- December 4, 2023
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As an early childhood teacher in New Zealand, I am currently anticipating an annual salary of approximately 78k in December. While I am grateful for my comfortable living situation and the stability that comes with it, I am curious to know if this income falls below the average annual salary in New Zealand. Considering the current economic challenges faced by many, I am seeking to gain a better understanding of my financial standing in comparison to others in my field.
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Its above the median, but ‘good’ is a point of view only you can decide.
IÔÇÖd ask in what ways work stresses you (genuinely asking) and what a non stressful role would look like. Then youÔÇÖll be able to decide whether itÔÇÖs worth the extra stress (eg if what a non stressful role looks like is a minimum wage role itÔÇÖll bring financial stress and might not be worth it.
Could it be the centre you are at? The teachers at my childÔÇÖs preschool have the usual stress but love their jobs, no one ever leaves (IÔÇÖm on their committee and have given up asking what we could improve for them lol)
Only you can decide.
When I quit my high stress job at age 40, I nearly became suicidal with boredom at my low stress job. I lasted 9 months before jumping back into the shark infested waters.
It turns out I cannot live without the constant pressures. It saddens and fascinates me at the same time. This is life huh. Stressful shit until I die, or boredom until I die. I have a very unique set of parameters I require to work somewhere (no direct supervision, no set hours, not a suit in sight, etc). It turns out that only high-pressure positions allow me those.
Yes. You have a job. You are doing well. You’re wellbeing is important. There is no shame in changing to something that pays less for the sake of your mental well-being if you are finding it too stressful.
Also I doesn’t really matter what anyone’s opinion is when it comes to how much you earn.
I think so, I been at my job 8 years plenty of quals and licences just moved up to 92.5 k, car and health insurance
Where in nz are you? My partner is on about 55k as a couple years qualified ece teacher, pretty terrible pay comparatively. Located chch
You bust be registered I take it with that pay level?
The Mrs was making similar as a ece head teacher with a kindergarten room licensed to 70+ kids. She reached burn out but same as you was not the kids.
It was the policies, paperwork etc. She resigned last gear and joined the relieving pool. She’s so much better as a person mood wise not having the additional stress. She gets paid the same amount less and has 0 stress associated with paperwork, books etc.
We have also looked at relocating to Aus as Melbourne is offering $55 an hour plus relocation costs but all her family is here and she’s not wanting to go.
ECE teachers and all teachers should definalty be paid more in NZ. I mean they only help shape and bring up our next generation. They still must be pretty low on the pay scale for someone with a uni bachelor’s degree.
Really depends on your expenses. If you spend $40k on your lifestyle, $78k is great. If you spend $100k, then $78k is terrible.
I would first work outcry lifestyle costs and look at what the stress is doing to you. If it’s too stressful as you say, then you should probably look at removing that stress as it will cause a while new layer of issues down the path
Its better than alot of skilled trades get
According to the govt, you’re middle of the road in terms of renumeration for your job. Obviously this scales with experience.
https://www.careers.govt.nz/jobs-database/education-and-social-sciences/education/early-childhood-teacher-kaiako/
In terms of NZ as a whole, median income of full time workers is about $70k.
https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/labour-market-statistics-income-june-2023-quarter/
ItÔÇÖs definitely above both median and average, but not by much. If youÔÇÖve got a house like you mentioned then youÔÇÖre already ahead of most.
Nothing to offer advice-wise OP, just to say thank you for teaching and hope you find peace ԣÅ
In terms of teaching it’s about on par with a 5th year primary school teachers base pay (not including management units)
Assuming your qualified? Out of interest how many years have you been in teaching? My partner is in ECE Earning significantly less but is doing school hours and pay rate pro rata due to this
Go work for one of the kindergarten associations- they have pay parity with primary so on the highest point of the scale you’ll be on 94k at the moment, plus the working conditions are better with more non-contact time!
If youÔÇÖre single and flatting yes. If you take on a mortgage in 2023 then no.
According to stats nz, Jun 23 medium salary and wage ONLY for women is $1140, men $1400
So, depending on your sex, you could be getting $72800 top.
You’re sitting at $78k so you’re doing well objectively by national standard.
Remember that medium *updated* is the exact mid point between upper and lower 50%, so you don’t get skewed by result such as 1 person makes 10k, the other 0, so they make 5k each.
However, as this data doesn’t consider the type of industry you’re in, whether it’s “good” for early education is debatable.
Sounds like above average to me. Not an expert but majority of people I know make 54-61k. Not that all ppl tell me wages lol
Keep in mind every job is stressful in its own way. I done many, and they all had stress. How we deal with it as a person makes all the difference. Accept we canÔÇÖt control everything and weÔÇÖre not responsible for everything is a start. Raise time issues accordingly where needed with upper levels in writing. Do your best but donÔÇÖt try to best time.
Maybe I could find a few tacky motivational speeches, but the best one I can think off is to find joy in what you do. To me whether you teach A or B makes no difference, your teaching people skills which may help many make the right choices and empower them in their future to do well. So itÔÇÖs a role not always lauded widely, because everyone knows it is a role that benefits society.
But if it stresses you out, and you canÔÇÖt identify triggers/cause (inner reflection helps) then look at what you do enjoy. If you donÔÇÖt want to teach, look at what you do like and work towards that.
Put simply… No! It was maybe 5 years ago. Cost of living crazy
Next stage of Pay Parity kicking in or are you at a Kindergarten?
