The National Insurance Institute published today (Sunday) the average monthly wage report for the first half of 2025. The report shows that the average salary in the economy increased by approximately 5.41% and reached a peak of 15,098 shekels, compared to 14,655 shekels in the same period last year.
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The report also shows that there are significant wage gaps between the 27 largest cities in Israel.
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The main findings of the report:
• The average monthly wage per employee in the first half of 2025 was 15,098 shekels, compared to 14,655 shekels in the first half of 2024 - a real increase of approximately 5.41%.
• The average number of employers reporting data to National Insurance for the first half of 2025 (up to the beginning of September 2025) was 279,647, compared to 273,339 in the same period in 2024 - an increase of 21%.
• The average number of jobs reported was 4,032,894, compared to 3,941,444 in the same period in 2024 - an increase of 2%.
• The average number of employees reported was 3,665,181, compared to 3,586,768 in the same period in 2024 - an increase of 21%.
• During the period under review, approximately 320,000 employees were employed in more than one position, accounting for approximately 1.3% of all employees.
• Employees employed in two jobs earned less on average than those with one job (13,746 shekels compared to 15,194 shekels, respectively). Employees employed in four or more jobs earned the highest salary on average (19,271 shekels).
• The prevalence of the phenomenon of working more than one job is higher among women: 196,887 women compared to 122,934 men on average during the period under review, 101% of those employed and 71% of those employed.
Age groups:
• The average salary of employees in the period under review is divided by age groups from highest to lowest as follows: 50-59 (20,287 shekels), 40-49 (19,631 shekels), 30-39 (16,142 shekels), 60 and over (14,676 shekels), 20-29 (8,669 shekels), 20 and under (2,994 shekels).
• The median wage is similar, except for the 40-49 age group, which is at the top of the scale, and the 50-59 age group, which is at the bottom.
Women and men:
• The average salary of men was approximately 541% higher than that of women - 18,441 shekels compared to 11,940 shekels, respectively.
• The median salary for men was approximately 401% higher than the median salary for women - 12,667 shekels compared to 9,014 shekels, respectively.
• Compared to men, women were found to be more concentrated at the bottom of the wage distribution: in the five lowest deciles there were more women than men (about 49%), and in deciles 7-10 – there were more men than women (about 45%). The phenomenon was particularly pronounced in the tenth decile where the gap reached 166%.
• The average wage gap between men and women increases with age, up to age 60.
Economic sector:
• The industries in which the average wage per salaried position was highest during the period under review were electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, and information and communications (NIS 31,922 and NIS 30,256, respectively). In these industries, the median wage was also highest (NIS 28,612 and NIS 23,505, respectively).
• The lowest average and median wage per employee position was in the hospitality and food services industry (6,306 shekels and 4,471 shekels, respectively) - about 54% less than the average wage per employee position in the economy (13,733 shekels) and about 52% less than the median wage per employee position for the period under review (9,296 shekels).
• The industries characterized by a high number of jobs were wholesale and retail trade (507,226), "local administration, public administration and security" (469,628), and health services and social and welfare services (428,937).
Employer size:
• Most employers in the economy are small employers: In the first half of 2025, employers who employed up to 19 employees (inclusive) accounted for an average of about 92% of all employers. About 73% of the employers employed up to 5 employees (inclusive).
The largest cities in Israel:
• Among the 27 largest cities in Israel with more than 75,000 residents, the average monthly salary was highest in the cities of Herzliya (22,951 shekels), Raanana (22,565 shekels), Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut (22,512 shekels), and Tel Aviv (22,359 shekels).
• The largest cities where the average monthly salary was the lowest were Modiin Illit (8,161 shekels), Rahat (9,548 shekels), Bnei Brak (9,563 shekels) and Nazareth (9,924 shekels).
• Among the major cities, the highest number of employees was in Jerusalem - 287,984 employees. Tel Aviv had 203,377, Rishon LeZion - 113,804, and Haifa - 109,766.
