Minimum Wage Revised in New Zealand - March 25, 2022

The minimum wage has been revised in New Zealand from 1 April 2022. The adult minimum wage increases from NZ$20.00 to NZ$21.20 per hour. The starting-out and training minimum wage rate increases from NZ$16.00 to NZ$16.96 per hour. Similarly, the minimum wage rate for workers who work eight hours a day, forty-hour a week and eighty-hour fortnight have also been revised.

For more information on changes, please refer to the minimum wage pages:

https://mywage.co.nz/salaries/minimum-wage

https://wageindicator.org/salary/minimum-wage/new-zealand

Note: This minimum wage increase might not reflect the inflationary trends.