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People seeking maximum remuneration for their career choice should get into the IT field, and think about migrating to Wellington, according to a salary survey released this week.
Salaries in the IT sector dominate the top five best paid professions in a report released by online auctioneers Trade Me.
The average salary for jobs listed on the website increased 3.7 per cent to $57,664 since the last quarter of 2007.
Three of the top five best paid professions were in the IT sector.
IT Architects were paid an average $114,781; IT Project managers $103,445; and IT consultants $101,248. The other two top five professions were doctors ($106,823) and construction project managers ($95,378).
Of the top five, doctors' salaries were the only ones to have dropped since the last quarter of 2007 (from $114,135).
Wellington is the best paid work location with an average salary of $66,450, said the report.
Selwyn, in Canterbury, is the worst paid at $37,047.
The fastest growing salary regions were the two extremes of the country, Southland and the Far North, to $50,949 and $55,390 respectively.
Data entry jobs had the fastest growing salaries (to $36,824), followed by psychologists and counsellors ($55,974). Jobs in primary education experienced the fourth highest growth, to $41,174.
The Trade Me report is based on jobs listed on the website. Only segments with 50 or more listed jobs are included.
- INTEREST.CO.NZ
