Salary and pay band information
Merritt Drake made this Official Information request to Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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From: Merritt Drake
Dear Ministry for Culture and Heritage,
I am requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please provide the following information as at 17 December 2025:
1. For all roles within the mid-level tiers or equivalent levels of your agency's organisational structure (for example, team managers, principals, seniors, analysts and advisors, etc), the minimum, maximum, and median salaries currently being paid for each position title.
2. For the same group of roles, the number of employees in each pay band/grade that is currently being used for each position title.
I am not seeking personal information, so anonymised data is fine. If any part of the request must be withheld, please release the remainder. I would prefer the information in a simple table or spreadsheet if possible, please.
Yours faithfully,
Merritt Drake
From: OIA
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Kia ora
We write in relation to your request.
Given the size of the agency, there are many roles where there is only one person in that role. This means that if we were to respond to your request as it is currently worded, we consider that individual staff members could be easily identified.
In addition, senior roles in different parts of the Ministry fall within different bands couldn't be easily grouped in the way you have requested.
We'd be happy to assist you in an alternative scoping of your request if you'd be happy to provide some information as to your interest in this information?
We look forward to hearing from you to continue work on your request.
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Kia ora Merritt
Please see attached response to your Official Information Act request.
Ngā mihi
Te Pae Ratonga Pāremata | Parliamentary and Ministerial Engagement
Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture & Heritage
Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay, Wellington
PO Box 5364, Wellington 6140 | Ph +64 4 499 4229
Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwi
Culture is thriving, The people are well
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