Remuneration Authority Determinations

Public sector pay transparency across all branches of NZ government. Judicial salaries from official determinations, statutory officer pay from Crown entity annual reports, and board fee frameworks.

Total Roles

26FY2026

Total Annual Cost

$12,030,700

Average Salary

$462,719

Highest Paid

$631,600

Chief Justice

Role	Entity	Category	Annual Salary	Daily Rate	Source
Chief Justice	Supreme Court	Judicial Officers	$631,600	—	Source
Supreme Court Judge	Supreme Court	Judicial Officers	$592,800	—	Source
President of the Court of Appeal	Court of Appeal	Judicial Officers	$592,800	—	Source
Court of Appeal Judge	Court of Appeal	Judicial Officers	$557,400	—	Source
Chief High Court Judge	High Court	Judicial Officers	$557,400	—	Source
Chief District Court Judge	District Court	Judicial Officers	$532,500	—	Source
High Court Judge	High Court	Judicial Officers	$532,500	—	Source
Chief Employment Court Judge	Employment Court	Judicial Officers	$532,500	—	Source
Associate High Court Judge	High Court	Judicial Officers	$463,100	—	Source
Employment Court Judge	Employment Court	Judicial Officers	$463,100	—	Source
Chief Judge, Maori Land Court	Maori Land Court	Judicial Officers	$456,100	—	Source
Chief Court Martial Judge	Court Martial	Judicial Officers	$456,100	—	Source
Principal Family Court Judge	Family Court	Judicial Officers	$456,100	—	Source
Principal Youth Court Judge	Youth Court	Judicial Officers	$456,100	—	Source
Chief Environment Court Judge	Environment Court	Judicial Officers	$456,100	—	Source
Chief Coroner	Coronial Services	Judicial Officers	$433,600	—	Source
Deputy Chief Judge, Maori Land Court	Maori Land Court	Judicial Officers	$433,300	—	Source
Maori Land Court Judge (Deputy Chair, Waitangi Tribunal)	Maori Land Court	Judicial Officers	$419,000	—	Source
Deputy Chief Coroner	Coronial Services	Judicial Officers	$405,200	—	Source
Maori Land Court Judge	Maori Land Court	Judicial Officers	$404,700	—	Source
Court Martial Judge	Court Martial	Judicial Officers	$404,700	—	Source
Deputy Chief Court Martial Judge	Court Martial	Judicial Officers	$404,700	—	Source
District Court Judge	District Court	Judicial Officers	$404,700	—	Source
Coroner	Coronial Services	Judicial Officers	$376,800	—	Source
Relief Coroner	Coronial Services	Judicial Officers	$376,800	—	Source
Associate Coroner	Coronial Services	Judicial Officers	$231,000	—	Source

Showing 26 of 26 roles for FY2026. Roles marked with ~ indicate approximate figures from Crown entity annual report disclosures. Judicial salaries are exact figures from official Remuneration Authority determinations published on legislation.govt.nz.

Data sourced from Remuneration Authority determinations via legislation.govt.nz and Crown entity annual reports. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz.

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