Labour Market Statistics (Income): June 2026 quarter

External data influencers We collected data in this release in the June 2026 quarter (April to June). Changes in income may be influenced by one-off events. Events that could have influenced the June 2026 quarter data include: the rise in the adult minimum wage from $23.50 to $23.95 (effective from 1 April 2026) general annual adjustments to benefits and New Zealand Superannuation rates (effective from 1 April 2026) Response Rate As the Labour Market Statistics (Income) content is collected as part of the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS), the same target response rate and target achieved sample rate apply. The target response rate for the HLFS is 90 percent and target achieved sample rate is 76 percent. The response rate for the June 2026 quarter was 80.0 percent and the achieved sample rate was 70.4 percent. Sampling errors The table below summarises the main relative sampling errors for the June 2025 and June 2026 quarters, by income source. Relative sampling errors for selected income measures June 2025 and June 2026 quarters Income source Sampling error (%) 2025 2026 Average Wages and salaries 1.2 1.2 Self-employment 5.6 5.5 Government transfers 0.9 1.1 All sources collected 1.3 1.5 Median Wages and salaries 1.5 1.3 Self-employment 5.7 2.5 Government transfers 0.4 0.8 All sources collected 1.3 1.7 The sampling error and relative sampling error for the gender pay gap in the June 2026 quarter are 1.7 percent and 32.4 percent, respectively. en-NZ