Hourly pay calculator NZ
Your take-home pay from an hourly rate, after PAYE, ACC, KiwiSaver and student loan, for 2026/27.
How hourly pay is taxed
Hourly pay is taxed exactly like a salary. Your employer adds up your pay for the period, works out the tax as if you earned that every period for a year, and takes the period's share. If your hours change from week to week, your tax changes with them.
That is why a big week can look over-taxed: one high-earning week is treated as if you earned that every week. Over the whole year it evens out, and any overpayment comes back to you in your end-of-year tax assessment.
Working out your annual pay
This calculator multiplies your hourly rate by your weekly hours and by 52. If you get paid holidays, that is already included, because holiday pay replaces your normal pay for those weeks.