Does KiwiRail pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KiwiRail employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KiwiRail. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KiwiRail?

84% of KiwiRail employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KiwiRail 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KiwiRail?

Mechanical Engineer (8) , Cabin Attendant (5) , Locomotive Engineer (5) , Project Engineer (5) , Engineer (4) , Operations Manager (4) , Project Manager (3) , Rail Operator (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Business Insights Analyst (2) , Customer Logistics Specialist (2) , Customer Service (2) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Customer Service Specialist (2) , Electrical Inspector (2)

What are the pros of working at KiwiRail according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and want to provide value" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good salary and over all benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great team and nice central location." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KiwiRail according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 11 reviews)); "High staff turnover, with 3 restructures and 5 different managers in 3 years, leading to exec and managers just concerned about their own survival instead of working for wider team" ((in 8 reviews)); "Bad culture" ((in 8 reviews)); "Command and Control leadership and strategy" ((in 6 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 3 reviews))

What KiwiRail locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Christchurch , Wellington , Auckland

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

KiwiRail

KiwiRail reviews

Compare reviews

3.8

84% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

Peter Reidy

87% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

KiwiRail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KiwiRail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

159 reviews

3.0

Jun 4, 2026

Good people and leave, but lacks development and goals

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some genuine good people. 5 weeks leave Life balance.

Cons

A lot of people knowledge below minimum expectations, from all levels. No professional development at all with always the excuse there is no budget. Inexistent Goals for each year. They should roll down, but never happens then mid year people endup making up a few goals so they can say they ticked the box

4.0

Nov 27, 2025

Good place to woek

Front desk receptionist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very relaxed great culture meet new people

Cons

Can get mundane or boring

4.0

Nov 12, 2025

Great people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people and niche industry to work in

Cons

Difficult to implement change as lots of lifers

Viewing 1 - 3 of 159 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Wilhelmsen Group

3.5★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at KiwiRail

Track Inspector

Kaiwharawhara, Wellington

Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui

Junior Business Insight Analyst