🇳🇿 Quantity Surveyor Salary Guide — New Zealand
NZD · Annual · Trainee to Commercial Director · 2026
Quantity Surveyor salaries in New Zealand are healthy, with Auckland and Wellington typically paying most. Pay reflects experience, employer type and registration. The ranges below are indicative annual figures in New Zealand dollars, before tax.
Data source: Live job ad audit · Validated June 2026 · Indicative only
Salary by experience level · tap a role for post-tax detail
Gross salary
Low endNZ$45,000/yr
High endNZ$60,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$37k – NZ$48k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
Gross salary
Low endNZ$55,000/yr
High endNZ$75,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$45k – NZ$58k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
Gross salary
Low endNZ$65,000/yr
High endNZ$90,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$51k – NZ$68k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
Gross salary
Low endNZ$80,000/yr
High endNZ$135,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$61k – NZ$97k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
Gross salary
Low endNZ$120,000/yr
High endNZ$170,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$88k – NZ$120k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
Gross salary
Low endNZ$150,000/yr
High endNZ$200,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$107k – NZ$139k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
Gross salary
Low endNZ$160,000/yr
High endNZ$240,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$114k – NZ$162k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
Gross salary
Low endNZ$200,000/yr
High endNZ$280,000/yr
Post-tax (estimated)
Take-home rangeNZ$139k – NZ$186k/yr
Taxes & deductions
Income Tax
ACC Earners Levy
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