People earning wages and salaries in New Zealand
By taxable income band, year ended March 2023, number of people
| Taxable income band | Number of people |
|---|---|
| $1-$10,000 | 394,390 |
| $10,001-$20,000 | 246,220 |
| $20,001-$30,000 | 205,390 |
| $30,001-$40,000 | 201,030 |
| $40,001-$50,000 | 240,010 |
| $50,001-$60,000 | 296,030 |
| $60,001-$70,000 | 275,460 |
| $70,001-$80,000 | 221,710 |
| $80,001-$90,000 | 174,330 |
| $90,001-$100,000 | 136,520 |
| $100,001-$110,000 | 99,020 |
| $110,001-$120,000 | 70,700 |
| $120,001-$130,000 | 54,680 |
| $130,001-$140,000 | 41,120 |
| $140,001-$150,000 | 32,460 |
| $150,001-$160,000 | 25,320 |
| $160,001-$170,000 | 19,670 |
| $170,001-$180,000 | 15,800 |
| $180,001-$190,000 | 12,530 |
| $190,001-$200,000 | 9,860 |
| $200,001-$210,000 | 8,220 |
| $210,001-$220,000 | 6,780 |
| $220,001-$230,000 | 5,540 |
| $230,001-$240,000 | 4,630 |
| $240,001-$250,000 | 3,930 |
| $250,001-$260,000 | 3,510 |
| $260,001-$270,000 | 2,880 |
| $270,001-$280,000 | 2,400 |
| $280,001-$290,000 | 2,120 |
| $290,001-$300,000 | 1,960 |
| $300,001 and over | 18,820 |
Notes
Figure.NZ calculated $10,000 bands for the years 2009 to 2023.
Limitations of the data
The data is based on a random sample and has been scaled up to population estimates. The sample is 2% of wage and salary earners, and 10% of IR3 filers.
The years refer to income years ended 31 March. Adjustments more than two years after the end of the income year are not included in the table. The 2022 data is now complete, but 2022 data will not be considered complete until after 31 March 2024, and so will be updated next year.
2023 statistics includes data processed to 1 August 2023 only.
Inclusions
This data includes part-year PAYE incomes, and can also potentially include children.
Exclusions
People who did not receive any wage or salary income (as defined above) are not included in the dataset.
Specifically excluded are: New Zealand Superannuation, taxable welfare benefits, student allowances, earnings-related ACC payments, and shareholder-employee salaries (since there was no PAYE deducted).
Data provided by
Dataset name
Tax Statistics: Wage and salary distributions for individuals September 2023
Webpage:
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Wage and salary distributions for individuals Sep 2023 (XLSX 173KB)' file. Figure.NZ calculated bands for the years 2009 to 2023.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Tax Statistics: Wage and salary distributions for individuals September 2023
From the dataset Tax Statistics: Wage and salary distributions for individuals September 2023, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Tables - wage and salary
- Range:
AZ7:CC228 - Provided: 990 data points
This data forms the table Tax - Wage/salary distributions for individual customers 2009–2023.
Dataset originally released on:
September 12, 2023
About this dataset
Wage/salary income includes any gross earnings received from any employer, from which PAYE was deducted. Specifically excluded are:
- New Zealand Superannuation
- Taxable welfare benefits
- Student allowances
- Earnings-related ACC payments, and
- Shareholder-employee salaries (since there was no PAYE deducted).
The dataset includes people with part-year PAYE incomes, and can also potentially include children.