What Is Israel’s Average Monthly Wage? NIS 13,171 per Employee Job
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports an average of NIS 13,171 per employee job in 2024, on a monthly series running NIS 12,470 to NIS 13,708.
NIS 13,171 was the average gross monthly wage per employee job in Israel in one of four consecutive reported months of 2024, on the Central Bureau of Statistics series of employee jobs and average monthly wage by industry. Across the four reported months in that series, the all-industries figure runs NIS 12,470 to NIS 13,708. The denominator is the employee job rather than the worker, so a person holding two jobs enters the count twice. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes no median wage and no minimum wage figure in that series.
| Figure | What it counts | Period |
|---|---|---|
| NIS 13,171 | Average gross monthly wage per employee job, all industries, Israeli workers | One of four consecutive reported months of 2024 |
| NIS 12,470 to NIS 13,708 | Range of the same all-industries average across the four reported months | Four consecutive reported months of 2024 |
| 3,905.9 thousand | Employee jobs, all industries, stated as 100.0% of the total | Same month as the NIS 13,171 average |
| NIS 9,472 | Average gross monthly wage per employee job, agriculture, forestry and fishing | Same month as the NIS 13,171 average |
| 60.2% | Employed as a share of the population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted | April 2026 |
| 2.9% | Unemployed as a share of the labour force, seasonally adjusted | April 2026 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Employee Jobs and Average Wage per Employee Job, by Industry (2024 data), and Labour Force Survey, media release 154/2026 (April 2026 data).
The Bureau’s average monthly wage per employee job was NIS 13,171
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports the all-industries average in its own monthly series on employee jobs and wages, and the figure is built one way only: total wage payments divided by the number of employee jobs, for Israeli workers, before deductions. It is a gross monthly figure across a distribution, so it is not take-home pay and it is not the pay of a typical person. What the Central Bureau of Statistics publishes in this series is:
- A gross monthly wage, before income tax, National Insurance and health contributions
- An average per employee job, not per worker and not per household
- Coverage of Israeli workers, as the series heading states, alongside the quota system for foreign workers published separately
- A breakdown by economic industry, with each industry’s share of total jobs
The count is 3,905.9 thousand employee jobs, not workers
The Central Bureau of Statistics counts jobs in this series, and it publishes the job total in thousands beside the wage on the same row. A single person holding two employee jobs is counted twice in that denominator, which is the Bureau’s own stated unit of measurement for the series rather than a headcount of employed people.
- 3,905.9 thousand employee jobs, 100.0% of the total, in the month of the NIS 13,171 average
- 3,886.2 thousand employee jobs in the second reported month
- 3,791.8 thousand employee jobs in the third
- 3,890.7 thousand employee jobs in the fourth
The four reported months run NIS 12,470 to NIS 13,708
Across four consecutive reported months of 2024, the Central Bureau of Statistics records an all-industries average moving by NIS 1,238 within the same year. A single national average therefore belongs to the month it was drawn from, and the Central Bureau of Statistics publishes an annual average separately from this monthly series.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing averaged NIS 9,472 against the total’s NIS 13,171
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes the industry breakdown on the same table as the grand total, on the same definition: gross monthly wage per employee job, for Israeli workers. Agriculture, forestry and fishing sits below the all-industries figure in each of the four reported months.
| Reported month | All industries | Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIS 13,171 | NIS 9,472 |
| 2 | NIS 13,708 | NIS 10,095 |
| 3 | NIS 12,968 | NIS 9,442 |
| 4 | NIS 12,470 | about NIS 8,860 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Employee Jobs and Average Wage per Employee Job, by Industry, 2024 data. The fourth-month agriculture figure carries the Bureau’s own approximation.
The Bureau publishes no median wage in this series
The Central Bureau of Statistics carries an average per employee job in the wage series and no median, and no minimum wage figure. Its monthly Labour Force Survey publishes labour counts and no wage figure at all: for April 2026 the Central Bureau of Statistics reports 62.0% of persons aged 15 and over in the labour force, an employment rate of 60.2% and unemployment of 2.9%, all seasonally adjusted, against 61.8% labour force participation on the original unadjusted figures.
- Average gross monthly wage per employee job: published in the wage series
- Median wage: not published in that series
- Minimum wage: not published in that series
- Net or take-home pay: not published in either series
- Labour force, employment and unemployment rates: published in the Labour Force Survey, with no wage attached
The three labour rates have three different denominators
Participation and employment are shares of the population aged 15 and over; unemployment is a share of the labour force, not of the population, so 2.9% is 2.9% of those in the labour force. The three reconcile exactly: 62.0% less 60.2%, divided by 62.0%, is 2.90%. Seasonally adjusted and original figures are both published and differ, 62.0% against 61.8% in the April 2026 release, and the two are never compared across months. The wage figures are gross monthly averages per employee job, so they may not be read as earnings per worker, and the job totals are in thousands.
Questions readers ask
What is the average monthly wage in Israel?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports NIS 13,171 per employee job, all industries, in one of four consecutive reported months of 2024.
Is that figure gross or net?
It is gross. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes the wage before income tax, National Insurance and health contributions, and publishes no net figure in the series.
Does the Central Bureau of Statistics publish a median wage in this series?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes an average per employee job in this series and no median.
Does the series give the minimum wage?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes no minimum wage figure in the employee jobs and wage series.
What does per employee job mean?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counts jobs, not people, so a person holding two employee jobs is counted twice in the denominator.
Which month does the NIS 13,171 figure belong to?
It is one of four consecutive reported months of 2024. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes the series monthly, and the four reported months run NIS 12,470 to NIS 13,708.
How many employee jobs does the Bureau count?
The Central Bureau of Statistics counts 3,905.9 thousand employee jobs, about 3.9 million, in the month of the NIS 13,171 average.
Does the series cover everyone working in Israel?
The Central Bureau of Statistics states the series covers Israeli workers.
What does agriculture pay on this series?
The Central Bureau of Statistics records NIS 9,472 per employee job in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the month of the NIS 13,171 all-industries average.
How many Israelis are in the labour force?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports 62.0% of persons aged 15 and over in the labour force in April 2026, seasonally adjusted.
Is the unemployment rate a share of the population?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics measures unemployment as a share of the labour force, and reports 2.9% for April 2026.
Does the Labour Force Survey publish wages?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes labour force, employment and unemployment rates in that release and no wage figure.
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics. Employee Jobs and Average Wage per Employee Job, by Industry. Monthly series, 2024 data, Hebrew and English column headers. cbs.gov.il. Official and primary record.
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Labour Force Survey, media release 154/2026, data for April 2026. Labour Statistics. cbs.gov.il. Official and primary record.
