
Copy Editor78,000 NZD
Cosmos DB Specialist87,000 NZD
Couch DB Specialist96,400 NZD
CRM Application Administrator84,800 NZD
CRM Manager91,700 NZD
Cross Platform Security Manager123,000 NZD
Curam Developer78,000 NZD
Cyber Security Consultant111,000 NZD
Cyber Security Researcher117,000 NZD
Cyber Security Specialist111,000 NZD
Cybersecurity Analyst107,000 NZD
Cybersecurity Architect103,000 NZD
Cybersecurity Compliance Specialist94,800 NZD
Cybersecurity Engineer96,500 NZD
Cybersecurity Manager127,000 NZD
Dart Developer66,700 NZD
Data Analyst89,800 NZD
Data Analytics Engineer86,100 NZD
Data Architect91,700 NZD
Data Center Specialist96,700 NZD
Data Center Technician83,600 NZD
Data Entry Coordintor51,900 NZD
Data Entry Supervisor62,600 NZD
Data Governance Manager125,000 NZD
Data Management Specialist107,000 NZD
Data Manager124,000 NZD
Data Modeling Analyst92,700 NZD
Data Privacy and Protection Manager118,000 NZD
Data Quality Analyst89,800 NZD
Data Security Analyst96,600 NZD
Data Security Manager133,000 NZD
Data Technician55,500 NZD
Data Visualisation Analyst95,300 NZD
Data Visualization Specialist91,700 NZD
Data Warehousing Manager117,000 NZD
Data Warehousing Specialist88,800 NZD
Data-driven Designer84,100 NZD
Database Administration Manager116,000 NZD
Database Administrator91,500 NZD
Database Analyst100,000 NZD
Database Developer93,600 NZD
Database Report Writer91,500 NZD
Deep Learning Developer93,900 NZD
Delivery Manager97,000 NZD
Delphi Developer96,400 NZD
Desktop Support Engineer65,400 NZD
Desktop Support Technician64,200 NZD
Desktop Virtualization Engineer79,000 NZD
Developer / Programmer95,000 NZD
Developer Evangelist93,400 NZD
Development Architect91,800 NZD
Development Group Supervisor105,000 NZD
Development Manager124,000 NZD
DevOps Engineer97,800 NZD
Digital Ethics Consultant98,500 NZD
Digital Forensics Expert95,000 NZD
Director of Application Development135,000 NZD
Director of Technology151,000 NZD
Disaster Recovery Analyst89,700 NZD
Disaster Recovery Specialist88,800 NZD
Django Specialist86,200 NZD
Documentation Specialist77,900 NZD
Driver Developer96,900 NZD
E-Commerce Manager116,000 NZD
E-Commerce Marketing Analyst106,000 NZD
E-Commerce Marketing Manager122,000 NZD
E-Commerce Sales Manager121,000 NZD
E-Commerce Strategy Manager135,000 NZD
E-waste Recycling Specialist83,700 NZD
E-waste Technician72,600 NZD
Edge Computing Engineer89,200 NZD
Elixir Developer124,000 NZD
Embedded Software Developer101,000 NZD
Enterprise Architecture Manager119,000 NZD
Enterprise Infrastructure Architect116,000 NZD
Enterprise Infrastructure Manager139,000 NZD
Erlang Developer123,000 NZD
ERP / CRM Technical Consultant96,700 NZD
ERP Analyst102,000 NZD
ERP Project Manager129,000 NZD
Ethical Hacker86,100 NZD
Financial Systems Manager133,000 NZD
Firebird Specialist89,700 NZD
Flash Developer78,000 NZD
Front End Developer79,200 NZD
Front End Web Developer80,000 NZD
Full Stack Developer96,000 NZD
Functional Analyst97,000 NZD
Game Developer88,600 NZD
GIS Analyst85,700 NZD
GIS Developer91,600 NZD
Global BI Analyst103,000 NZD
Go Developer118,000 NZD
Google Cloud Specialist110,000 NZD
Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) Programmer83,600 NZD
Graphics Programmer81,200 NZD
Graphics Web Designer75,200 NZD
Groovy Developer104,000 NZD
Hardware Design Engineer89,100 NZD
Hardware Engineering Manager140,000 NZD
Hardware Technician75,200 NZD
Haskell Developer95,100 NZD
Head of Development124,000 NZD
Head of Information Technology162,000 NZD
Help Desk Analyst85,200 NZD
Help Desk Manager103,000 NZD
Help Desk Support66,300 NZD
Help Desk Technician65,800 NZD
Helpdesk Manager106,000 NZD
IBM DB2 Specialist87,500 NZD
Imaging Programmer80,000 NZD
InfluxDB Specialist90,900 NZD
Informatics Optimization Specialist91,000 NZD
Information Assurance Analyst93,100 NZD
Information Program Director124,000 NZD
Information Security Administrator103,000 NZD
Information Security Analyst117,000 NZD
Information Security Associate95,900 NZD
Information Security Director130,000 NZD
Information Security Engineer91,200 NZD
Information Security Manager142,000 NZD
Information Security Specialist111,000 NZD
