Gender gaps in Israel's workforce
National data across industries and companies, independent of this site's reviews.
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Labor force participation rate
65.5%
Men
59.9%
Women
Unemployment rate
2.7%
Men
3%
Women
Number of employed people
2,276,000
Men
2,149,000
Women
Average monthly salary · H1 2025
NIS 18,441
Men
NIS 11,940
Women
20.8%
Gap in pay per hour worked, per Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics
Using other methods: 32%–42%
35.3%
Gap in average monthly pay, from the two figures above. Larger mostly because women work fewer paid hours on average.
4 / 38
Israel's gender pay gap ranking among OECD countries
Global ranking
Ranked 83 of 146 in the 2023 report, compared with 60 in 2022
Economic participation: rank 75 · 68.8% of the gap closed
Sources
- Israel CBS - Employment Situation, March 2025
- World Bank - Labor force data
- World Economic Forum - Global Gender Gap Report
- OECD comparison - gender pay gap ranking
- Bank of Israel - Firm Effect and the Israeli Gender Wage Gap
- Taub Center - Division of Labor: Wage Gaps between Women and Men
Last checked: 2026-09-06 · Data is checked monthly against official sources.