Architect pay · New Zealand

What architects are paid right now.

Figures from the Collada Architect Survey 2026 and from architects who have used our anonymous pay benchmark, checked by us before they count. Pay is shown as median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile). Any group with fewer than five people is not shown on its own. It is either hidden or pooled into "Other".

Base salary and total package by role

Permanent and fixed-term. Median, with the middle half shaded.

What solution architects cover

Share of solution architects ticking each area (they can tick several).

Base salary by role and years as an architect

Median base. A dash means fewer than five responses.

Contract hourly rates by role

Excluding GST. Day rates converted at 8 hours.

Permanent vs contract

Contract rate annualised at 1,760 billable hours (220 days × 8). It's a rough comparison: contractors carry their own leave, gaps and costs.

Bonuses

Share of permanent architects paid a bonus in the last 12 months, and the median bonus among those paid one, by role. Based on people who added more.

Benefits offered

All permanent entries. Share receiving each.

Base salary by region

Figures update as new responses are checked. Anonymous: no names are collected, and no group under five is shown. Want this for a specific role you're hiring for? Talk to Collada.