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PAYE Calculator NZ

Official Sources

Every figure on this site traces to one of the 40 pages below. They are listed so you can check any number at its source rather than taking ours. Last verified 25 August 2026.

This list is generated, not maintained by hand

The citations below are rendered from the same file the calculator reads its rates from. A source cannot appear here without being in use, and a source in use cannot be missing from this page, because the build fails if one is left out.

Are you looking for Inland Revenue's own PAYE calculator?

This page is a citation list, not a calculator. If you came here looking for Inland Revenue's own PAYE calculator, where it lives, whether you need a myIR login to reach it, and why its figure can differ from your payslip, that is answered on the IRD PAYE calculator. To work out your own take-home pay on 2026–27 rates, use the take-home pay calculator.

Inland Revenue

Tax rates, tax codes, the ACC earners' levy, KiwiSaver, ESCT and student loan repayments. The specification is the document payroll software is built against.

Employment New Zealand

The minimum wage, the Holidays Act 2003, wage deductions and parental leave. These are administered separately from the tax system, which is why they are not Inland Revenue sources.

ACC

Weekly compensation, which is what the earners' levy funds. ACC administers the entitlement; Inland Revenue collects the levy that pays for it.

Statistics New Zealand

Average and median earnings. These are survey measurements rather than statutory figures, and the two series come from different surveys on different dates.

Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand

The living wage rate. This is the only source on this page that is not a government body, and the only rate that no employer is required to pay. It is calculated from household need and takes effect on 1 September each year, which is why it moves on a different date from every other figure on this site.

How to check a figure yourself

  1. Find the page carrying the figure. Every page lists the sources it drew on in its sidebar, so you do not have to guess which of the list above applies.
  2. Open that source and find the row for the 2026–27 tax year, 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Rate pages usually publish several years at once, and taking the wrong row is the most common way to conclude a correct figure is wrong.
  3. If the two disagree, tell us. Send the page address, the figure shown and the source row to corrections@payecalculatornz.co.nz. The editorial policy covers what happens next.

Not affiliated with any of these organisations

PAYE Calculator NZ is independent. Inland Revenue, Employment New Zealand and Statistics New Zealand are cited here as the publishers of the figures this site uses. They do not endorse, review or operate this site, and linking to them implies no relationship.

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