Software Engineering salaries in New Zealand
The median lead Software Engineering salary in New Zealand is NZ$154,000 per year, with the market band from NZ$154,000 to NZ$154,000 (tahatu.govt.nz, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
lead (Low quality data)
- Median
- NZ$154,000
- per month
- NZ$12,833
This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.
Median-only: upper end of Tahatu most-common band for software developer (154K); upper band 193K. No separate lead occupation published; single official source.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- NZ$90,000
- Median
- NZ$122,000
- P75
- NZ$154,000
- per month
- NZ$10,167
About NZ$10,167 per month at the median.
Tahatu (Tertiary Education Commission) pay bands for software developer, derived from Stats NZ census/IDI and IR data: lower 65K, most common 90K-154K, upper 193K. p25/p75 are the most-common band bounds, p50 its midpoint. Cross-checked with Hays NZ: senior 120K-130K+.
Sources for these numbers
- https://tahatu.govt.nz/work/explore-career-ideas/occupation/T00131-software-developer
- https://tahatu.govt.nz/our-data
- https://www.hays.net.nz/web/hays-nz-technology/software-developer-jobs/salary
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