Prof Hayne is expected to receive a remuneration package of up to $500,000, after stepping into her new role on August 15.
The State Services Commission annual report detailing the remuneration of New Zealand's public service and state sector chief executives shows former Otago vice-chancellor Prof Sir David Skegg received a total remuneration of between $540,000 and $549,999 for the year to June, which ranked him ninth on the New Zealand list.
After the report was released, the university declined to release details of Prof Haynes' remuneration package.
But after a request under the Official Information Act, the university supplied a projected total of between $490,000 and $500,000.
Remuneration levels for tertiary education chief executives are set by the respective university and polytechnic councils, with the State Services commissioner making the final decisions.
Otago Polytechnic chief executive Phil Ker's remuneration band is between $290,000 and $299,999, down from his 2009-10 figure of $330,000 to $339,999.
Otago Polytechnic council chairwoman Kathy Grant told the Otago Daily Times in September, the reported drop in Mr Ker's remuneration had not been made by council members.
A change in dates for the reporting period meant some performance bonuses had fallen outside the yearly payment consideration, which appeared to be how the discrepancy between the two years had come about.
The council had "no issue" with his performance and there had been no cause to review his remuneration, she said.
Aoraki Polytechnic chief executive Kay Nelson's remuneration band of $210,000 to $219,999 for the period is up about $20,000 from the previous year.
University of Auckland vice-chancellor Prof Stuart McCutcheon is the highest paid tertiary figure in New Zealand, earning between $640,00 and $649,000 in the 12 months to June.
He is New Zealand's third-highest paid public service chief executive.
The vice-chancellors of Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Canterbury all have remuneration of more than $500,000.
The revised projected figure of up to $500,000 for the new Otago vice-chancellor would have been ranked about 16th on the list, about $10,000 to $20,000 less than the head of the Department of the Prime Minister.
