In Israel, published rates for a journalist start at ₪300 a month on staff.
What journalist work in Israel pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
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Each published rate as a day's pay
US$ a day at the ECB rate for the month. A month is 12 payments over 260 working days, or 13 or 14 where the agreement says so; a year is 260 days; a shift counts as a day.
| Type of work | What | As printed | US$ a day | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | One-off lump sum per year of service, capped at NIS 7,500 | ₪1,000 a year | $1.21 | Journalists' Organization (Israel) · Collective agreement · 31 Mar 2024 |
| On staff | Monthly base increase (about), then +2% a year | ₪300 a month | $4.37 | Journalists' Organization (Israel) · Collective agreement · 31 Mar 2024 |
Every figure, as printed
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NIS 300DocumentKan public broadcaster expanded collective agreement, signed 31 Mar 2024 (to end 2026) · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 31 Mar 2024
NIS 1,000 per year of service up to NIS 7,500DocumentKan public broadcaster expanded collective agreement, signed 31 Mar 2024 (to end 2026) · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 31 Mar 2024
השכר המינימלי לא יפחת משכר המינימום במשק פלוס 5%DocumentHaaretz group collective agreement, 3 Oct 2018 (3 years) · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 3 Oct 2018
הבונוס יעמוד על בסך הכל על 2% מהרווחיםDocumentHaaretz group collective agreement, 3 Oct 2018 (3 years) · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 3 Oct 2018
שכר מינימום של עיתונאי יעמוד על 5,600 שקל לחודשDocumentIsrael Broadcasting Authority journalists’ agreement: minimum 5,600 shekels from Jan 2011 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2011
ושכר המקסימום על 22,500DocumentIsrael Broadcasting Authority journalists’ agreement: minimum 5,600 shekels from Jan 2011 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2011
משכורות של 1,500 שקל לחודשDocumentIsraeli freelance and online journalists’ pay, press report (Globes, undated) · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
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In Israel, published rates for a journalist start at ₪300 a month on staff.
Journalists' Organization (Israel), in 4 documents.
A journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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