Tel Aviv salaries sit ~16% below the Israel average
Tel Aviv, IL lists 75 careers with observed metro percentiles in ILS. Pay index 0.84 (16% below national); COL 100 vs a US baseline of 100.
Radiologist leads this Tel Aviv table at 983,000 ₪ a year, with Surgeon at 968,000 ₪ and Psychiatrist at 854,000 ₪. The midpoint of the listed set is Financial Advisor at 338,000 ₪ — a better “typical covered career here” than row #1 alone. Top-of-list mix: 5 healthcare, 3 technology, and 1 legal.
Population in the dataset is about 432,892. Larger labour markets usually support wider industry mix; smaller ones can look “high paying” on one clinical or tech title and thin everywhere else. Licensing and immigration rules are independent of this cash sort.
Israel shows about 3% CPI in 2025. Open a role’s Tel Aviv salary page for p10–p90, take-home, and rent models — this hub is the directory. Missing careers may still have a national Israel page even when this metro lacks observed percentiles.
Reading pay and COL together in Tel Aviv
Use pay index (0.84) for wage level vs Israel, and COL (100) for prices. High on both is not the same as high real leftover.
Figures are observed metro medians where listed, in ILS, gross. They are market estimates — not a promise from any one employer.
What tops the Tel Aviv cash list
Radiologist: Radiologists interpret medical images to diagnose and guide treatment of disease. Observed median here: 983,000 ₪. That lead reflects how this metro prices the occupation, not a recommendation to retrain tomorrow.