More males than females applied for jobs above the $60,000 salary mark. Males made 58 per cent of applications for jobs in the $60,000 to $79,000 range and 55 per cent of applications for jobs that paid $80,000 to $99,000.
Ms Kalkhoven said males and females were applying for highly paid positions requiring qualifications.
Nationwide, men dominated applications in the executive and general management sector while women were more likely to apply for roles in the legal sector by two to one, according to Trade Me.
Trade Me Jobs spokesman Jeremy Wade said he was surprised at the imbalance for some job types.
"We looked at all the applications from our members over the past three months and in sectors like engineering and IT, more than 80 per cent of the applications are from men.
"Public sector roles and banking and finance were evenly split between male and female applicants while more than 70 per cent of applications for roles in education and office administration are from women."
Mr Wade said everybody was responsible for ensuring workplace equality and diversity.
"We need to have this conversation and think about what we're doing that might be inhibiting people from getting into industries and roles where they can do great work."
Mr Wade said the proportion of men applying for roles was higher for every bracket above $40,000, and the proportion of women applying diminished as pay rates increased.
He said job listings were up 9.3 per cent in the second quarter, and the average salary up 0.5 per cent.
