Israel vs United States of America: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Israel
- United States of America
How they compare
Israel currently reports 21,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted in United States of America, a difference of 6,320 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Israel ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 12th of 26 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,978 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 18,877 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,899 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 2010s | 18,832 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 20,534 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,703 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 2020s | 21,031 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 16,636 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4,395 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Israel or United States of America?
- Israel, at 21,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Israel and United States of America?
- 6,320 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Israel ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 12th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.