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RANZ Payrate Calculator

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This tool helps you look past the hourly rate and understand the full value of a roofing career opportunity. Once you put the details in, it shows the total weekly and yearly value of the whole package, including things like training support, vehicle use, fuel, uniforms and any extra leave. It also gets you thinking about the non monetary benefits that influence your day to day life, not just the figure printed next to the hourly rate. It is designed to help you slow down, take everything into account, and make a well informed decision. It is a guide only and does not replace independent financial advice.

Pay and hours

$ per hour
Use the rate the employer tells you. The KiwiSaver section will sort out if this is cash or a package rate.
$ per hour
Any extra hourly amount paid as a tool allowance.
hours
hours
Hours you are paid for every week, even if work is quiet.
hours per week
If some guaranteed hours can be paid at a lower rate when you are rained off, put the average here. Use zero if this does not apply.
% of normal hourly rate
Some contracts pay rained off hours at a lower percentage of your normal rate.
hours
Average per week over a year. Use zero if you are not sure.
times your base rate
For time and a half use 1.5, for double time use 2.

Perks and support

$ per week
If you get a vehicle you can use, estimate what that is worth to you per week.
$ per week
Average personal fuel you save each week.
$ per year the company covers
What you would otherwise have to buy yourself each year.
$ per week
$ per week
Anything else the employer pays for that saves you money.
$ total cost
Total value of fees the employer pays over the whole apprenticeship or course.
%
months
How long those training costs are spread over.

Leave, entitlements and KiwiSaver

days per year
NZ minimum is 20 days or 4 weeks. Anything above that is counted as extra value.
days per year
NZ minimum is 10 days. Extra days are counted as extra value.
% of your gross pay
Minimum is currently 3 percent but may increase. Set this to whatever is in your contract.
Cash hourly rate used in this calculator: $0.00
Extra leave days and employer KiwiSaver contributions are treated as part of your total package value.

Your package summary

Total weekly package

$0.00
Cash plus perks, training, extra leave and KiwiSaver.

Effective hourly value

$0.00
What the whole package is worth per hour you work.

Annual package value

$0.00
Based on 52 weeks at this level.

Weekly breakdown

Cash pay (base + overtime + tool allowance) $0.00
Perks and support value $0.00
Training support (weekly equivalent) $0.00
Extra leave and sick leave (weekly) $0.00
Employer KiwiSaver contribution (weekly) $0.00
Total weekly package $0.00

Hourly comparison

Base hourly rate (cash paid) $0.00
Effective hourly (cash only) $0.00
Effective hourly (cash + perks) $0.00

Guaranteed weekly breakdown

Guaranteed hours per week 0
Rained off hours inside guarantee 0
Guaranteed weekly cash (base + tools) $0.00
Employer KiwiSaver on guaranteed cash $0.00
Guaranteed weekly package (cash + perks + KiwiSaver) $0.00
Effective hourly on guaranteed hours $0.00

This calculator is for comparison and planning only. It ignores tax and things like employee KiwiSaver deductions and is not financial advice. Use it to compare different offers on a like for like basis.

Tip: Try putting in two different offers and compare the effective hourly value, the KiwiSaver contribution and the guaranteed weekly package.