Salaries in Israel

Generally lower, use Europe as a comparison point.

5 years ago I got 250k NIS a year as a fresh graduate in a regular company. I think I got slightly lowballed, and that was about as much as I got offered at different locations in Europe. I think it is fair to compare it to strong EU economies.

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There's salary tables sourcing companies do (may differ a bit between sourcing companies). they will give you a gauge on what you should expect according to your role+years of experience. Here's an example : https://www.nisha.co.il/%D7%98%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%A8

Depending on experience, you should expect 80k-150k USD + stock. Tax is somewhat higher than in California.

location, location...Israel's main high tech hub is located in central Israel, dubbed silicon-wadi. there you'll find the highest salaries by far. in contrast, northern Israel offers lower salaries (but arguably a higher standard of living) check a northern based "calculator" at https://optimum-hr.co.il/%d7%9e%d7%97%d7%a9%d7%91%d7%95%d7%9f-%d7%a9%d7%9b%d7%a8-%d7%94%d7%99%d7%99%d7%98%d7%a7-%d7%91%d7%a6%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%9f/ (sorry about the percent encoding). a comprehensive resource for Israel's central district is given by jacob share at jobmob .

Currently the salaries are more aligned to the highest paying locations in EU (London and Zurich). FB and G pay more in Tel aviv than in London.