Report from BusinessDesk
Aucklanders have the highest median weekly income from paid employment at $863, and Wellington the second-highest at $850.

The information is from Statistics NZ’s latest quarterly income survey, which also shows that older kiwis may be less inclined to put their feet up – the survey shows a jump in income for the self-employed aged 65 and above.

The median weekly income from self-employment for those aged 65 and above increased by $19 a week, or 5.3%, to $384. The proportion of that age-group getting income from self-employment rose to 7.5 percent from 6 percent.

For all New Zealanders surveyed, the median weekly income from all sources rose 1.8 percent to $560 and for those receiving income from wages and salaries, up 0.7 percent to $806. Median hourly earnings climbed 2.4 percent to $20.86.

The number of people receiving income from government transfers lifted 3 percent, with a 5 percent jump in the number of people aged 65+ being the main contributor to this rise.

The median weekly income from all sources for Maori was up 3.4 percent to $475, while the equivalent non-Maori increase was 2.7 percent to $575 a week.

(BusinessDesk)

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