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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Israel? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Israel ≈ $3,173/mo; top 10% above $7,854/mo, minimum $1,589/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Israel

# What is a good salary in 🇮🇱 Israel (Jerusalem)?

The median is about **$3,173/month**; top-10% earners clear **$7,854/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $2,677 | $32,124 | 9,241 ILS/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $1,589 | $19,068 | 5,485 ILS/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $3,173 | $38,076 | 10,953 ILS/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $5,112 | $61,344 | 17,647 ILS/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $7,854 | $94,248 | 27,112 ILS/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $16,443 | $197,316 | 56,761 ILS/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $56,180 (2025) and Gini 38.3. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=IL).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇶🇦 Qatar](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/qatar/) — median $3,187/mo
- [🇮🇹 Italy](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/italy/) — median $3,427/mo
- [🇬🇧 United Kingdom](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/united-kingdom/) — median $3,589/mo
- [🇪🇸 Spain](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/spain/) — median $2,742/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Israel](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/israel/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Israel?**: The median wage is about $3,173/month ($38,076/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $5,112/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $7,854/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Israel?**: Roughly $7,854/month ($94,248/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $16,443/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Israel?**: About $1,589/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Israel salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($56,180, 2025) and the Gini index (38.3). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=IL.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/israel/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=IL