Labour market statistics (income) reports on information about income collected annually from the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS). It provides information about individual and household income, including wages and salaries, self-employment, and government transfers income, both at an aggregate level and for subpopulations of interest.
| Quarter | Median weekly income |
| Jun-00 | 313 |
| Jun-01 | 340 |
| Jun-02 | 350 |
| Jun-03 | 370 |
| Jun-04 | 394 |
| Jun-05 | 420 |
| Jun-06 | 450 |
| Jun-07 | 478 |
| Jun-08 | 480 |
| Jun-09 | 490 |
| Jun-10 | 489 |
| Jun-11 | 498 |
| Jun-12 | 500 |
| Jun-13 | 525 |
| Jun-14 | 560 |
| Jun-15 | 581 |
| Jun-16 | 600 |
| Jun-17 | 623 |
| Jun-18 | 675 |
| Jun-19 | 708 |
| Jun-20 | 665 |
| Jun-21 | 770 |
| Jun-22 | 848 |
| Jun-23 | 921 |
| Jun-24 | 959 |
| Jun-25 | 959 |
| Quarter | Women | Men | Total |
| Jun-98 | 400 | 614 | 518 |
| Jun-99 | 420 | 620 | 520 |
| Jun-00 | 420 | 633 | 536 |
| Jun-01 | 442 | 649 | 550 |
| Jun-02 | 450 | 667 | 566 |
| Jun-03 | 479 | 684 | 586 |
| Jun-04 | 494 | 713 | 606 |
| Jun-05 | 513 | 760 | 639 |
| Jun-06 | 550 | 786 | 671 |
| Jun-07 | 575 | 820 | 710 |
| Jun-08 | 600 | 863 | 730 |
| Jun-09 | 633 | 874 | 760 |
| Jun-10 | 660 | 900 | 777 |
| Jun-11 | 666 | 921 | 800 |
| Jun-12 | 680 | 951 | 806 |
| Jun-13 | 710 | 960 | 844 |
| Jun-14 | 740 | 990 | 863 |
| Jun-15 | 756 | 1030 | 884 |
| Jun-16 | 800 | 1074 | 937 |
| Jun-17 | 828 | 1112 | 960 |
| Jun-18 | 863 | 1150 | 997 |
| Jun-19 | 901 | 1151 | 1016 |
| Jun-20 | 949 | 1187 | 1062 |
| Jun-21 | 960 | 1247 | 1093 |
| Jun-22 | 1055 | 1320 | 1189 |
| Jun-23 | 1140 | 1400 | 1273 |
| Jun-24 | 1195 | 1462 | 1343 |
| Jun-25 | 1247 | 1500 | 1380 |
| Quarter | Women | Men | Total |
| Jun-99 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Jun-00 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Jun-01 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Jun-02 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Jun-03 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Jun-04 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| Jun-05 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| Jun-06 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Jun-07 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Jun-08 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jun-09 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Jun-10 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Jun-11 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Jun-12 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Jun-13 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Jun-14 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Jun-15 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Jun-16 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Jun-17 | 4.6 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Jun-18 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Jun-19 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Jun-20 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| Jun-21 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Jun-22 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Jun-23 | 7.6 | 7 | 6.8 |
| Jun-24 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6 |
| Jun-25 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
| Quarter | Gender pay gap |
| Jun-98 | 16.2 |
| Jun-99 | 15.2 |
| Jun-00 | 14 |
| Jun-01 | 13.1 |
| Jun-02 | 12.3 |
| Jun-03 | 12.5 |
| Jun-04 | 12.7 |
| Jun-05 | 14 |
| Jun-06 | 12.1 |
| Jun-07 | 11.9 |
| Jun-08 | 12.5 |
| Jun-09 | 11.5 |
| Jun-10 | 10.6 |
| Jun-11 | 10.3 |
| Jun-12 | 9.1 |
| Jun-13 | 11.3 |
| Jun-14 | 10 |
| Jun-15 | 11.7 |
| Jun-16 | 12 |
| Jun-17 | 9.7 |
| Jun-18 | 9.6 |
| Jun-19 | 9.3 |
| Jun-20 | 9.5 |
| Jun-21 | 9.1 |
| Jun-22 | 9.2 |
| Jun-23 | 8.7 |
| Jun-24 | 8.2 |
| Jun-25 | 5.2 |
More data
Aotearoa Data Explorer - Income provides this data.
How to use Aotearoa Data Explorer contains video tutorials and a user guide.
Definitions and metadata
Labour market statistics (income): June 2025 quarter - DataInfo+ includes period specific notes for the June 2025 quarter.
Labour market statistics - DataInfo+ has general methodology used to produce labour market statistics (income) statistics.
Labour market statistics (income) concepts - DataInfo+ has definitions of terms used in this release.
Technical enquiries
Labour Market Statistics unit
[email protected]
ISSN 2463-6746
Next release
Labour market statistics (income): June 2026 quarter will be released in August 2026.
