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Social Security and Health Insurance
Salaries of Israeli workers are subject to social security and health insurance payments, contributed both by employer and employee, according to the rates listed in the following table:
Salary Level
(In Israeli Shekels) | Employee's Graduated Contribution | Employer's Graduated Contribution |
| Social Security |
Health Insurance |
Social Security |
| Up to 4,522 |
0.4% |
3.1% |
4.14% |
| 4,522 to 35,760 |
7% |
5% |
5.68% |
| Over 35,760 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Social security compensation covers workplace accident insurance, maternity payments, and salary compensation during army reserve duties.
Health insurance provides comprehensive health cover.
A foreign worker is subject to a social security, covering workplace accident insurance only, as listed in the following table:
Salary Level
(In Israeli Shekels) | Employee's Graduated Contribution | Employer's Graduated Contribution |
| Social Security |
Health Insurance |
Social Security |
| Up to 4,522 |
0.04% |
0% |
0.72% |
| 4,522 to 35,760 |
0.87% |
0% |
0.8% |
| Over 35,760 |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Source:
Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics 2004
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