High-tech pay soars to historic high
Average salary in tech in Israel rises more than 9% in a month as annual grants boost compensation.
The average salary in Israel’s high-tech sector reached an all-time high in March, climbing to NIS 38,467 ($13,310). This represents an increase of 4.3% compared with NIS 36,884 ($12,763) in March 2025, which had been the previous record, and a 9.3% increase compared with NIS 35,619 ($12,325) in February. The figures were published on Thursday by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
March is traditionally a record month for salaries due to the payment of annual bonuses and grants, making the year-over-year comparison particularly significant.
The impact of these bonus payments is reflected in the fact that the average salary in the programming sector reached NIS 40,117 ($13,881), surpassing the average salary in scientific research and development, which stood at NIS 39,866 ($13,794) and is typically the highest-paying field in the industry.
The number of salaried positions in the high-tech sector totaled 396,000 in March, down 0.7% from 398,800 in February, but unchanged compared with March 2025.
The rise in high-tech salaries helped push the average wage across the entire economy to a record NIS 15,921 ($5,509) in March, surpassing the previous high of NIS 14,657 ($5,072). In addition to higher high-tech pay, the figure was influenced by changes in employment patterns during the war period, including the temporary absence of many lower-wage workers from the labor market.
According to the CBS estimate, the average wage in the economy fell 9.5% in April to NIS 14,409 ($4,986), reflecting the seasonal impact of March bonus payments. Nevertheless, this was still 4% higher than the average wage of NIS 13,852 ($4,793) recorded in April 2025.
While sector-specific wage data is available only through March, the CBS reported that the number of salaried jobs held by Israeli workers continued to recover in April, rising 6.4% from 3.812 million in March to 4.057 million. However, employment remained 1.6% below the level recorded in April 2025, when the number of salaried jobs stood at 4.125 million.
