Average wage in Israel rising faster than inflation

Average wage in Israel credit: Shutterstock Rita Kapitulski
Average wage in Israel credit: Shutterstock Rita Kapitulski

The average wage for Israeli workers in October 2025 was NIS 13,620, according to initial estimates by the Central Bureau of Statistics, up 2.9% from October 2024.

The average wage for Israeli workers in October 2025 was NIS 13,620, according to initial estimates by the Central Bureau of Statistics, up 2.9% from October 2024. During that period annual inflation was 2.5% so that wages have been rising slightly faster than the cost of living.

In October 2025, according to initial estimates, there were 4,069,000 salaried jobs in the economy up 2.2% from 3,981,000 salaried jobs in October 2024 and above the growth in the working population, which was only 1.1%.

Generally, Israel’s job market is considered strong and tight with a low unemployment rate of 3%, with a high number of job vacancies and rising salaries, even though inflation is eating into salary rises.

Tech wages

In the tech sector, the average monthly wage for a salaried position in September 2025 was NIS 33,366 in June, up a significant 6.3% compared with September 2024, well above inflation. The number of tech jobs was 401,800, up 0.5% compared with September 2024. The proportion of tech sector jobs was 9.9% of all jobs in the Israeli economy.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on December 4, 2025.

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Average wage in Israel credit: Shutterstock Rita Kapitulski
Average wage in Israel credit: Shutterstock Rita Kapitulski
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