Ngā tohanga utu ā-hāora me te utu ā-tau mā te takitahi Wage and salary distributions for individuals

The wage and salary distribution for individuals statistics section reports on:

• the number of wage and salary earners during an income tax year
• the number of wage and salary earners by income band
• the total value of wages and salaries paid by income band.

We update these statistics yearly. You can download data from the 2001 to 2026 tax years on the wage and salary earners statistics dataset page.

The latest update uses data extracted from Inland Revenue systems on 17 August 2026.

Data for the 2023 to 2025 March years has been revised. As data for these years has been updated, there may be some differences to numbers previously published.

Technical information is provided on the explanatory notes tab of the spreadsheet containing the statistics.