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Household incomes NZ

Median annual household income before tax was $109,556 (Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Year to Jun 2025).

Updated

Median and mean annual household income from Stats NZ's Household Economic Survey, years ended June 2007–2025: gross income (before tax), disposable income (after tax and transfers), equivalised disposable income (adjusted for household size), and equivalised disposable income after housing costs.

Median household disposable income and median equivalised disposable income (before and after housing costs), in constant Year to Jun 2025 prices, showing whether typical household incomes have kept up with prices.

Survey estimates with sampling error (published with each value); small year-to-year changes may not be significant. The median is the better guide to a typical household; the mean is pulled up by high incomes.

Household income combines income across household members. The median describes the middle household, while an average is affected by the largest incomes. Before tax and after tax figures answer different questions about the same household.

Read the period beside each number before comparing it with another figure. A monthly observation, a quarterly result and a financial year cover different spans of time. The latest release can also revise earlier observations. The chart and downloads keep the published periods so you can check which figures are being compared. A change in household incomes describes what happened during that period; it does not by itself explain why it happened or identify the effect of a government policy. Definitions and coverage matter as much as the size of a change.

Sources: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa; Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa; NZ in Numbers calculation. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

Household incomes, Household incomes in New Zealand: NZ$, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025

Median household gross incomeMean household gross incomeMedian household disposable incomeMean household disposable incomeMedian equivalised household disposable incomeMean equivalised household disposable incomeMedian equivalised household disposable income after housing costsMean equivalised household disposable income after housing costs
Household incomes. Median household gross income, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $109,556. Mean household gross income, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $139,111. Median household disposable income, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $89,685. Mean household disposable income, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $108,329. Median equivalised household disposable income, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $53,513. Mean equivalised household disposable income, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $63,009. Median equivalised household disposable income after housing costs, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $39,553. Mean equivalised household disposable income after housing costs, Year to Jun 2007 to Year to Jun 2025, latest $48,535.$0$50k$100k$150kYear to Jun 2007Year to Jun 2011Year to Jun 2015Year to Jun 2019Year to Jun 2023Year to Jun 2025
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PeriodMedian household gross income (NZ$)Mean household gross income (NZ$)Median household disposable income (NZ$)Mean household disposable income (NZ$)Median equivalised household disposable income (NZ$)Mean equivalised household disposable income (NZ$)Median equivalised household disposable income after housing costs (NZ$)Mean equivalised household disposable income after housing costs (NZ$)
Year to Jun 2025$109,556$139,111$89,685$108,329$53,513$63,009$39,553$48,535
Year to Jun 2024$103,542$132,630$84,812$103,118$51,099$59,474$37,545$45,645
Year to Jun 2023$98,345$125,420$81,167$98,148$48,382$56,784$36,394$43,933
Year to Jun 2022$95,854$116,708$79,297$92,139$46,714$53,071$35,411$42,074
Year to Jun 2021$89,194$110,617$74,651$88,606$43,471$50,467$33,324$39,855
Year to Jun 2020$83,852$105,147$70,894$84,189$41,000$47,649$30,661$37,336
Year to Jun 2019$79,979$101,249$67,695$81,211$39,253$45,751$29,491$35,804
Year to Jun 2018$79,361$99,246$66,913$79,734$38,153$44,772$28,301$34,190
Year to Jun 2017$74,039$92,819$62,918$75,049$35,592$42,221$26,425$33,357
Year to Jun 2016$72,292$89,867$61,565$72,954$35,664$41,739$26,897$32,505
Year to Jun 2015$69,048$87,688$59,173$71,464$34,442$41,142$25,274$32,522
Year to Jun 2014$65,768$83,859$56,660$68,296$32,919$39,395$25,075$30,932
Year to Jun 2013$63,808$80,936$55,413$66,212$32,249$38,270$24,898$30,692
Year to Jun 2012$60,521$75,580$52,938$62,127$30,548$36,091$22,853$28,343
Year to Jun 2011$58,546$74,191$50,527$60,038$29,339$34,788$22,006$27,260
Year to Jun 2010$58,066$73,545$49,676$58,589$29,084$34,109$22,199$26,599
Year to Jun 2009$58,453$73,203$48,632$57,226$28,688$33,371$21,916$25,990
Year to Jun 2008$55,444$69,765$45,892$54,072$26,934$31,609$20,170$24,526
Year to Jun 2007$52,887$66,458$43,113$51,330$25,303$29,925$18,951$22,891
Full data: household income
Year to Jun 2025Median household gross income $109,556Mean household gross income $139,111Median household disposable income $89,685Mean household disposable income $108,329Median equivalised household disposable income $53,513Mean equivalised household disposable income $63,009Median equivalised household disposable income after housing costs $39,553Mean equivalised household disposable income after housing costs $48,535

