Hourly Pay Calculator NZ

Want to know what your hourly wage is really worth? Enter your hourly rate and the hours you work to see your estimated weekly, fortnightly, monthly and yearly take-home pay after PAYE tax, the ACC earners’ levy, KiwiSaver and student loan for the 2026/27 tax year.

Calculate Your Hourly Take-Home Pay

Enter your hourly rate and hours to estimate your New Zealand PAYE tax, ACC earners' levy, KiwiSaver, student loan deductions and take-home pay.

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Estimated Take-Home Pay
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Pay Breakdown

Gross Pay $0.00
PAYE Income Tax $0.00
ACC Earners' Levy $0.00
KiwiSaver $0.00
Student Loan $0.00
IETC $0.00
Take-Home Pay $0.00
This calculator provides an estimate for the 2026–27 New Zealand tax year. Your yearly pay is worked out from your hourly rate, hours per week (plus any overtime) and weeks worked. Hourly figures are based on all hours paid, including overtime. Actual PAYE deductions can vary according to your tax code, pay circumstances and other deductions.

How to use the Hourly Pay Calculator NZ?

  1. Enter your hourly rate before tax.
  2. Enter your hours per week. Full-time is usually 40.
  3. Add overtime if you work extra hours at a higher rate (optional).
  4. Select your tax code and KiwiSaver rate.
  5. Press Calculate to see your take-home pay per hour, week, month and year.

How hourly pay is turned into a salary?

Your annual pay is your hourly rate multiplied by your weekly hours and by the number of weeks you work in a year. For example, $30 an hour for 40 hours a week over 52 weeks is $30 × 40 × 52 = $62,400 a year. Tax is then worked out on that annual amount using New Zealand’s income tax bands.

Worked example: $30 an hour, 40 hours a week

Step

Amount

Gross weekly pay ($30 × 40)

$1,200.00

Gross annual pay (× 52)

$62,400.00

Tax on first $15,600 at 10.5%

$1,638.00

Tax on next $37,900 at 17.5%

$6,632.50

Tax on remaining $8,900 at 30%

$2,670.00

Total income tax

$10,940.50

ACC earners’ levy (1.75%)

$1,092.00

Take-home pay per year (no KiwiSaver)

$50,367.50

Take-home per week

$968.60

Take-home per hour

$24.22

Common hourly rates after tax

Hourly rate

Gross per year

Income Tax

ACC levy

Take-home per year

$20

$41,600

$6,188.00

$728.00

$34,684.00

$25

$52,000

$8,008.00

$910.00

$43,082.00

$30

$62,400

$10,940.50

$1,092.00

$50,367.50

$35

$72,800

$14,060.50

$1,274.00

$57,465.50

Part-time and casual workers

If you work fewer hours, change hours per week. For example, $30 an hour for 20 hours a week is $31,200 a year, which gives about $26,286 after tax and ACC. If your hours change from week to week, use your average weekly hours.

Overtime

If you are paid a higher rate for overtime, enter the extra hours and the multiplier (for example, 1.5 for time and a half). The calculator adds your overtime pay to your regular pay before working out tax.

Frequently asked questions

The calculator works from your hourly rate and hours. Holiday pay rules depend on your employment agreement, so use our Holiday Pay Calculator for that. 

At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $30 an hour is $62,400 a year before tax.

On $62,400 a year, income tax is about $10,940.50 plus about $1,092 ACC earners’ levy, using the 2026/27 rates on this page.

Yes. Change the hours per week to match your roster.

Yes. Enter the extra hours and the multiplier.

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Disclaimer

This calculator gives an estimate for the 2026/27 New Zealand tax year and is not tax advice. Your actual deductions depend on your tax code, employer payroll and personal circumstances. Always confirm details with Inland Revenue.