Test automation engineer cost in Israel
Builds and maintains automated UI and API test suites in a framework such as Playwright, Cypress or Selenium. Total employer cost by level, ILS, computed .
Hiring a test automation engineer as an employee in Israel costs a median of ILS 304,976Confidence B a year at junior level, ILS 414,799Confidence B at mid-level and ILS 525,077Confidence B at senior level.
Each total includes base salary, employer contributions (social security and payroll taxes the employer pays on top of salary), benefits, equipment, recruiting and ramp (the weeks before a new hire works at full productivity).
By level
| Level | Base salary | Total, median | Scenario range | First year | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | ILS 222,000[1][2][3] | ILS 304,976 | ILS 284,460ILS 319,032 | ILS 347,075 | Confidence B |
| Mid-level | ILS 312,000[1][2][3] | ILS 414,799 | ILS 400,173ILS 445,980 | ILS 465,126 | Confidence B |
| Senior | ILS 402,000[1][2][3] | ILS 525,077 | ILS 508,704ILS 550,235 | ILS 584,316 | Confidence B |
Sources for the totals in this table (base salary footnotes are on each row): [1] to [26] in the source list below.
Where the cost goes
Junior
- Base salary 72.8%
- Employer contributions 14.2%
- Mandatory benefits 0.9%
- Equipment and tooling 2.9%
- Recruiting, amortised over 2.5 years 5.8%
- Onboarding ramp, amortised over 2.5 years 3.4%
Mid-level
- Base salary 75.2%
- Employer contributions 13.9%
- Mandatory benefits 0.7%
- Equipment and tooling 2.2%
- Recruiting, amortised over 2.5 years 6.0%
- Onboarding ramp, amortised over 2.5 years 2.1%
Senior
- Base salary 76.6%
- Employer contributions 13.7%
- Mandatory benefits 0.5%
- Equipment and tooling 1.7%
- Recruiting, amortised over 2.5 years 6.1%
- Onboarding ramp, amortised over 2.5 years 1.4%
Versus contractor and outsourced
| Level | Employee | Employer of record | Contractor | Outsourced | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | ILS 304,976 | ILS 328,869 | not published | not published | Confidence B |
| Mid-level | ILS 414,799 | ILS 438,691 | not published | not published | Confidence B |
| Senior | ILS 525,077 | ILS 548,970 | not published | not published | Confidence B |
Sources for the totals in this table (the shared employee lines and each model's fee or rate): [1] to [30] in the source list below.
- Contractor: No contractor hourly rate for this role in the Middle East region meets the two-source rule.
- Outsourced: The Middle East region has fewer QA vendor rate sources than the threshold for every QA role (three vendor pages, or a rate survey plus two vendor pages).
What is not published and why.
2 of 4 models published. Employee · Contractor and EOR · Outsourced.
Sources
- Ethosia. טבלאות וסקרי שכר - אתוסיה
- Drushim (data: Jobinfo). טבלאות שכר 2026 תוכנה - SOFTWARE
- Recruiter salary guide (not named)
- National Insurance Institute of Israel (Bituach Leumi). Insurance contribution rates for salaried employees
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries. Israel - Individual - Other taxes
- Government of Israel (gov.il). SEC version A (When Employer is the PWD) - Hebrew - English - 2026
- National Insurance Institute of Israel (Bituach Leumi). Average Wage under article 1,2 of National Insurance Law
- WorkMotion. Israel employment guide
- Ministry of Labor (gov.il). Provisions for Severance Pay
- Barnea Jaffa Lande Law Offices. Update for Employers: Increase in Israeli Convalescence Pay Rate
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Formula v1.0How each component is computed
version: 1.0
total_annual_cost =
base_salary
+ employer_contributions # statutory rates applied to base with caps; per country
+ mandatory_benefits # 13th or 14th salary, paid leave value above base, mandatory insurance; per country
+ voluntary_benefits # health, pension top-up, meal and transport; market survey medians per country and level; shown as a separate line
+ equipment_and_tooling # laptop amortised over 3 years, licences, test devices for mobile roles; per level and role
+ recruiting_cost_amortised # recruiting cost / expected tenure years; per country, role and model
+ onboarding_ramp # ramp_weeks x weekly cost x (1 - productivity_factor); per level
first_year_cost = total_annual_cost - recruiting_cost_amortised + recruiting_cost - onboarding_ramp_amortised + onboarding_ramp
monthly_cost = total_annual_cost / 12
hourly_equivalent = total_annual_cost / productive_hours
# Defaults (overridable per country in data with a source)
expected_tenure_years: 2.5
productive_hours: 1,700 per year, adjusted by statutory paid leave per country
ramp_weeks: junior 10, mid 6, senior 4
productivity_factor_during_ramp: 0.5
equipment_amortisation_years: 3
# Hiring models
employee: full formula
contractor: contractor_rate x hours + platform_or_eor_fee; no employer_contributions, no mandatory_benefits unless the EOR passes them through (sourced); recruiting as for employee; ramp as for employee
outsourced: published vendor monthly or hourly rate per role and region; no recruiting, no ramp, no equipment; show typical minimum engagement from sources
# Output per combination
p25, median, p75 for each component and for the totals, in local currency and USD at fx.json date; confidence grade; source ids; computedOnFormula v1.0
version: 1.0
total_annual_cost =
base_salary
+ employer_contributions # statutory rates applied to base with caps; per country
+ mandatory_benefits # 13th or 14th salary, paid leave value above base, mandatory insurance; per country
+ voluntary_benefits # health, pension top-up, meal and transport; market survey medians per country and level; shown as a separate line
+ equipment_and_tooling # laptop amortised over 3 years, licences, test devices for mobile roles; per level and role
+ recruiting_cost_amortised # recruiting cost / expected tenure years; per country, role and model
+ onboarding_ramp # ramp_weeks x weekly cost x (1 - productivity_factor); per level
first_year_cost = total_annual_cost - recruiting_cost_amortised + recruiting_cost - onboarding_ramp_amortised + onboarding_ramp
monthly_cost = total_annual_cost / 12
hourly_equivalent = total_annual_cost / productive_hours
# Defaults (overridable per country in data with a source)
expected_tenure_years: 2.5
productive_hours: 1,700 per year, adjusted by statutory paid leave per country
ramp_weeks: junior 10, mid 6, senior 4
productivity_factor_during_ramp: 0.5
equipment_amortisation_years: 3
# Hiring models
employee: full formula
contractor: contractor_rate x hours + platform_or_eor_fee; no employer_contributions, no mandatory_benefits unless the EOR passes them through (sourced); recruiting as for employee; ramp as for employee
outsourced: published vendor monthly or hourly rate per role and region; no recruiting, no ramp, no equipment; show typical minimum engagement from sources
# Output per combination
p25, median, p75 for each component and for the totals, in local currency and USD at fx.json date; confidence grade; source ids; computedOnQuestions
- How much does a test automation engineer cost in Israel?
- Junior: ILS 304,976; mid-level: ILS 414,799; and senior: ILS 525,077 a year at the median, total employer cost, computed 17 October 2026.