Israel
Data verified August 2026 · Sources
Israel's high-skill economy produces a $57,426 PPP-adjusted average wage in 2025, its series peak, though that headline figure masks large gaps across sectors and groups, while consumer prices track close to the US at 93.1.
Israel at a Glance
1Y Change
+0.5%
5Y Change
+5.8%
10Y Change
+19.8%
Historical Peak
$57,426 2025
Change From Peak
At the historical peak
Overall Price Level
93.1
Israel’s Wage Story
Follow how PPP-adjusted average annual wages have changed in Israel using constant-price OECD data.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
Ten Years Ago
$47,933 (2015)
Historical Peak
$57,426 2025
Latest Wage
$57,426 2025
Data Coverage
Wage history: 1990–2025
Reported observations: 36
Missing wage years: None
Latest price data: 2024 · 8 of 8 categories available
A Strong Decade, a Sudden Slowdown
The Israeli wage record shows +19.8% growth over a decade, +5.8% across five years, and +0.5% in the latest year. At $57,426 in 2025 the level is the series maximum, but the sharp slowdown from +5.8% to +0.5% suggests the peak may prove a plateau rather than a launchpad. From $47,933 in 2015, the decade's climb was front-loaded into the recent half. A record reached on a +0.5% step invites a different reading than one reached on a surge.
Dispersion Behind the Average
What the headline average obscures is wide dispersion: a high-skill economy where average figures mask large differences across groups and sectors. The +0.5% latest-year change at a record could reflect composition effects as much as a genuine slowdown, so it deserves reading alongside the +19.8% decade trend rather than in isolation. The +5.8% five-year change is the better summary of where the series was heading before the latest pause. Averages and medians tell different stories in such economies; this dataset reports the average only, and the chart should be read with that limit in mind.
Near the U.S. Price Line
Israel's 2024 overall consumer price level registers 93.1, leaving only 6.9 index points between it and the US reference. The reading locates Israel on a comparative scale; it is not a shekel amount and not a cost verdict. Israel's wage record, separately, covers 1990 through 2025 with 36 observations.
Israel’s Everyday Price Profile
Compare eight consumer price categories in Israel with the United States reference value of 100.
Overall
Food
Clothing
Housing
Health
Transport
Recreation
Restaurants & Accommodation
What Stands Out
Highest: Restaurants & Accommodation
Restaurants & Accommodation has the highest relative price level of the 8 reported categories in 2024, at 130 against the United States reference of 100. That is +30.0 index points from the benchmark and 6.0 points ahead of the next category, Food at 124.
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest of the reported categories in 2024 at 83.3, −16.7 index points against the United States benchmark of 100. The spread between the highest and lowest reported categories is 46.7 index points, which shows how uneven the 2024 price profile is across categories.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level for 2024 is 93.1, below the United States benchmark (−6.9 index points). Looking across the profile, of the 8 reported categories, 4 read above 100 and 4 below it, so the overall figure summarizes a spread of category positions rather than a uniform level.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Israel
What is the average annual wage in Israel?
Israel's 2025 average wage is $57,426. The 2025 value is also the series peak.
How has the average wage changed in Israel?
The decade change is +19.8%, the five-year figure +5.8%, and the one-year change just +0.5%. The sharp deceleration at the peak warrants attention. Each horizon is measured against its exact target year.
What are consumer price levels like in Israel?
Israel's overall consumer price index is 93.1 for 2024, below the US at 100. That is a relative index standing, not a dollar amount or inflation rate.
Is Israel's wage at a record high?
Yes. Israel's 2025 wage of $57,426 is the series maximum. The +19.8% decade growth brought it there, though the +0.5% latest-year pace suggests the level may be plateauing.