> I have a nice house (thank goodness, I know everyone is struggling out there rn ><)
If this means you don’t have to pay any money for either rent/mortgage, then your salary is not good. It’s exceptional.
Assuming no rent/mortgage, your pay is about $2223/fortnight, which can be equivalent to those who make $140k but pay $1.5k/fortnight for their mortgage.
ItÔÇÖs what you do with that money that will see where you sit in life. Save 50% of your income and invest it into passive income for your future. If you canÔÇÖt live off 50%, get a second job.
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Depends on your circumstances? Single and young then yes. No real qualifications yes it’s good. Married with kids no.
According to keep the change Instagram. You need 100k salary in nz now to not be going backwards
Lets see,
(2 sec on google)
“According to the latest figures, the average salary in New Zealand per month is 8,200 NZD or 97,300 NZD per year.”
So no, 78k is pretty low.
But for
>early childhood teacher,
(2 more secs on google)
>Early childhood teachers usually earn $57,000 to $100,000
(from [careers.govt.nz](https://careers.govt.nz)
Still not “good” but OK
Is $78k usual for ECE?
It depends where in NZ you are. If youÔÇÖre in Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, or another expensive city, then no. Otherwise, it could go pretty far.
Totally depends on circumstances..I’m a few grand less then you,with a mortgage aswell and four kids haha. Mrs earns just about the same. Thankfully we purchased our home 1-2 years before prices went crazy so our mortgage is just over 200k.
But we still have the odd hard week and that’s without doing or spending on anything fun. Mrs student loan should be paid off by Christmas giving us another 400 a month. Crazy to think 3-5 years ago another $400 of disposable icome a month was decent. Now it’s less then our weekly grocery shop ƒÖä
Auckland…no way
Teachers are great. You just got to make sure in 20yrs youve got ways to grow, if you donÔÇÖt want to always teach. For senior roles, Teacher pay is low compared to private sector. It will take some years to work your way up, but IT jobs pay well. Business analyst, etc. of course, only if that interests you more than teaching. Job fulfilment is important.
Google ÔÇÿpotentia remuneration reportÔÇÖ for salary and contract earnings, if youÔÇÖre thinking of changing and want to base it on better paying roles (ofc demand changes over time).
That is pretty good money, but why ask on here ? This question is like those amiugly pages on here u dont need to know the answer to that. Id kill to be on 78 k especially in my 30s or 40s, ur pretty lucky. To make things easier, staying with family or a sibling could help u save more too.
See if you can get a job at a kindergarten rather than a preschool. The working conditions tend to be a lot better.
I believe others have answered your question regarding your salary, but let me share my own experience with leaving the education sector for a less stressful job.
I left primary teaching after only a few years, back before a y pay rise negotiations happened (the year before i think). I walked straight into a warehousing/customer service split role with the idea of being full time customer service after 6 months. It was a 45 hour work week.
Because of the extra 5 hours paid per week iwnas instantly matching my previous salary as a teacher. It was a job where there was overtime during the week and Saturday work available if and only if you wanted it, that paid time and a half. Otherwise, you walked out the door at 5pm and disk think twice about work again until you started at 730 the next morning.
I did overtime regularly, usually doing an extra 5-15 hours per work and I still felt less burnt out than I was as a teacher.
So immediately after I switched, I had FAR less stress, more money if I wanted it otherwise equal pay, zero take home work and the option to have my weekends entirely free again. It was the best decision I have ever made. 4 years on now, I’m an account manager, earning 90k base with 12k potential commission, a car which I get unlimited personal use of and a phone. Overall my current package is probably worth 30k more minimum than if I had progressed as a teacher, is still far less stressful and I still have my weekends entirely to myself.
Besides the love of kids and passion for teaching, I don’t know why anyone stays in the role anymore. Anyone who can teach has the capacity to earn far more in many other fields.
78k is good for teaching in general, even in Auckland. I reckon at around 7-10 years of experience you should get more than that depending on your role/duties
IÔÇÖm a tertiary level teacher, level 5-6 diplomas and IÔÇÖm on $61k ÔÇö and in 4 years of doing this job, my pay has gone up $3.5k so yeah IÔÇÖd say $78k is awesome.
Quite good if you already have a house!
I’d be over the moon on a salary like that but imo teachers should be earning like 90k+. Even starters.
FYI: Cone watching gets $70K
[https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300734748/the-road-cones-that-ruined-christmas-and-increased-auckland-house-prices](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300734748/the-road-cones-that-ruined-christmas-and-increased-auckland-house-prices)
Research by Stuff reveals job ads for traffic controller roles in Auckland are typically offering between $25 and $35 an hour for candidates with a level one qualification.
The qualification can be gained through a three-day course that costs $300, and can yield an annual salary of $70,000.
78K is nearly double what I make but I have far less stress and I work from home.
Averages around $2,200 fortnightly after tax. Thats not bad going.
No
It’s all relative, but also subjective… To me a ‘good’ salary should cover rent/mortgage/bills, food etc, enough to save at least a couple hundy a week plus some fun money. For that you probably need north of $100k, depending on what rent/mortgage costs you have.
If you can’t afford to spend money for fun, I wouldn’t say the salary is good. But maybe that’s just me.
However, if the job you have to do to earn that kills you, it’s probably not worth it. Hence why I recently quit my job!
Hi,
It is pretty good, but cost of living is making me reconsider all of this …
Not alarming that’s for sure
https://reddit.com/r/newzealand/s/l8na2CL0EI
Alone :120 minimum. 78 you starve