nz_minimum_wage_calculator
Give the New Zealand minimum wage in force on a date, the pay for given hours, and the take-home after PAYE, ACC, KiwiSaver and student loan.
Use for: 'what is the minimum wage nz', 'minimum wage 2026', 'minimum wage
take home pay', 'starting out wage', 'training wage nz', 'minimum wage per
week', 'what was the minimum wage in 2020', 'youth rates nz'.
THREE RATES, TWO OF THEM THE SAME. Adult is $23.95 an hour from 1 April
2026. Starting-out and training are both 80% of the adult rate, $19.16.
Per Employment New Zealand, starting-out covers three groups: 16 and 17
year olds who have not worked 6 continuous months for their current
employer; 16 to 19 year olds whose employment agreement requires at least
40 credits a year of industry training; and 18 and 19 year olds paid a
specified benefit for 6 months or more who have not since worked 6
continuous months for one employer. Training covers those 20 and over
whose agreement requires at least 60 credits a year of industry training,
usually apprentices. Neither applies to anyone supervising or training
other workers. Before 1 May 2013 the 80% rate was the new entrant rate,
and rate_name says so.
THE RATE CHANGES EACH 1 APRIL. In March the rate in force is last year's.
Give as_at to answer for any date from 1 April 2008.
TAKE-HOME IS ON CURRENT SETTINGS ONLY, so for a past date the take_home
field is null and only the rate and gross pay are given.
Tax code M does not claim the IETC: 40 hours at $23.95 nets $761.06 a week
on M, $771.06 on ME.
Args:
wage_type: adult, starting_out, training, living_wage or custom.
hours_per_week: Hours worked a week, more than 0 and at most 168.
custom_rate: Hourly rate, required when wage_type is custom.
kiwisaver_rate: Employee rate as a fraction (0.035 for 3.5%), or 0.
student_loan: Whether a student loan is being repaid.
tax_code: M, or ME for someone eligible for the IETC.
as_at: Date to answer for, ISO YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today in NZ.
Returns:
The rate applied and its effective date, the adult, starting-out and
training rates on that date, gross weekly, fortnightly and annual pay,
the take-home breakdown, a 40 hour comparison of the rates, and the full
dated history.
Tool call template
This tool declares no required parameters. Add optional parameters from the input schema as needed.
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}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| as_at | No | ||
| tax_code | No | M | |
| wage_type | No | adult | |
| custom_rate | No | ||
| student_loan | No | ||
| hours_per_week | No | ||
| kiwisaver_rate | No |