New Zealand income percentile calculator
See how your income compares with wage and salary earners in New Zealand (2025–26 data).
What to enter: your annual wages and salary before tax.
The table below shows cut-offs published by Inland Revenue (NZ), Wage and salary distributions for individuals.
Find your percentile in the calculator| Rank | Threshold |
|---|---|
| Top 0.1%99.9th percentile | NZ$650,000 |
| Top 0.41%99.59th percentile | NZ$400,000 |
| Top 0.99%99.01st percentile | NZ$290,000 |
| Top 2.1%97.94th percentile | NZ$225,000 |
| Top 5%94.97th percentile | NZ$169,000 |
| Top 9.9%90.1st percentile | NZ$135,000 |
| Top 19.9%80.06th percentile | NZ$104,000 |
| Top 24.9%75.12nd percentile | NZ$94,000 |
| Top 29.7%70.3rd percentile | NZ$86,000 |
| Top 39.7%60.26th percentile | NZ$73,000 |
| Top 50%50.04th percentile | NZ$62,000 |
| Bottom 39.9%39.9th percentile | NZ$50,000 |
| Bottom 25%25.04th percentile | NZ$27,000 |
| Bottom 10.1%10.12nd percentile | NZ$7,000 |
| Bottom 4.5%4.55th percentile | NZ$2,000 |
At or above the value means you are in that group. For values in between, use the calculator.
By age
- All ages
- Age 15–19
- Age 20–24
- Age 25–29
- Age 30–34
- Age 35–39
- Age 40–44
- Age 45–49
- Age 50–54
- Age 55–59
- Age 60–64
- Age 65–69
- Age 70–74
- Age 75 and over
Other measures
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Source
Source: Inland Revenue (New Zealand), Crown copyright, CC BY 4.0.
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Source page: Inland Revenue (NZ), Wage and salary distributions for individuals
For reference only. Countries define these statistics differently (people vs households, gross vs taxable income, survey year), so ranks are not directly comparable across countries. The agencies listed do not endorse this service.