Information Services Consultant106,000 NZD
Information Systems Developer88,100 NZD
Information Systems Manager138,000 NZD
Information Systems Penetration Testing Specialist105,000 NZD
Information Systems Vulnerability Assessment Specialist112,000 NZD
Information Technology Administrator72,200 NZD
Information Technology Analyst95,500 NZD
Information Technology Architect92,400 NZD
Information Technology Asset Manager124,000 NZD
Information Technology Business Analyst96,000 NZD
Information Technology Compliance Manager134,000 NZD
Information Technology Consultant116,000 NZD
Information Technology Coordinator73,300 NZD
Information Technology Director161,000 NZD
Information Technology Engineer83,600 NZD
Information Technology Executive133,000 NZD
Information Technology Helpdesk59,300 NZD
Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer82,000 NZD
Information Technology Manager165,000 NZD
Information Technology Operation Engineer77,200 NZD
Information Technology Operations Manager143,000 NZD
Information Technology Product Manager140,000 NZD
Information Technology Project Administrator78,400 NZD
Information Technology Project Coordinator92,300 NZD
Information Technology Project Leader113,000 NZD
Information Technology Project Manager138,000 NZD
Information Technology Quality Assurance Manager112,000 NZD
Information Technology Quality Assurance Team Lead (QA)101,000 NZD
Information Technology Quality Specialist90,300 NZD
Information Technology Risk Manager135,000 NZD
Information Technology Sales Manager121,000 NZD
Information Technology Specialist108,000 NZD
Information Technology Staff67,600 NZD
Information Technology Support63,300 NZD
Information Technology Systems Analyst96,400 NZD
Information Technology Team Leader112,000 NZD
Information Technology Trainer95,500 NZD
Information Technology Training Analyst98,600 NZD
Interface Design Manager115,000 NZD
Interface Designer76,400 NZD
IOS Developer97,300 NZD
Java Developer104,000 NZD
Javascript Developer96,300 NZD
jQuery Specialist94,500 NZD
Kotlin Developer104,000 NZD
Laravel Specialist91,800 NZD
Lead Developer108,000 NZD
Linux Administrator88,900 NZD
Lisp Developer121,000 NZD
Lotus Domino Administrator96,000 NZD
Lotus Notes Developer89,900 NZD
Lua Developer104,000 NZD
Mail Server Administrator85,600 NZD
Major Incident Manager112,000 NZD
Malware Analysis Expert108,000 NZD
Managed Service Specialist96,600 NZD
MariaDB Specialist91,200 NZD
MATLAB Developer99,600 NZD
Microsoft Azure Specialist115,000 NZD
Microsoft SQL Server Specialist99,800 NZD
Microsystems Engineer93,800 NZD
Mobile Developer89,900 NZD
Mobile Interface Designer93,800 NZD
MongoDB Specialist95,500 NZD
Multimedia Developer80,800 NZD
Multimedia Services Manager105,000 NZD
MySQL Specialist84,500 NZD
Neo4J Specialist92,100 NZD
Network Administration Team Lead105,000 NZD
Network Administrator78,700 NZD
Network Analyst88,100 NZD
Network and Infrastructure Manager147,000 NZD
Network Engineer80,700 NZD
Network Engineering Manager111,000 NZD
Network Security Systems Manager113,000 NZD
Network Specialist94,800 NZD
Network Support Engineer74,900 NZD
Network Support Specialist80,300 NZD
Network Technician71,600 NZD
Neural Network Engineer105,000 NZD
NextJs Specialist85,300 NZD
Nodejs Developer97,400 NZD
NT Systems Administrator80,600 NZD
Numerical Control Programmer79,500 NZD
Objective-C Developer107,000 NZD
Online Banking Manager151,000 NZD
Online Banking Specialist108,000 NZD
OPS Manager129,000 NZD
Oracle Database Administrator83,700 NZD
Oracle Database Specialist105,000 NZD
Oracle Developer102,000 NZD
Perl Developer82,800 NZD
PHP Developer82,800 NZD
PostgreSQL Specialist92,600 NZD
PowerShell Developer83,800 NZD
Principal Consultant100,000 NZD
Principal Data Engineer88,700 NZD
Program Lead110,000 NZD
Python Developer94,500 NZD
R Language Developer111,000 NZD
React Specialist101,000 NZD
Records Manager78,000 NZD
Redis Specialist89,000 NZD
Remedy Developer71,800 NZD
Reporting Analyst91,700 NZD
Reverse Engineering Expert104,000 NZD
Robotic Process Automation Compliance Analyst84,800 NZD
Robotic Process Automation Developer77,400 NZD
Ruby Developer83,300 NZD
Rust Developer109,000 NZD
