There's positive news on the financial front, with a new survey finding the average salary offered on the Seek website has risen $600 since September.

It's found the average salary offered on the site tops $69, 000, with one city in particular taking home more than most.

This is in strong contrast to the average median wage, which is $39,988 according to Statistics New Zealand (based on people receiving income from wages and salaries) and the 'official' national average salary of around $49, 000.

Not only do they live in the coolest little capital in the world but Wellingtonians also have more money to spend.

Job website seek.co.nz has calculated workers in Wellington are looking at an average salary on the site of $75,000.

“I think a lot of the larger public sector roles are based in Welly and Welly's also seen as quite a major IT hub, and it features quite strongly in our salary bands,” says Seek’s Liam Orange.

The salaries are calculated from the website's job listings in lower, medium and higher paid vacancies from cities and regions across the country.

While Wellington tops the list, Auckland isn't far behind with an average salary of just over $71, 000.

The average wage in Southland is almost $68, 000 while in Otago it works out at around $58, 000 and in Hawke’s Bay and Marlborough it's around $52, 700.

“Over the last two years there's been widespread pay freezes and I guess this shows the job market is stabilising,” says Mr Orange.

In all 4,000 people were interviewed for the survey and not all appear to have job satisfaction. A surprising 70 percent admit they're keeping their eyes open for a new job in the New Year.

(Source Rachel Hart, 3 News)