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Source: Israel National Insurance Institute (Bituach Leumi) - Minimum Wage General Data · effective Apr 1, 2026
Israel National Insurance Institute (Bituach Leumi) - Minimum Wage General DataIsrael publishes both a native hourly and a monthly statutory minimum. Effective 01.04.2026 (current as of June 2026): hourly ILS 35.40, monthly ILS 6,443.85 for full-time. Tier reported is the standard adult worker (age 18+), which covers the largest group; lower youth tiers exist (e.g., reduced rates for ages 16-18). The standard hourly rate of 35.40 is derived from a full-time month of 182 hours (42-hour standard week). Note an alternative hourly figure of ~34.64 appears when calculated on a 186-hour base, and the public sector uses 173.33 monthly hours due to a shortened workweek; the 35.40/182-hour figure is the headline national private-sector rate. Rate is set by an automatic legal mechanism tying minimum wage to at least 47.5% of the national average wage. Confirmed by official government source (Bituach Leumi) and corroborated by WageIndicator and Hebrew payroll/legal sources.
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