NZD
New Zealand
New Zealand's tax wedge is 20.81 %, the 2nd lowest of 36. And its minimum wage is $2,673 PPP/mo, ranked 4th of 86.
Of 25 fields published for New Zealand, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
86 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$4,064 PPP/mo
The average employee in New Zealand earns about $4,064 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$60,896 PPP
Money's value
53.20 %
100 saved in New Zealand in 2000 buys what 53 buys today — 47 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
20.81 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in New Zealand, about $21 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$4,064 PPP/mo
The average employee in New Zealand earns about $4,064 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$48,221 PPP
The average job in New Zealand pays about $48,221 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
Minimum wage
$2,673 PPP/mo
The law in New Zealand sets the floor at about $2,673 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
House price growth
-3.72 %
Real house prices in New Zealand fell 3.7 % over the past year, adjusted for inflation.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Savings vs inflation
1.11 %
A bank account in New Zealand currently gains about 1.1 pp of purchasing power a year.
Deposit rate
3.95 %
Inflation rate
2.84 %
At 2.8 % a year, prices double in about 25 years if it holds.
Price level
86 % of US prices
ranked 112th of 125
Tax on pay
20.81 %
ranked 7th of 37
Corporate tax
28.00 %
ranked 79th of 96
Where New Zealand sits, field by field
Each dot is New Zealand’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Tax wedge20.81 %2 of 36
- Minimum wage$2,673 PPP/mo4 of 86
- House price growth-3.72 %3 of 54
- GDP growth0.46 %114 of 127
- Price level86 % of US prices112 of 125
- Tax on pay20.81 %7 of 37
- GDP per capita$49,59123 of 127
- Corporate tax28.00 %79 of 96
- Debt per person$27,126100 of 123
- Real policy rate-0.34 %43 of 53
- Inflation rate2.84 %31 of 126
- Top income tax39.00 %11 of 37
- Average monthly salary$4,064 PPP/mo28 of 92
- Money's value53.20 %38 of 116
- Take-home pay$48,221 PPP14 of 37
- Retirement age (women)65 years31 of 49
- Median income$38,320 PPP17 of 42
- Retirement age (men)65 years21 of 49
- Deposit rate3.95 %41 of 70
- Public holidays11 days58 of 104
- Savings vs inflation1.11 %32 of 70
- Unemployment rate5.08 %59 of 124
- Average annual salary$60,896 PPP18 of 37
- Government debt54.70 %63 of 124
- Currency-2.47 %36 of 71
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
United Kingdom
avg gap 15.7 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 28.00 % (New Zealand) vs 19.00 %
South Korea
avg gap 16.2 pp · 25 shared fields
Most separates them: public holidays — 11 days (New Zealand) vs 18 days
Canada
avg gap 18.5 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: corporate tax — 28.00 % (New Zealand) vs 15.00 %
Australia
avg gap 19.5 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth — -3.72 % (New Zealand) vs 5.71 %
| Debt per person | $27,126 | ranked 100th of 123 | |
| Real policy rate | -0.34 % | ranked 43rd of 53 | |
| Inflation rate | 2.84 % | ranked 31st of 126 | |
| Top income tax | 39.00 % | ranked 11th of 37 | |
| Average monthly salary | $4,064 PPP/mo | ranked 28th of 92 | |
| Money's value | 53.20 % | ranked 38th of 116 | |
| Take-home pay | $48,221 PPP | ranked 14th of 37 | |
| Retirement age (women) | 65 years | ranked 31st of 49 | |
| Median income | $38,320 PPP | ranked 17th of 42 | |
| Retirement age (men) | 65 years | ranked 21st of 49 | |
| Deposit rate | 3.95 % | ranked 41st of 70 | |
| Public holidays | 11 days | ranked 58th of 104 | |
| Savings vs inflation | 1.11 % | ranked 32nd of 70 | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.08 % | ranked 59th of 124 | |
| Average annual salary | $60,896 PPP | ranked 18th of 37 | |
| Government debt | 54.70 % | ranked 63rd of 124 | |
| Currency | -2.47 % | ranked 36th of 71 |
✓ 25 fields published for New Zealand, every one dated and sourced · 10 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for New Zealand: mortgage rate, lending rate, bank spread, house price growth since 2015, rent, petrol, electricity, minimum wage, median earnings, vat.
Sources for all 25 figures
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Minimum wage — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2024
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2022
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2022
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Deposit rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Savings vs inflation — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-22
What changed
| 23 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.39 → -2.47 |
| 22 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.43 → -2.39 |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.39 → -2.43 |
| 20 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.84 → -2.39 |
| 19 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -4.09 → -2.84 |
| 18 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.68 → -4.09 |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.15 → -3.68 |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.3 → -3.15 |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.22 → -2.3 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -2.23 → -2.22 |
| 13 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.97 → -2.23 |
| 12 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.62 → -1.97 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -1.59 → -1.62 |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.9 → -1.59 |
| 9 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.08 → -0.9 |
| 8 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.06 → 0.08 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 25780 → 27126 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 51.9851333336419 → 54.7 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 0.41 → 0.06 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -0.39 → 0.41 |