Median and mean annual household income from Stats NZ's Household Economic Survey, years ended June 2007–2025: gross income (before tax), disposable income (after tax and transfers), equivalised disposable income (adjusted for household size), and equivalised disposable income after housing costs.

Household incomes. Median household gross income: $109,556 in Year to Jun 2025. Mean household gross income: $139,111 in Year to Jun 2025. Median household disposable income: $89,685 in Year to Jun 2025. Mean household disposable income: $108,329 in Year to Jun 2025. Median equivalised household disposable income: $53,513 in Year to Jun 2025. Mean equivalised household disposable income: $63,009 in Year to Jun 2025. Median equivalised household disposable income after housing costs: $39,553 in Year to Jun 2025. Mean equivalised household disposable income after housing costs: $48,535 in Year to Jun 2025.

Each measure retains its own definition and period. Lines break at changes in basis and missing periods. Choose a measure to see its note and readout.

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Household incomes: definitions

Household incomes in New Zealand

Median and mean annual household income from Stats NZ's Household Economic Survey, years ended June 2007–2025: gross income (before tax), disposable income (after tax and transfers), equivalised disposable income (adjusted for household size), and equivalised disposable income after housing costs.

Household incomes, adjusted for inflation

Median household disposable income and median equivalised disposable income (before and after housing costs), in constant Year to Jun 2025 prices, showing whether typical household incomes have kept up with prices.

Household incomes: comparison limits

These affect how far the figures can be compared.

Household incomes in New Zealand

  • Survey estimates with sampling error (published with each value); small year-to-year changes may not be significant.
  • The median is the better guide to a typical household; the mean is pulled up by high incomes.
  • Dollars are not adjusted for inflation; compare with CPI or use the inflation-adjusted view.
  • After-housing-costs income shows what is left after rent or mortgage, rates and insurance.

Household incomes, adjusted for inflation

  • Deflated by the all-groups CPI; housing costs for renters and mortgage holders rose differently from the CPI in some years, which is why the after-housing-costs measure is shown too.
  • Survey estimates with sampling error.

Household incomes by NZ government

The last published observation before each term began and ended. The current term uses the latest observation.Change since a government took office is not the same as its effect.

Prime ministersIn officeStartEndChange
ClarkDec 1999 to Nov 2008Not available$55,444 (Year to Jun 2008)Not available
Key, EnglishNov 2008 to Oct 2017$55,444 (Year to Jun 2008)$74,039 (Year to Jun 2017)A rise of $18,595
Ardern, HipkinsOct 2017 to Nov 2023$74,039 (Year to Jun 2017)$98,345 (Year to Jun 2023)A rise of $24,306
LuxonNov 2023 to now$98,345 (Year to Jun 2023)$109,556 (Year to Jun 2025, latest)A rise of $11,211 so far
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Household incomes: data by period

The latest ten published periods for up to six series in each dataset. The downloads contain every observation.

Household incomes in New Zealand

Median and mean annual household income from Stats NZ's Household Economic Survey, years ended June 2007–2025: gross income (before tax), disposable income (after tax and transfers), equivalised disposable income (adjusted for household size), and equivalised disposable income after housing costs.

