Average Communications Director Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $131,325.00/year

The average annual salary of Communications Director is $131,325.00

$105,930.00
Low
$131,325.00
Average
$186,180.00
High

The starting salary of Communications Director is between $90,041.00 and $105,930.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $186,180.00 and $214,107.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$90,041.00$214,107.00
Average Hourly Pay - $38.11/hour

The average hourly pay of Communications Director is $38.11.

$0.00
Low
$38.11
Average
$40.70
High

The maximum hourly wage is between $40.70 and $47.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$0.00$47.00
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  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $131,325.00
  • Hourly Pay : $38.11
  • Weekly Pay : $2,452.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $4,904.00
  • Monthly Salary : $10,625.00

Communications Director Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Communications Director. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, female employees are involved significantly more as Communications Director compared to male. Their involvement is 83% while of male is only 17%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Communications Director salary in New Zealand on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $145,998.49.

And finally, once the Communications Director gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $130,440.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Communications Director Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Communications Director's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Communications Director when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Communications Director is Strategic Planning which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 9% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Strategic Planning.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Media / Public Relations with 5%. It can be said that Media / Public Relations skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Communications Director. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $123,446.00 whereas the highest earning is $141,831.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $141,831.00 at 8%. So to summerize, Late Career earns 8% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 6% less than the average salary.