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Average Israeli Employee Salary Rises to 14,277 Shekels in May 2026
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Globes · Jul 2, 2026
What happened
In May 2026, the average gross salary for Israeli salaried workers rose to 14,277 shekels, a 6.7% increase from the previous year, with high-tech wages significantly higher than the national average.
- 01Average gross salary in Israel rose to 14,277 shekels in May 2026, up 6.7% from May 2025.
- 02Total salaried jobs in May 2026 reached 4.154 million, increasing 2.3% from April.
- 03April 2026 average salary was 14,374 shekels, a 3.8% rise year-over-year.
- 04High-tech sector average salary in April was 34,870 shekels, up 6.3% from last year.
- 05High-tech jobs comprised 9.8% of all salaried positions with 398,600 roles in April.
- 06Wage growth is driven partly by high-paying sectors like high-tech, affecting the overall average.
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