Average Registered Nurse (RN) Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $66,250.00/year

The average annual salary of Registered Nurse (RN) is $66,250.00

$52,430.00
Low
$66,250.00
Average
$81,750.00
High

The starting salary of Registered Nurse (RN) is between $44,566.00 and $52,430.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $81,750.00 and $94,013.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$44,566.00$94,013.00
Average Hourly Pay - $30.58/hour

The average hourly pay of Registered Nurse (RN) is $30.58.

$25.75
Low
$30.58
Average
$38.88
High

The starting hourly rate is between $22.00 and $25.75 for Registered Nurse (RN) whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $38.88 and $45.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$22.00$45.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$5.00 - $5,300.00
$5.00
$94,013.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
$0.00 - $824.00
$0.00
$94,013.00
  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $66,250.00
  • Hourly Pay : $30.58
  • Weekly Pay : $1,169.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,338.00
  • Monthly Salary : $5,065.00

Registered Nurse (RN) Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Registered Nurse (RN). 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 Registered Nurse (RN) compared to male. Their involvement is 92% while of male is only 8%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Registered Nurse (RN) 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 Registered Nurse (RN) working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $27.57.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $1.46 which would give a total wage of NZD29.03.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Registered Nurse (RN) salary would increase again to a total of $32.77, adding $3.74 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 $34.66.

And finally, once the Registered Nurse (RN) gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $35.90.

Prominent Skills Affecting Registered Nurse (RN) Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Registered Nurse (RN) is Operating Room / OR which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 22% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Operating Room / OR.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with 5%. It can be said that Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) 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 Registered Nurse (RN). 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 $58,300.00 whereas the highest earning is $74,200.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $74,200.00 at 12%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 12% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 4% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 5% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 12% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 12% more than the average salary.