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Pilot Salary in New Zealand
Air New Zealand, based in New Zealand, with captain and first officer averages and ranges. Civil aviation authority: CAA NZ.
Pilot salary by airline in New Zealand
Sorted by captain average, highest first. Click an airline for its pay breakdown, fleet, hiring requirements and reviews from working pilots.
| Airline | Captain avg | Captain range | F/O avg | F/O range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air New Zealand | ¥3,300万 | ¥2,500万〜4,000万 | ¥1,750万 | ¥1,150万〜2,300万 |
Where New Zealand sits worldwide
Captain averages side by side. New Zealand sits at ¥3,300万 against a ¥2,480万 average across all 112 airlines — about 33% above. That places it 7th of the 51 countries covered.
Country figures are the unweighted mean of captain averages for the airlines we list there. World first officer average: ¥1,400万 across 112 airlines.
Compare other countries
To see the whole region at once, go to pilot salary in Oceania — 4 airlines across 3 countries, captains averaging ¥2,780万.
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