In partnership with Oxygen Advisors
What NZ founders are paid in 2025
Here at LiveRem, we believe in making pay insights accessible so that every founder can make smarter, more confident decisions. We partnered with Oxygen Advisors to commission this report and better understand how founders across New Zealand are really paid and how we can support them with the right data at the right time.
The 2026 NZ Founder Pay Report is out now
The 2026 NZ Founder Pay Report has now dropped featuring even more founders and now looking at funding stage, company size, and more.
Download your copy of the 2025 NZ Founder Pay report here
Key insights from the report:
The typical NZ founder earns $205k
He is a 40-year-old male living in Auckland.
29 months to pay
The most common point to draw a salary is 29 months on average.
Solo or co-founders?
Founders are slightly more likely to be paid a higher salary as a solo founder.
Gender pay gaps persist
Male founders are paid, on average, 8% more.
We've only scratched the surface. In the full report, we explore how founder pay changes based on revenue, team size, gender, location, company size, and more.
