Average Mechanical Engineer with Engineering Design Skills Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $68,013.00/year

The average annual salary of Mechanical Engineer is $68,013.00

$55,120.00
Low
$68,013.00
Average
$96,120.00
High

The starting salary of Mechanical Engineer is between $46,852.00 and $55,120.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $96,120.00 and $110,538.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$46,852.00$110,538.00
Average Hourly Pay - $27.32/hour

The average hourly pay of Mechanical Engineer is $27.32.

$21.20
Low
$27.32
Average
$39.60
High

The starting hourly rate is between $18.00 and $21.20 for Mechanical Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $39.60 and $46.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$18.00$46.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$272.00 - $5,450.00
$272.00
$110,538.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
$3,270.00 - $6,240.00
$3,270.00
$110,538.00
  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $68,013.00
  • Hourly Pay : $27.32
  • Weekly Pay : $1,258.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,515.00
  • Monthly Salary : $5,450.00

Mechanical Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 89% while of female is only 11%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $58,124.56.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $7,430.41 which would give a total wage of NZD65,554.97.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Mechanical Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $79,464.65, adding $13,909.68 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of $100,486.70.

And finally, once the Mechanical Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $90,085.35.

Prominent Skills Affecting Mechanical Engineer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Mechanical Engineer is Pro/Engineer which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 21% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Pro/Engineer.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Matlab with 4%. It can be said that Matlab 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 Mechanical 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 $57,811.00 whereas the highest earning is $99,979.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $99,979.00 at 47%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 15% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 3% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 16% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 47% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 28% more than the average salary.