Tax changes from next pay

Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has made the following changes effective 1st April 2025, which will impact the applicable staff from our next pay day 1st April 2025.

ACC Earner Levy – increased from 1.60% to 1.67%

  • The maximum fortnightly threshold also increased from $5472.72 to $5876.54
  • Therefore, the PAYE tax (which includes the ACC earner levy) will increase for most staff (up to a maximum of around $10.58 per fortnight).

Minimum Wage (Adult rate) – also increases from $23.15 to $23.50 per hour, but as Unitec currently pays a minimum of $26.00, this change does not impact us.