Average Electrical Engineer with Engineering Design Skills Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $75,677.00/year

The average annual salary of Electrical Engineer is $75,677.00

$58,240.00
Low
$75,677.00
Average
$112,320.00
High

The starting salary of Electrical Engineer is between $49,504.00 and $58,240.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $112,320.00 and $129,168.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$49,504.00$129,168.00
Average Hourly Pay - $33.87/hour

The average hourly pay of Electrical Engineer is $33.87.

$19.76
Low
$33.87
Average
$56.68
High

The starting hourly rate is between $17.00 and $19.76 for Electrical Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $56.68 and $65.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$17.00$65.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$1,012.00 - $8,480.00
$1,012.00
$129,168.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
$0.00 - $6,540.00
$0.00
$129,168.00
  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $75,677.00
  • Hourly Pay : $33.87
  • Weekly Pay : $1,399.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,799.00
  • Monthly Salary : $6,064.00

Electrical Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Electrical Engineer. 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 Electrical Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 91% while of female is only 9%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Electrical Engineer 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 Electrical Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $57,970.50.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $8,978.29 which would give a total wage of NZD66,948.79.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Electrical Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $85,109.45, adding $18,160.66 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of $100,641.01.

And finally, once the Electrical Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $103,331.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Electrical Engineer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Electrical Engineer is Engineering Asset Management which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 18% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Engineering Asset Management.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Project Management with 8%. It can be said that Project Management 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 Electrical Engineer. 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 $56,758.00 whereas the highest earning is $100,650.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $100,650.00 at 33%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 25% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 13% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 12% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 31% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 33% more than the average salary.