Israel minimum wage

Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur signs minimum wage increase from 5,880 to 6,247 NIS

"Raising the minimum wage during wartime is our moral and ethical duty for workers in the economy who work hard for their livelihood," Ben-Tzur said.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO
Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur.
The Finance Ministry offices are seen on May 14, 2023

CBS: Real average wages up 4.4% from last year, down from March

Average wages for Israeli workers were down in April of 2024 when compared to March 2024.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli teachers protest as they demand better pay and working conditions in Tel Aviv on May 30, 2022.

Day of meetings yields no progress towards preventing teacher's strike

The latest negotiations between the Teachers' Union and Finance Ministry will be reconvening tomorrow to find a solution rather than the teachers' going on strike.

|ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Illustration photo of the new 100 Israeli Shekel bill. December 31, 2017.

Israel's average monthly salary falls sharply

The sharp fall in salary may be attributed to the return of more lower-paid workers who were furloughed during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the slowdown in the tech sector.

|ByIDAN EREZ/GLOBES/TNS

Histadrut, manufacturers agree to extend planned minimum wage increase

Minimum wage to to increase by NIS 1,000, reach NIS 5,300 per month by December 2017.

MARCH 30, 2015ByNIV ELIS
Shekel money bills

Israeli women make 31.9% less than their male counterparts

The statistics did not necessarily reflect women getting paid less for doing the same work.

MARCH 4, 2015ByNIV ELIS
Men and Women