Profession
Commercial Pilots
Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots. Excludes regional, national, and international airline pilots.
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New Zealand
Salary data
Official salary rows can differ by local occupation, year and gender.
🇳🇿 New Zealand2026
Flight instructorTahatū Career Ideas T00366
GroupAll
Median63,000 NZD
AverageN/A
Middle 50%50,000 NZD - 85,000 NZD
Decile range50,000 NZD - 125,000 NZD
Bottom decile50,000 NZD
Top decile125,000 NZD
🇳🇿 New Zealand2026
Helicopter pilotTahatū Career Ideas T01082
GroupAll
Median107,167 NZD
AverageN/A
Middle 50%86,500 NZD - 116,917 NZD
Decile range65,250 NZD - 130,000 NZD
Bottom decile65,250 NZD
Top decile130,000 NZD
🇳🇿 New Zealand2026
PilotTahatū Career Ideas T00973
GroupAll
Median150,000 NZD
AverageN/A
Middle 50%92,000 NZD - 246,000 NZD
Decile range61,000 NZD - 389,000 NZD
Bottom decile61,000 NZD
Top decile389,000 NZD
Sources
- Tahatū Career Navigator remuneration estimates accessed 2026-06-122026 - Tahatū Career Ideas
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