Based on 2 submissions across Aotearoa
Serves customers, handles transactions, and keeps the store presented and stocked. Advises on products and deals with returns and enquiries. The frontline of nearly every retailer in New Zealand. Great retail assistants make customers feel looked after, whether they are buying or just browsing. The role offers flexible work and is a common entry point into team leader and store management roles. The role is often the first experience of work for many New Zealanders, and it builds lasting customer-service instincts. Reliable assistants are quickly offered more responsibility by good managers.
Base salary + bonuses, based on 2 submissions
Based on 2 anonymous submissions
Across 2 anonymous submissions, the median total salary for a Retail Assistant in New Zealand is $48,750 per year. Total remuneration ranges from about $48,150 (10th percentile) to $49,350 (90th percentile).
A full-time median of $48,750 per year compares with the NZ minimum wage of $49,816 per year and the living wage of $62,192 per year.
Median pay by experience: Junior (0-2 Yrs) $49,500.
Based on 2 submissions
Median salary progression