Highest Wages in New Zealand

Top 100 cities ranked by highest wages

Best New Zealand Cities

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Economy

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Highest Wages — New Zealand

1 Manukau City E7 $944

2 North Shore E7 $944

3 Lower Hutt G2 $944

4 Massey East E7 $944

5 Pukekohe East E7 $944

6 Stoke F5 $944

7 Saint Kilda F7 $944

8 Te Atatu South E7 $944

9 Oteha Valley E7 $944

10 Havelock North F2 $944

11 Te Aro G2 $944

12 Vogeltown F9 $944

13 Kaitaia F6 $944

14 Papatowai F7 $944

15 Rosedale F8 $944

16 Beachlands E7 $944

17 Khandallah G2 $816

18 Ponsonby E7 $800

19 Ngaio G2 $798

20 Grey Lynn E7 $763

21 Parnell E7 $762

22 Karori G2 $755

23 Point Chevalier E7 $725

24 Churton Park G2 $721

25 Meadowbank E7 $707

26 Island Bay G2 $702

27 Hataitai G2 $693

28 Glendowie E7 $685

29 Lincoln E7 $680

30 Lincoln E9 $680

31 Remuera E7 $678

32 Beach Haven E7 $675

33 Petone G2 $658

34 Takapuna E7 $657

35 Pokeno G1 $653

36 Whitby G2 $651

37 Upper Hutt G2 $650

38 Ellerslie E7 $650

39 Mount Maunganui E8 $639

40 Sydenham E9 $635

41 Prebbleton E9 $633

42 Greenhithe E7 $633

43 Waikowhai G3 $632

44 Addington E9 $631

45 Newlands G2 $628

46 Halswell E9 $627

47 Cashmere E9 $627

48 Titirangi E7 $623

49 Milford E7 $621

50 Birkdale E7 $616

51 Saint Johns E7 $609

52 Johnsonville G2 $608

53 Hillcrest E7 $597

54 Waterloo G2 $595

55 Onehunga E7 $595

56 Tawa G2 $595

57 Hokowhitu F3 $590

58 Birkenhead E7 $590

59 Merivale E9 $587

60 Rolleston E9 $584

61 Mount Eden E7 $584

62 Kelvin Grove F3 $584

63 Balmoral E7 $570

64 Half Moon Bay E7 $560

65 Cromwell F7 $550

66 Te Atatu Peninsula E7 $550

67 Homedale G2 $548

68 Timaru E9 $547

69 Somerfield E9 $547

70 Christchurch E9 $545

71 Epuni G2 $543

72 Hoon Hay E9 $542

73 Botany Downs E7 $540

74 Lynfield E7 $538

75 Howick E7 $534

76 Richmond TAS $533

77 Tuakau G1 $533

78 Royal Oak E7 $531

79 Owairaka E7 $530

80 Hillsborough E7 $528

81 Frankton Junction G1 $528

82 Stokes Valley G2 $527

83 Hornby E9 $524

84 Sunnyvale E7 $523

85 Redwood E9 $522

86 Pakuranga E7 $519

87 Browns Bay E7 $518

88 Gisborne F1 $516

89 Western Heights E7 $516

90 Kumeu E7 $516

91 Casebrook E9 $513

92 Hamilton East G1 $513

93 Morrinsville G1 $510

94 Woodend E9 $510

95 Epsom E7 $509

96 Claudelands G1 $508

97 Taupo G1 $505

98 Sandringham E7 $504

99 Newtown G2 $502

100 Ngaruawahia G1 $502

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest wages in New Zealand.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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