Early Childhood Education Teachers Salaries and pathway in New Zealand

Early Childhood Teacher Salaries / Wages in 2018 – 2019

Position Salary / Wage $ Location
Early Childhood Teacher – Babies or Preschool 49,000 – 53,000 Auckland
Qualified Early Childhood Teacher 28 per hour Auckland
Early Childhood Centre Manager 50,000 Auckland
Montessori Focused Early Childhood Teacher 24 – 26 per hour Auckland
Early Childhood Teacher 48,000 – 52,000 Auckland
Experienced Under 2’s Early Childhood Teacher 27 per hour Auckland
Qualified Early Childhood Teacher 24 – 27 per hour Manawatu, Palmerston North
Part-time Early Childhood Teacher 25 – 30 per hour Wellington
Early Childhood Teacher 24 – 28 per hour Christchurch
Head Teacher – Kindergarten 75,000 – 80,000 Canterbury

For comparison, the average ordinary time hourly wage in New Zealand for the quarter ending 31 December 2018 was $31.63 according to Statistics New Zealand. This would give an annual average salary of around $62,500, working standard full-time hours (38 hours).