Average hourly earnings: NZ data and downloads
Average ordinary-time hourly earnings, all industries was $44.62 in Jun 2026 qtr, up $1.23 on a year earlier.
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Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
Average hourly earnings
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| Period | Average ordinary-time hourly earnings, all industries (NZ$) |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 qtr | $44.62 |
| Mar 2026 qtr | $44.12 |
| Dec 2025 qtr | $43.99 |
| Sep 2025 qtr | $43.60 |
| Jun 2025 qtr | $43.39 |
| Mar 2025 qtr | $42.79 |
| Dec 2024 qtr | $42.57 |
| Sep 2024 qtr | $41.98 |
| Jun 2024 qtr | $41.52 |
| Mar 2024 qtr | $40.96 |
| Dec 2023 qtr | $40.84 |
| Sep 2023 qtr | $40.40 |
| Jun 2023 qtr | $39.53 |
| Mar 2023 qtr | $38.93 |
| Dec 2022 qtr | $38.19 |
| Sep 2022 qtr | $37.86 |
| Jun 2022 qtr | $36.97 |
| Mar 2022 qtr | $36.18 |
| Dec 2021 qtr | $35.61 |
| Sep 2021 qtr | $35.25 |
June 2026 quarterAverage ordinary-time hourly earnings, all industries $44.62
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.
Average hourly earnings: NZ data and downloads: definitions
Average ordinary-time hourly earnings across all industries from the Quarterly Employment Survey, quarterly from 1989.
Average hourly earnings: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- An average, pulled up by high earners; median earnings are lower.
- Changes in the mix of jobs (e.g. more low-paid jobs) move the average even if no one's pay changes; see the Labour Cost Index for pay rates for the same job.
- Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Average hourly earnings: NZ data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Average ordinary-time hourly earnings, all industries |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 qtr | $44.62 |
| Mar 2026 qtr | $44.12 |
| Dec 2025 qtr | $43.99 |
| Sep 2025 qtr | $43.60 |
| Jun 2025 qtr | $43.39 |
| Mar 2025 qtr | $42.79 |
| Dec 2024 qtr | $42.57 |
| Sep 2024 qtr | $41.98 |
| Jun 2024 qtr | $41.52 |
| Mar 2024 qtr | $40.96 |
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