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Adoption of Updated Annual Median Wage Threshold ($29.66/hour)

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateFebruary 27, 2023
CategoryWork authorization / labor migration
Policy toolWage threshold / indexation
Affected groupTemporary migrant workers & skilled applicants

Policy effect

Increased the baseline median wage requirement across temporary and residence visa streams (including the Accredited Employer Work Visa, sector agreements, and Green List pathways) from NZD $27.76 to NZD $29.66 per hour.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Increased the baseline median wage requirement across temporary and residence visa streams (including the Accredited Employer Work Visa, sector agreements, and Green List pathways) from NZD $27.76 to NZD $29.66 per hour.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

The new median wage of NZD $29.66 an hour will come into effect on 27 February 2023. This means that most wage thresholds indexed to the median wage will also be updated. … These include the wage thresholds in: Sector agreements Green List Highly paid work to residence pathway Skilled Migrant category. … Visa applications that were submitted before the wage thresholds increased can be approved based on the old thresholds. … For the AEWV, migrants must meet the wage threshold in place at the time they apply for their visa — this may be higher than the pay range approved in the job check. If the pay range approved in the job check is below the new wage threshold, the job check can still be used to support a visa application — the employer does not need to advertise again or submit a new job check — but the applicant will need to be paid at the new threshold.
Immigration New ZealandOpen official source
Retrieved from https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/new-median-wage-will-apply-from-27-february-2023

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