New Zealand public data

Median income in New Zealand by age

June 2025 quarter

Median weekly earnings from wages, salaries, and self-employment, by age band and gender. Covers people who receive that income, not the whole population.

AgeAllFemaleMale
15-19$384$352$460
20-24$1,061$1,000$1,120
25-29$1,302$1,247$1,381
30-34$1,480$1,350$1,575
35-39$1,560$1,400$1,707
40-44$1,554$1,435$1,680
45-49$1,624$1,457$1,822
50-54$1,563$1,419$1,800
55-59$1,535$1,360$1,726
60-64$1,419$1,235$1,601
65+$1,152$1,050$1,280
All ages$1,380$1,247$1,500

Figures are weekly earnings.

Source

Stats NZ, Labour market statistics (income): June 2025 quarter — Household Labour Force Survey. Dataset INC_INC_008, 'Earnings from wages and salaries and self-employment, by sex, age groups and ethnic groups', measure MED_WEEK_INC. As at 2025-06 (quarter); retrieved 2026-07-07. www.stats.govt.nz

Medians are across people with wage/salary income only. Survey estimates; small cells (15–19) are noisy.

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