IT sector pays most and Wellingtonians best paid

IT sector pays most and Wellingtonians best paid
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...