University Salaries 2026: New Zealand
Academic Jobs, the higher education salary benchmark, based on 227,099 university job posts since January 1, 2026, drawn from millions of historical job posts.
| University | Country | Professor median | Lecturer median | Live jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Uni | New Zealand | $141,254 | $116,928 | 14 |
| Otago Uni | New Zealand | $117,411 | $117,411 | 20 |
| VUW | New Zealand | $97,049 | $115,328 | 107 |
| UC | New Zealand | $171,851 | $114,906 | 71 |
| Massey University | New Zealand | — | $119,412 | 7 |
| UoW | New Zealand | $139,802 | $107,801 | 10 |
| Lincoln Uni | New Zealand | — | — | 14 |
| AUT | New Zealand | $180,877 | $120,431 | 11 |
| Potentia | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| Ara | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| St Margaret's College | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| Riddet Institute | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| Aquinas College | New Zealand | — | $51,714 | 0 |
| Transpower | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| Open Polytechnic | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| MIT | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| Sheffield | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |
| New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science (PHF Science) | New Zealand | — | — | 0 |