Most public sector employees in Israel earn more than the national average salary, enjoy job security, automatic salary increases regardless of performance, better retirement conditions, and receive a typical 21-day vacation allowance for the private sector. However, 49% of public sector employees, including 67% of government ministries’ employees, are involved in a protracted two-year labor dispute over wage increases, which has not yet been resolved. New collective agreements are due to be signed this year. These details were revealed in the 2019 annual salary report for state and security agencies, which was published by Finance Ministry Payroll and Employment Agreements Director Kobe Bar Nathan. Related Materials The average salary in Israel increases by 10% According to the report, the average monthly salary in an Israeli government ministry in 2019 was 16,991 shekels. In the health system, the average monthly salary was 18,990 shekels, and in the education system the average monthly salary was 13,688 shekels. For comparison purposes, the average salary in the private sector for 2019 was 10,800 shekels. The average salary in the public sector increased by 2.2% in 2019, and doctors have the highest paid profession in the public sector with an average monthly salary of NIS 37,000 for a full-time job in 2019. Very few public sector employees were laid off in 2019. 2020 Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Bar Nathan indicated that the need for many public sector employees to work from home due to the crisis paves the way for great flexibility in the future. Employees in the public sector start with 26 days off per year compared to 13 days in the private sector and 30 potential sick days versus 18 days in the private sector. While in the private sector it is not possible to accumulate sick leave days of more than 90 days in the public sector, there is no maximum. Men in the public sector earn more than women with the narrowest gender gap in education systems (6%) and the widest gender gap in the health system (27%). Posted by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – February 10, 2021 © Copyright Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2021
Public sector salaries in Israel easily outperform the private sector
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