Average Heavy Machine Operator Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $73,030.00/year

The average annual salary of Heavy Machine Operator is $73,030.00

$53,000.00
Low
$73,030.00
Average
$84,240.00
High

The starting salary of Heavy Machine Operator is between $45,050.00 and $53,000.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $84,240.00 and $96,876.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$45,050.00$96,876.00
Average Hourly Pay - $24.42/hour

The average hourly pay of Heavy Machine Operator is $24.42.

$19.95
Low
$24.42
Average
$31.90
High

The starting hourly rate is between $17.00 and $19.95 for Heavy Machine Operator whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $31.90 and $37.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$17.00$37.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$529.00 - $3,210.00
$529.00
$96,876.00
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  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $73,030.00
  • Hourly Pay : $24.42
  • Weekly Pay : $1,288.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,577.00
  • Monthly Salary : $5,583.00

Heavy Machine Operator Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Heavy Machine Operator. 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 Heavy Machine Operator compared to female. Their involvement is 86% while of female is only 14%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Heavy Machine Operator 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 Heavy Machine Operator having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $23.39.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Heavy Machine Operator salary would increase again to a total of $26.04, adding $2.65 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 $26.81.

And finally, once the Heavy Machine Operator gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $29.35.

Prominent Skills Affecting Heavy Machine Operator Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Heavy Machine Operator is Problem Solving which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 12% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Problem Solving.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Safety Compliance with 2%. It can be said that Safety Compliance 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 Heavy Machine Operator. 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 $70,839.00 whereas the highest earning is $83,254.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $83,254.00 at 14%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 3% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 6% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 8% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 14% more than the average salary.