Salary insights

Salary in Finance and accounting in New Zealand

Market pay levels based on 49 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median117 619 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average112 290 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile95 100 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile128 819 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile95 100 $
Median117 619 $
Upper quartile128 819 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 95 100 $ and 128 819 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 128 819 $.
  • The upper quartile is 35% above the lower one.
  • The average (112 290 $) is 5% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 49 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (117 619 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (112 290 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 95 100 $ to 128 819 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 95 100 $ and a quarter above 128 819 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 49 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 117 619 $ is the market level, above 128 819 $ is the strong quarter, below 95 100 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.