Salesforce Administrator92,800 NZD
Salesforce Developer73,200 NZD
SAP Consultant95,000 NZD
SAS Programmer81,100 NZD
Scala Developer121,000 NZD
Scrum Master76,700 NZD
SEO Associate78,700 NZD
SEO Manager112,000 NZD
Server Virtualization Consultant115,000 NZD
Service Delivery Manager119,000 NZD
Service Level Manager115,000 NZD
Service Support Lead95,000 NZD
SharePoint Administrator89,700 NZD
Sharepoint Consultant92,200 NZD
Sharepoint Developer102,000 NZD
Shift Leader96,400 NZD
Snowflake Specialist89,600 NZD
SOA Analyst88,500 NZD
SOC Engineer89,200 NZD
Software Analyst94,400 NZD
Software Architect88,900 NZD
Software Automation Engineer101,000 NZD
Software Developer92,700 NZD
Software Development Manager124,000 NZD
Software Engineer95,200 NZD
Software QA Engineer82,600 NZD
Software Sales85,700 NZD
Software Specialist85,300 NZD
Software Support Engineer73,300 NZD
Software Test Engineer82,400 NZD
Software Tester82,800 NZD
Solutions Architect129,000 NZD
Solutions Consultant101,000 NZD
SQLite Specialist94,100 NZD
Storage Engineer77,600 NZD
Supabase Specialist73,900 NZD
Supervisor66,100 NZD
Support Analyst83,600 NZD
Support Specialist90,500 NZD
Support Team Leader83,400 NZD
Swift Developer114,000 NZD
System Administrator85,300 NZD
Systems Analyst88,700 NZD
Systems Architect96,100 NZD
Systems Consultant112,000 NZD
Systems Engineer78,600 NZD
Systems Integration Analyst98,100 NZD
Systems Integration Specialist137,000 NZD
Systems Integrator90,700 NZD
Technical Analyst79,200 NZD
Technical Consultant101,000 NZD
Technical Manager96,600 NZD
Technical Project Manager122,000 NZD
Technical Sales87,800 NZD
Technical Trainer97,600 NZD
Technical Writer81,600 NZD
Technology Business Analyst94,800 NZD
Technology Director154,000 NZD
Technology Specialist111,000 NZD
Technology Vice President124,000 NZD
Teradata Developer73,000 NZD
Test Analyst90,000 NZD
Tester81,100 NZD
Testing Manager118,000 NZD
TIBCO Developer81,600 NZD
TypeScript Developer106,000 NZD
UI Engineer91,500 NZD
UNIX Administrator90,800 NZD
Usability Engineer92,800 NZD
User Experience Consultant94,000 NZD
User Experience Design Expert97,200 NZD
User Experience Designer78,700 NZD
User Experience Researcher93,500 NZD
User Interface Designer89,700 NZD
User Support Engineer79,500 NZD
VB Developer68,800 NZD
VB.NET Developer96,000 NZD
Video Game Designer82,800 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Architect113,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Compliance Specialist116,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Consultant125,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Designer124,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Developer104,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Director132,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Engineer107,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Filmmaker130,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Game Developer112,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Marketing Specialist114,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Officer126,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented reality Sales Consultant129,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Simulator Operator90,300 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Specialist117,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Technician95,500 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality Trainer120,000 NZD
Virtual / Augmented Reality User Experience Designer98,200 NZD
Visual Basic Developer74,900 NZD
Visual Information Specialist84,800 NZD
Voice Interface Designer76,800 NZD
VueJs Specialist96,300 NZD
Web Applications Manager110,000 NZD
Web Content Specialist97,600 NZD
Web Designer78,700 NZD
Web Developer84,500 NZD
Web Editor74,900 NZD
Web Project Manager108,000 NZD
Web Promotions Specialist93,900 NZD
Web Security Administrator93,400 NZD
Web Security Manager142,000 NZD
Web Support Analyst71,000 NZD
Web Writer74,000 NZD
Webmaster74,100 NZD
Windows System Administrator86,100 NZD
Wireless Consultant104,000 NZD
WordPress Specialist95,800 NZD
Writer and Documentor77,500 NZD
Zig Developer122,000 NZD

