Data engineer salary
Data engineer salary in Tel Aviv
Percentile salary data for data engineer roles in Tel Aviv, IL, by seniority. Senior-level figures include total compensation where regionally applicable. Figures are shown in USD by default, with the local ILS amount alongside; use the currency switcher to change the display.
Tel Aviv carries a cost-of-living index of 96 on the Numbeo and Mercer blended scale where New York City equals 100, a high cost of living that is close to New York City. The figures below are nominal pay in ILS; read them alongside that index when comparing Tel Aviv with other markets.
Median pay by seniority
Median pay by seniority
Junior
$71,010 (local: ₪263,000)
Base p50
Mid
$109,080 (local: ₪404,000)
Base p50
Senior
$218,430 (local: ₪809,000)
Total comp p50
Staff
$398,520 (local: ₪1,476,000)
Total comp p50
Distribution
Percentile distribution
10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile by seniority, shown in the local currency (ILS). The detailed table below defaults to USD.
Salary percentiles by seniority, in ILS. Junior: 10th percentile ₪171,000, 25th ₪216,000, median ₪263,000, 75th ₪329,000, 90th percentile ₪407,000. Mid: 10th percentile ₪263,000, 25th ₪332,000, median ₪404,000, 75th ₪506,000, 90th percentile ₪627,000. Senior: 10th percentile ₪526,000, 25th ₪664,000, median ₪809,000, 75th ₪1,012,000, 90th percentile ₪1,254,000. Staff: 10th percentile ₪1,063,000, 25th ₪1,269,000, median ₪1,476,000, 75th ₪1,992,000, 90th percentile ₪2,656,000.
Detailed figures
| Seniority | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Comp | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| junior | $46,170 | $58,320 | $71,010 | $88,830 | $109,890 | Base | 360 |
| mid | $71,010 | $89,640 | $109,080 | $136,620 | $169,290 | Base | 520 |
| senior | $142,020 | $179,280 | $218,430 | $273,240 | $338,580 | Total comp | 240 |
| staff | $287,010 | $342,630 | $398,520 | $537,840 | $717,120 | Total comp | Not reported |
Source: Levels.fyi 2025 (Tel Aviv) + Levels.fyi 2025 Data Engineer + US BLS OES May 2024 (SOC 15-1252) (2025) https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/focus/data, cost-of-living index 96 (NYC=100)
How pay grows with seniority
Each step compares the median (50th percentile) of one tier with the next, using the figures in the table above for data engineer roles in Tel Aviv.
- Moving from mid to senior, the median rises roughly 100% in Tel Aviv.
- Moving from senior to staff, the median rises roughly 82% in Tel Aviv.
- Across the full ladder, the highest tier median is about 5.6x the entry tier for data engineer roles here, before negotiation and individual level calibration.
Take-home
After-tax pay and per-month take-home
Headline salaries are gross. What lands in your account after income tax and mandatory contributions is what actually pays the rent, so here is the estimated split on the Tel Aviv senior median.
Gross / year
₪809,000
Senior median (50th pct)
Take-home / year
₪438,998
54% of gross
Take-home / month
₪36,583
from ₪67,417 gross
Effective rate
46%
tax + contributions
On a senior median of ₪809,000 in Tel Aviv, an estimated ₪370,002 goes to income tax and mandatory contributions, leaving roughly ₪438,998 take-home, or about 54% of gross.
That deduction breaks down as roughly ₪272,922 in income tax and ₪97,080 in social contributions at this income level in Israel.
In monthly terms that is about ₪36,583 net from ₪67,417 gross a month, the figure that actually lands in a data engineer's account before pension or benefit elections.
Affordability
Is this a good salary in Tel Aviv?
"Good" depends on what the city costs. Type your own figure below to see the estimated take-home and how far it goes against Tel Aviv's single-person cost of living, or read the verdict on the senior median first.
Enter an annual gross figure to see the estimated take-home and how it compares with Tel Aviv's single-person cost of living. Estimate based on Israel Tax Authority 2025 + Bituach Leumi.
Take-home / year
₪438,998
54% of gross
Take-home / month
₪36,583
from ₪67,417 gross
Est. monthly living cost
₪20,267
incl. ~₪14,933 rent
Left over / month
₪16,316
45% of take-home
manageable in Tel Aviv
On ₪809,000 gross, your estimated take-home covers typical single-person living costs with a modest margin left, with rent taking a larger share of take-home than the 30% guideline. Rent is about 41% of monthly take-home here.
Reference estimate for a single filer with no dependants, using published 2025/2026 statutory bands and a cost-of-living index where New York City equals 100. It is not tax advice or a personalised calculation. Real take-home and living costs vary with filing status, pension elections, allowances, and where exactly you live.
Against Tel Aviv's single-person cost base, a senior data engineer on this median is manageable: the estimated take-home of ₪36,583 a month covers typical single-person living costs with a modest margin left, with rent taking a larger share of take-home than the 30% guideline.
Typical single-person monthly costs in Tel Aviv, including roughly ₪14,933 for a one-bedroom rental, come to about ₪20,267, which would leave around ₪16,316 discretionary each month at the median.
Rent works out at about 41% of monthly take-home here, against the conventional 30% guideline often used as a reference point.
The verdict is descriptive, not advice: it compares one number against a modelled cost base. Living costs and tax both vary with circumstances this page cannot see.
What drives the range
Why the same job title in Tel Aviv can span the spread shown above. These are descriptions of the data, not guidance on what to ask for.
- Base versus total compensation
- Senior and staff figures here are reported as total compensation, so they fold in bonus and equity rather than base salary alone. The mid and junior rows are base only, which is part of why the step up between mid and senior looks larger than the raw seniority multiplier.
- Cost of living
- Tel Aviv carries a cost-of-living index of 96 on a scale where New York City is 100. Local pay levels track local market rates and tech employer presence, not the cost-of-living index directly, so a lower index does not translate one-for-one into lower real pay.
- Role premium
- Data engineer pay is anchored to occupation-specific medians from the underlying labour statistics, then adjusted for the local tech market. Specialisation, scarcity of the skill set, and the mix of employers hiring for it in Tel Aviv all feed the published range.
Cost-of-living-adjusted pay
Tel Aviv has a cost of living about 4% lower than New York City. Because the two report in different currencies, compare the percentile tables directly rather than the headline numbers.
Real-terms figures divide the nominal median by the city cost-of-living index (New York City = 100). They are a rough purchasing-power comparison, not a take-home or after-tax calculation.
Methodology and sources
The mid-level median anchors to occupation medians from the sources below, then scales by the documented seniority multipliers (junior 0.65x, mid 1.00x, senior 1.45x, staff 2.05x) and the local tech-pay level for Tel Aviv. The 10th, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentiles are fitted from the median using the cross-sectional dispersion that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports for software occupations. Cost-of-living indices blend Numbeo 2025 and Mercer 2025.
Primary source for this slice: Levels.fyi 2025 (Tel Aviv) + Levels.fyi 2025 Data Engineer + US BLS OES May 2024 (SOC 15-1252) (2025). https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/focus/data
Reference data only. Reported medians describe a market; individual pay varies by employer, level calibration, and negotiation. Nothing here is financial advice.
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