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What a doctor is paid in New Zealand

Every figure on this site is read out of a signed collective agreement between Health New Zealand and a doctors' union, and links to the clause it came from. Nothing from job boards, recruiters or salary surveys.

Start with who you are

Resident doctor

House officer

PGY1–3. From $80,882 on a 40-hour run to $145,727 on a 65-hour one, year 1.

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Resident doctor

Registrar

Years 1–10. $95,209–$243,818 depending on hours and year.

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Senior doctor

Specialist (SMO)

15 steps, $198,386 to $282,645 base — plus CME, six weeks' leave and on-call.

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Casual

Locum

What the agreement guarantees, and what Health NZ says it actually pays.

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Overseas doctor

Moving to New Zealand

Which registration pathway, which visa, and what you'll be paid when you land.

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Careers

In training

House officer to consultant: every specialty, its college, and what each stage pays.

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Resident doctor calculator — your position

Base salary

gross per year, full time

Source

Why this exists

Doctors' pay in New Zealand is not secret. Every figure is written into a signed collective agreement that anyone can download. Recruitment agencies know this — and still put the numbers behind a lead form so they can call you later.

doctorpay reads the agreements so you don't have to, and links every number to the clause it came from. No signup. No form. No commission. If a figure isn't in a signed document, it isn't here.

What's on file

691 salary figures across five agreements

Resident doctors — NZRDA and STONZ, 2024–2028

Senior doctors — ASMS, 2026–2027

36 vocational scopes and their colleges

10 Medical Council registration pathways

How every figure is checked →

Data built from the agreements listed above.