HR and People salaries in New Zealand
The median executive HR and People salary in New Zealand is NZ$228,000 per year, with the market band from NZ$228,000 to NZ$228,000 (tahatu.govt.nz, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
executive (Low quality data)
- Median
- NZ$228,000
- per month
- NZ$19,000
This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.
Median-only: Tahatu HR manager upper band 228K. Single official source.
lead (Medium quality data)
- P25
- NZ$95,000
- Median
- NZ$134,000
- P75
- NZ$173,000
- per month
- NZ$11,167
About NZ$11,167 per month at the median.
Tahatu human resources manager bands: lower 71K, most common 95K-173K, upper 228K.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- NZ$69,000
- Median
- NZ$92,500
- P75
- NZ$116,000
- per month
- NZ$7,708
About NZ$7,708 per month at the median.
Tahatu human resources specialist bands: lower 56K, most common 69K-116K, upper 155K.
Sources for these numbers
- https://tahatu.govt.nz/work/explore-career-ideas/occupation/T00029-human-resources-manager
- https://tahatu.govt.nz/our-data
- https://tahatu.govt.nz/work/explore-career-ideas/occupation/T00081-human-resources-specialist
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