File ref: IRC-5499
12 October 2023
Peter Jones
[FYI request #24260 email]
Kia ora Peter,
Staff List
Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 (the Act), received on 27 September 2023. You requested the fol owing information:
• A comprehensive list of all active Wellington City Council roles along with their salary bands
or contract rates as of September 2023.
Wellington City Council has granted
your request for information.
Salary Band Ranges for Roles
Our living wage rate for 2023 for salaried staff is $54,229 and for waged staff is $26.00 per hour.
Below are the remaining salaried ranges, noting that Living Wage is the start of the range for both
grade 9 and 10.
Please note that as our Chief Executive’s salary is already
publicly available it has not been included
in the list below.
Salaried
Grade
Start of range
100% of range
Top of range
9
$54,229
$58,440
$67,206
10
$54,229
$62,044
$71,351
11
$55,924
$65,793
$75,662
12
$60,074
$70,675
$81,277
13
$64,269
$75,611
$86,953
14
$69,304
$81,533
$93,764
15
$74,283
$87,392
$100,501
16
$80,730
$94,976
$109,223
17
$87,593
$103,051
$118,509
18
$94,342
$110,990
$127,639
19
$102,236
$120,277
$138,319
20
$110,848
$130,408
$149,970
21
$120,754
$142,063
$163,373
22
$131,984
$155,275
$178,566
23
$144,284
$169,745
$195,207
24
$157,386
$185,159
$212,933
25
$170,755
$200,887
$231,021
26
$186,416
$219,313
$252,210
27
$201,195
$236,699
$272,204
28
$215,973
$254,085
$292,199
29
$231,367
$272,196
$313,026
30
$245,574
$288,910
$332,247
31
$261,518
$307,668
$353,819
32
$282,063
$331,838
$381,614
33
$310,381
$365,154
$419,927
34
$335,234
$394,392
$453,552
Types of Roles by Salary Grade
The Council has a variety of roles across our function with over approximately 1800 staff. The below
information breaks down the roles within the Council and their applicable salary grade.
Please note, due to the vast number of staff employed in these various roles, we have grouped the
information together to provide a reflection of the services we provide to the community.
Grade
Role Type
Living
Interns, Casual roles, Recreation Customer Service, Umpires and Referees,
Wage
9
Entry level:
• Recreation Facilities roles
• Parks and Gardens roles
• Waste Operations roles
Receptionists, Recreation Senior Customer Services
10
Administrators, Assistants, Bookings, Venues and Membership roles, General Libraries
roles, Parking Officers, Senior Lifeguarding and Swimming Instructor roles
11
Administrators, Coordinators, Customer Service Representatives, Roles in Parks
Operations, Gardens, Open Spaces or Sportsfields teams
12
Advisors, Analysts, Business Support Officers, Coordinators, Graduates,
Project/Programme Advisors, Roles in Parks Operations, Gardens, Open Spaces or
Sportsfields teams
13
Advisors, Analysts, Coordinators, Duty Managers, Library Specialist Roles, Personal
Assistants, Roles in Parks Operations, Gardens, Open Spaces or Sportsfields teams
14
Advisors, Engineers, Executive Assistants, Library Specialists, Project Coordinator,
Project Engineer, Team Leaders
15
Advisors, Analysts, Compliance and Consenting Officers, Library Specialist, Project
Coordinator, Project Manager, Team Leaders
16
Advisors, Analysts, Compliance and Consenting Officers, Engineers, Programme
Coordinators, Project Officers, Specialists, Team Leaders
17
Engineers, Principal Advisors, Planners, Project Engineers, Project Officers, Senior
Advisors, Senior Analysts, Specialists, Managers, Team Leaders
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18
Senior Advisors, Senior Specialist Roles, Project Engineers, Project Managers, Senior
Compliance and Consenting Officers, Senior Analysts, Managers, Team Leaders
19
Senior Advisors, Team Leaders, Specialist roles, Project and Programme Managers,
Principal Advisors
20
Managers, Team Leaders, Principal Advisors, Project Managers, Senior Advisors,
Senior Specialist roles, Senior Analysts
21
Managers, Principal Advisors, Team Leaders, Project Managers, Senior Specialist Roles
22
Chief Advisors, Managers, Principal Advisors, Programme Managers, Project
Managers, Development Managers
23
Managers, Programme Managers, Team Leaders of Project Management, Senior
Project Managers
24
Senior Management, Project Directors, Managers Project / Programme Management,
Managers of Specialist function or large operational teams
25
Senior Management
26
Senior Management
27
Senior Management, Managers Project Management
28 – 34
Senior Management and Executive Leadership roles
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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