File ref: IRC-3357
23 June 2022
Steven Youngblood
[FYI request #19369 email]
Kia Ora Steven,
Library Staff Salaries
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 (the Act), received on 16 May 2022. Please find your requests below in bold, fol owed by
our response to each:
The number of staff currently working in libraries, in total and by salary band and management
tier.
As of 16 May 2022, there were 178 staff working in libraries. The table below provides a breakdown
of staff by salary band and management tier:
Salary Grade
Number of Staff
Management Tier
Q (Living Wage)
6
All Tier 7, Non-Manager
(116) Tier 7, Non-Manager
9
117
(1) Tier 6, Non-Manager
(5) Tier 7, Non-Manager
10
6
(1) Tier 5, Non-Manager
(3) Tier 7, Non-Manager
11
8
(5) Tier 6, Non-Manager
(2) Tier 6, Non-Manager
12
3
(1) Tier 4 Non-Manager
13
1
Tier 4 Non-Manager
(14) Tier 6, Non-Manager
14
16
(2) Tier 5, Non-Manager
15
1
Tier 6, Non-Manager
(10) Tier 5, Manager
16
14
(1) Tier 5 Non-Manager
(3) Tier 6, Non-Manager
20
6
Tier 4, Manager
The average salary for staff within each salary band and management tier
The table below provides a breakdown of the number of staff within each salary grade along with
the average salary for that grade.
Please note:
• Average salary is based on the fulltime equivalency amount for staff employed in libraries.
• Some information has been withheld under section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, as it contains personal information about
private individuals.
Salary Grade
Number of Staff
Average Salary
(Based on ful time equivalency)
Q (Living Wage)
6
$47,450 (living wage)
9
117
$51,478
10
6
$54,609
11
8
$59,935
12
3
$67,663
13
1
Disclosure withheld due to staff
numbers
14
16
$72,206
15
1
Disclosure withheld due to staff
numbers
16
14
$82,759
20
6
$119,483
Further to this, the below table provides the average salary per staff member based on
Management tier.
Please note:
• Average salary is based on the fulltime equivalency amount for staff employed in libraries.
• Some information has been withheld under section 7(2)(a) of the Local Government
Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, as it contains personal information about
private individuals.
Management Tier
Number of Staff
Average Salary
(Based on ful time equivalency)
Tier 7, Non-Manager
130
$51,643
Tier 6, Non-Manager
26
$70,329
Tier 5, Non-Manager
4
$73,036
Tier 5, Manager
10
$81,455
Tier 4, Non-Manager
2
Disclosure withheld due to staff
numbers
Tier 4, Manager
6
$119,483
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The proportion of non-management staff who are earning above the living wage (as understood
by the Council)
There are 156 non-management staff that are earning above the living wage.
Right of review
If you are not satisfied with the Council’s response, you may request the Office of the Ombudsman
to investigate the Council’s decision. Further information is available on the Ombudsman website,
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Please note, we may proactively release our response to your request with your personal
information removed.
Thank you again for your request, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Kind regards
Ollie Marchant
Official Information
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