Average Tech Salaries in Israel Surge Over 13% Amid Stable Job Numbers
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In May 2026, Israeli tech workers saw their average monthly salary rise by 13.7% to 35,760 shekels, while job numbers remained stable. The tech sector's share of total salaried jobs slightly declined, possibly due to AI-driven productivity changes. Overall wages in Israel also increased, with significant sectoral disparities.
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- Average tech salaries in Israel rose 13.7% to 35,760 shekels in May 2026 compared to May 2025.
- Tech job numbers remained nearly unchanged at around 397,100 positions year-over-year.
- Tech sector jobs now represent 9.5% of all salaried positions, down from about 10% several years ago.
- AI advancements may be boosting productivity and reducing the need for some tech roles, per CBS analysis.
- Average salaries across all sectors increased 6.6% to 14,263 shekels in May 2026, with real wage growth of 4.6%.
- Preliminary June data shows continued wage growth to 15,223 shekels and a 2% rise in total jobs.
In May 2026, the average monthly salary for tech employees in Israel rose to 35,760 shekels, marking a 13.7% increase from 31,459 shekels in May 2025, according to data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Tuesday. Despite this significant wage growth, the number of tech jobs remained nearly unchanged, with 397,100 positions in May compared to 396,600 a year earlier, and only a slight 0.2% increase from April 2026.
The proportion of tech jobs within the total salaried workforce in Israel continued to decline, now constituting 9.5% compared to 9.7% the previous month and around 10% several years ago. The CBS suggested that advancements in artificial intelligence might be influencing the labor market by boosting worker productivity while reducing the need for some roles.
Across the broader Israeli economy, average salaries also increased, reaching 14,263 shekels in May 2026, up 6.6% from the previous year. When adjusted for inflation, this represents a 4.6% real wage increase. Significant wage disparities persist between sectors, with financial services averaging 27,143 shekels, private nonprofits at 7,454 shekels, and household workers at 6,136 shekels.
Preliminary estimates for June indicate the upward salary trend is continuing, with the average wage rising to 15,223 shekels, a 7.7% increase year-over-year, alongside a 2% growth in total job numbers across the economy.
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