The New Zealand Industry Salary Surveys were established in 2019.
The surveys are bi-annual; and are free of charge for participating companies who receive a comprehensive survey report.
We currently release the following salary survey reports.
The New Zealand Industry Salary Survey
The New Zealand Supply Chain Salary Survey – in partnership with The Association for Operations and Supply Chain Professionals (NZPICS)
The New Zealand Food Industry Salary Survey – in partnership with The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) and The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC)
New Zealand Industry Salary Survey Reports – 2023
The latest Salary Survey reports were released in April 2023, providing data from 2018 to 2022.
The Survey reports are presented in two sections.
Section 1 – is available to view and download using this link and provides General Salary data
Section 2 – is available to participating companies free of charge or can be purchased here
Section A – General Survey Data
Base Salary – All data
Base – Salary – Standardised Group Data – All data
Base Salary – by Company Size – All data
Base Salary – by Location – All data
Kiwisaver – % Company contribution
Kiwisaver – Company contribution policy
Base Salary – Gender – All data
Benfits Summary – All data
Benefits Summary – Standardised Group Data – All data
Section B – Individual Position Data
Section B1 Technical – Quality – Compliance – Laboratory – Environmental – Health & Safety
Technical Manager
Product Development/Innovation Manager
Food/Product Development/R&D/Sensory – Technologist
Packaging Manager
Packaging – Technologist/Engineer
Quality and/or Compliance – Manager
Quality Assurance – Supervisor/Coordinator/team Leader
Quality Assurance/Food Safety – Officer/Technologist
Quality Control – Officer/Technician
Laboratory Manager
Laboratory Supervisor/Team Leader
Laboratory – Technician/Analyst
Environmental Manager
Environmental – Officer/Coordinator
Health & Safety Manager
Health & Safety – Officer/Coordinator/Advisor
Section B2 Engineering – Maintenance – Projects – Automation & Control
Process Development Manager
Process – Technologist/Engineer
Engineering Manager – Projects/Maintenance
Projects Manager
Project Engineer
Maintenance/Reliability – Manager
Reliability Engineer
Maintenance Planner
Maintenance – Team Leader/Supervisor
Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical/Electrical
Automation/Control Systems – Engineer
Section B3 Supply Chain – Planning – Logistics – Procurement – Purchasing
Head/Director of Supply Chain
Supply Chain Manager
Logistics/Supply Chain – Coordinator
Supply Chain Analyst – Demand/Inventory/Materials/Procurement/Logistics
Import/Export – Coordinator
S&OP Manager
Demand/Supply/Production Planning – Manager
Demand Planner
Supply/Production/Materials – Planner
Inventory/Materials – Manager
Inventory Controller
Distribution Centre/Operations – Manager
Logistics/Warehouse/Transport – Manager
Warehouse – Supervisor/Team/Shift – Leader
Procurement Manager
Category/Procurement – Specialist
Purchasing Manager
Purchasing – Officer/Buyer
Section B4 Operations – Manufacturing – Production – Continuous Improvement
Operations/Manufacturing/Site – Manager
Production/Plant – Manager
Production – Team Leader/Supervisor
Continuous Improvement Manager
