Average Mental Health Worker Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $49,920.00/year

The average annual salary of Mental Health Worker is $49,920.00

$43,600.00
Low
$49,920.00
Average
$60,480.00
High

The starting salary of Mental Health Worker is between $37,060.00 and $43,600.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $60,480.00 and $69,552.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$37,060.00$69,552.00
Average Hourly Pay - $21.70/hour

The average hourly pay of Mental Health Worker is $21.70.

$16.48
Low
$21.70
Average
$28.60
High

The starting hourly rate is between $14.00 and $16.48 for Mental Health Worker whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $28.60 and $33.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$14.00$33.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$0.00 - $535.00
$0.00
$69,552.00
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  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $49,920.00
  • Hourly Pay : $21.70
  • Weekly Pay : $923.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $1,846.00
  • Monthly Salary : $4,000.00

Mental Health Worker Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Mental Health Worker. 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 Mental Health Worker compared to male. Their involvement is 79% while of male is only 21%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Mental Health Worker 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 Mental Health Worker having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $20.62.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Mental Health Worker salary would increase again to a total of $21.24, adding $0.62 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 $21.26.

Prominent Skills Affecting Mental Health Worker Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Mental Health Worker is Counseling which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 17% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Counseling.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Crisis Intervention with 11%. It can be said that Crisis Intervention 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 Mental Health Worker. 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 $49,421.00 whereas the highest earning is $49,920.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Mid Carrer person will earn the maximum salary of $49,920.00 at 0%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 1% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 0% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 1% less than the average salary.