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Job Check Advertising Report (Labour Market Test)
We run the whole recruitment — advertisement, screening, interviews — and write the labour market test report from it.
From NZD $595Read moreMarket Rate & Median Wage Report
Independent wage analysis showing the pay offered sits within the market rate for the occupation and the region.
About this service
What it is
New Zealand sets its wage thresholds as multiples of a single median figure, but pay must still sit inside the market range for that occupation in that part of the country. This report does both jobs: it confirms the threshold position against the current median wage, and it benchmarks the offer against New Zealand wage data for comparable roles, so the figure in the employment agreement can be defended rather than asserted.
What the document contains
- Threshold analysis against the current immigration median wage
- Regional and occupational benchmarking from New Zealand wage sources
- Comparable advertised roles with dated evidence
- Analysis of how the offer sits within the range, including hours and allowances
- Reconciliation with the advertised minimum and maximum pay
What the instructions require
- Immigration median wage of NZD $35.00 per hour from 9 March 2026
- 1.5x median applies to the longer continuous-stay settings
- 2x median removes the advertising requirement
- Benchmarked against Stats NZ, MBIE Occupation Outlook and NZ recruiter salary data
Summarised from Immigration New Zealand instructions current at publication. Instructions change — confirm the current position before relying on any figure.
Order this service
From NZD $450 ex GST
- Standard10–12 working days$450
- Priority5–7 working days$560
- Urgent2 working days$675
Indicative only. Send the file and we confirm a fixed fee and delivery date in writing before any work begins.
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Send us the file
Everything we need to write your Market Rate & Median Wage Report, in one form. Fields marked * are required. Nothing starts until we confirm scope, a fixed fee and a delivery date.
Who it is for
Who orders a Market Rate & Median Wage Report
Employers paying near a threshold, or where the rate could look inflated or suppressed.
When it is needed
What usually prompts it
Pay sits close to the median wage, or INZ has questioned the rate.
Typical turnaround: 2–4 working days
How it works
From enquiry to delivered document
The same four steps on every file, whether it is a $155 translation or a $2,900 investor submission.
- 1
Send us the file
Complete the intake form on this page, or e-mail what you have. Upload the documents you already hold — we will tell you what is missing rather than guess.
- 2
We confirm scope and a fixed fee
Within one business day you get the scope, a fixed fee and a delivery date in writing. Nothing starts until you accept. The fee does not move afterwards.
- 3
We write the document
Drafted from your evidence, to the standard the assessor works to, with every figure sourced and nothing asserted that the evidence does not support.
- 4
One revision included
Tell us what needs to change and we revise once at no charge. Most files never need it, and it is there so you are never stuck with a document that does not fit.
Questions
What clients ask about this service
We're paying above the median. Isn't that enough?
Meeting the median is one test. The other is whether the rate is genuinely what that role pays in that region — pay a chef $60/hr and an assessor will ask why.
Where does your data come from?
Stats NZ, MBIE Occupation Outlook, New Zealand recruiter salary guides and comparable live advertisements. Everything is cited.
What is the median wage now?
$35.00 an hour from 9 March 2026. Some settings use 1.5× or 2× that figure.
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