Average Corrections Officer Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $61,379.00/year

The average annual salary of Corrections Officer is $61,379.00

$52,000.00
Low
$61,379.00
Average
$71,280.00
High

The starting salary of Corrections Officer is between $44,200.00 and $52,000.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $71,280.00 and $81,972.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$44,200.00$81,972.00
Average Hourly Pay - $29.03/hour

The average hourly pay of Corrections Officer is $29.03.

$23.69
Low
$29.03
Average
$33.48
High

The starting hourly rate is between $20.00 and $23.69 for Corrections Officer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $33.48 and $39.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$20.00$39.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$0.00 - $2,180.00
$0.00
$81,972.00
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  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $61,379.00
  • Hourly Pay : $29.03
  • Weekly Pay : $1,103.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,206.00
  • Monthly Salary : $4,780.00

Corrections Officer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Corrections Officer. 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, male employees are involved significantly more as Corrections Officer compared to female. Their involvement is 76% while of female is only 24%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Corrections Officer 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.

For Corrections Officer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $54,154.88.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $4,714.25 which would give a total wage of NZD58,869.13.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Corrections Officer salary would increase again to a total of $61,878.19, adding $3,009.06 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $65,360.68.

Prominent Skills Affecting Corrections Officer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Corrections Officer is Oral / Verbal Communication which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 11% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Oral / Verbal Communication.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Risk Management / Risk Control with 5%. It can be said that Risk Management / Risk Control 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 Corrections Officer. 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 $55,855.00 whereas the highest earning is $66,289.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $66,289.00 at 8%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 9% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 1% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 2% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 8% more than the average salary.