Information Technology Jobs Pay Scale and Salaries in New Zealand

Median Salary, maximum and minimum salary, minimum wage, starting salary, and the salary range

All salary figures displayed here are per year except when noted otherwise.

  • Salary Range, Minimum Wage, and Starting Salary

    Salaries in Information Technology in New Zealand range from 50,700 NZD (starting average salary) to 159,000 NZD (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher). To clarify, the number presented is not the legally mandated minimum wage. Rather, it represents the lowest figure reported in a salary survey that involved thousands of participants and professionals from across the entire country.

  • Median Salary

    The median income in the field of Information Technology is 90,000 NZD, implying that half of the workforce in New Zealand earns less than this figure, and the other half earns more. It represents the central value of salaries. As a rule of thumb, you would prefer to be part of the group earning above the median wage, situated on the right-hand side of the salary distribution chart.

  • Percentiles and Salary Scale

    Two values that are highly correlated with the median are the 25th and 75th percentiles. By examining the salary distribution diagram, it is possible to determine that 25% of individuals employed in Information Technology in New Zealand earn less than 74,100 NZD, while 75% of them earn more. Additionally, the diagram reveals that 75% of individuals earn less than 103,000 NZD, while 25% earn more than that.

  • Pay Scale Structure

    Data was regrouped into brackets to provide a better understanding of what salaries can be expected. This approach was deemed more accurate than relying solely on the average salary, as it offers greater insights into the distribution of salaries in the field of Information Technology in New Zealand. The analysis revealed that roughly 65% of all reported salaries fell within the range of 57,600 NZD to 80,700 NZD. Approximately 20% of salaries were below the 57,600 NZD mark, while 10% ranged from 80,700 NZD to 91,200 NZD. Only 5% of individuals earned a gross salary of 91,200 NZD or higher.