PeriodMedian household gross incomeMean household gross incomeMedian household disposable incomeMean household disposable incomeMedian equivalised household disposable incomeMean equivalised household disposable income
Year to Jun 2025$109,556$139,111$89,685$108,329$53,513$63,009
Year to Jun 2024$103,542$132,630$84,812$103,118$51,099$59,474
Year to Jun 2023$98,345$125,420$81,167$98,148$48,382$56,784
Year to Jun 2022$95,854$116,708$79,297$92,139$46,714$53,071
Year to Jun 2021$89,194$110,617$74,651$88,606$43,471$50,467
Year to Jun 2020$83,852$105,147$70,894$84,189$41,000$47,649
Year to Jun 2019$79,979$101,249$67,695$81,211$39,253$45,751
Year to Jun 2018$79,361$99,246$66,913$79,734$38,153$44,772
Year to Jun 2017$74,039$92,819$62,918$75,049$35,592$42,221
Year to Jun 2016$72,292$89,867$61,565$72,954$35,664$41,739

Household incomes, adjusted for inflation

Median household disposable income and median equivalised disposable income (before and after housing costs), in constant Year to Jun 2025 prices, showing whether typical household incomes have kept up with prices.

PeriodMedian household disposable income (inflation-adjusted, Year to Jun 2025 prices)Median equivalised household disposable income (inflation-adjusted, Year to Jun 2025 prices)Median equivalised household disposable income after housing costs (inflation-adjusted, Year to Jun 2025 prices)
Year to Jun 2025$89,685$53,513$39,553
Year to Jun 2024$86,844$52,323$38,444
Year to Jun 2023$86,771$51,722$38,907
Year to Jun 2022$90,515$53,323$40,421
Year to Jun 2021$90,569$52,740$40,430
Year to Jun 2020$87,677$50,706$37,919
Year to Jun 2019$85,249$49,432$37,138
Year to Jun 2018$85,728$48,881$36,259
Year to Jun 2017$81,837$46,294$34,371
Year to Jun 2016$81,210$47,044$35,480

Household incomes: questions for your AI

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    The attached CSV is household incomes in new zealand, from Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Describe how each measure has changed, naming its unit and period. Treat changes in basis and missing periods as breaks. Do not infer causation from government terms. Read the limits before comparing. Supporting datasets: household-income, household-income-real.

Questions about household incomes in NZ

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Household incomes: sources

The source publication, licence and snapshot used to build this page.

Organisation
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Household income and housing-cost statistics
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). This work is based on Stats NZ's data which are licensed by Stats NZ for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Reuse limits
Photos, graphics and logos are excluded. Stats NZ logos and government emblems must not be used.
Snapshot
data/raw/statsnz-household-income/2026-10-10_8b1f51e08e10.xlsx
SHA256
8b1f51e08e1002f6168e89f0d3e21f00d802cf3a6e492a8c16d1c8884eb08365
Retrieved
10 October 2026

Household incomes: sources

The source publication, licence and snapshot used to build this page.

Calculated by NZ in Numbers from Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Consumers price index (quarterly); Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Household income and housing-cost statistics.

Organisation
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa; NZ in Numbers calculation, NZ in Numbers calculation
Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Calculated by NZ in Numbers from the source datasets listed; please also credit those sources.
Snapshot
SHA256
30ab1b947602124702ef2ddda7d7fe84067b0c03969353bb80628d64e1c1c3d8
Retrieved
10 October 2026
Formula
Real income = nominal income × average CPI of the latest June year ÷ average CPI of the four quarters in each June year
Inputs
  • consumers-price-index, CPIQ.SE9A. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Consumers price index (quarterly). Content hash: 1fafdea586b393055f4b864fcac323d1a4e37979d7302156a5962f95b50bc886.
  • household-income, hes.disposable.median. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Household income and housing-cost statistics. Content hash: f7cba710acdfa9c6204aa7c3c59ccc5657f497d0e436dc7c74f52f1479ecb4f2.
  • household-income, hes.equivalised-disposable.median. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Household income and housing-cost statistics. Content hash: f7cba710acdfa9c6204aa7c3c59ccc5657f497d0e436dc7c74f52f1479ecb4f2.
  • household-income, hes.equivalised-disposable-ahc.median. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Household income and housing-cost statistics. Content hash: f7cba710acdfa9c6204aa7c3c59ccc5657f497d0e436dc7c74f52f1479ecb4f2.