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πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ New Zealand

Wellington Β· 2026-09-28

Capital location. General national rules are used where applicable; this is not a national average.

Intelligence Hours Index
1h 28m

Gross minimum-wage work for one month of this subscription benchmark.

Time, made visible1 bar = 8 hours
0.18 workdays8h is a visual unit, not a legal working day.

Behind the number

Monthly USD price
$20
Hourly minimum wage
NZD 23.95
Local currency per USD
1.7639
Reference FX date
2026-09-28
Wage effective / source-reference date
2026-04-01
Last wage verification
2026-09-28
Data status
verified
Service availability
Not yet verified

US list price Β· before taxes Β· gross minimum wage

Adult rate; starting-out and training rates excluded.

Official gross hourly rate; no monthly or daily conversion.

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Regional comparison

One country, local realities.

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RegionHours of workHourly wage, localStatus
Wellington1h 28m23.95verified
Actual observations only

A history that starts with evidence.

The first recorded observation is 2026-09-28. A trend will appear once more dated observations accumulate. We do not invent a historical line.

Recorded data table
DateHoursRevision
2026-09-281.47298538622133
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Source trail

Every input has a source.

NZ-CAP Β· verified 2026-09-28

Official rate: 23.95 NZD per hour from 2026-04-01. Adult rate; starting-out and training rates excluded.

Observation NZ-CAP-2026-04-01-23.95. Source nz-employment. Approved 2026-09-28.

chatgpt-plus Β· verified 2026-09-28

ChatGPT Plus: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation chatgpt-plus-2026-09-28. Source openai-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

claude-pro Β· verified 2026-09-28

Claude Pro: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation claude-pro-2026-09-28. Source anthropic-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

google-ai-pro Β· verified 2026-09-28

Google AI Pro: USD 19.99 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation google-ai-pro-2026-09-28. Source google-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

Approved wage changes

What changed, and when.

Effective / reference datePublished rateState
2026-04-0123.95 NZD / hourPublished observation