Israel's incoming Knesset members will receive a monthly salary that is four times the national average. Each of the 120 MKs will be given a monthly salary of 39,562 shekels ($9,951), a vehicle, two parliamentary aides, two newspapers, a mobile phone, a television in their office and rooms at hotels in Jerusalem when required. The Knesset members will also each have a 49,000 shekel ($12,000) budget for public outreach each year. The benefits and salary add up to 4.5 million shekels ($1.1 million) per MK each year. The Knesset's 2016 budget is 666,762,000 shekels ($167,697,000). The Israeli MK's salary is relatively high compared to other nations, and is 4.3 times the national average for an employee working full time.
