Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 489,012 LKR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,847,712 LKR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Sri Lanka is

80% of people earn:

489K - 1.8M LKR

10% earn less lthan 489K LKR

10% earns more than 1.8M LKR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Sri Lanka into salary brackets in LKR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Sri Lanka by age in LKR.

<24

Average 759K

median 682K

10% 355K

25% 487K

75% 944K

90% 1.3M

25-34

Average 1.1M

median 914K

10% 394K

25% 598K

75% 1.4M

90% 1.9M

35-44

Average 1.2M

median 1.0M

10% 389K

25% 632K

75% 1.6M

90% 2.3M

45-54

Average 1.1M

median 924K

10% 324K

25% 553K

75% 1.5M

90% 2.2M

55+

Average 1.0M

median 843K

10% 323K

25% 523K

75% 1.3M

90% 1.9M

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Sri Lanka (LKR).

Men

1,203,036 LKR

961,992 LKR

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 25.1% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Sri Lanka (LKR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

43,134,624 LKR

2. IT Director Top Management

34,249,104 LKR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

34,237,728 LKR

4. Software Engineer Information Technology

34,040,880 LKR

5. Lead developer Information Technology

33,681,888 LKR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

33,330,960 LKR

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

31,608,720 LKR

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

30,940,848 LKR

9. Plant manager Top Management

30,473,856 LKR

10. Sales Director Top Management

29,669,472 LKR

11. IT Architect Information Technology

29,295,936 LKR

12. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

28,912,896 LKR

13. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

28,757,232 LKR

14. Managing Director Top Management

28,337,472 LKR

15. Finance Manager Management

28,222,272 LKR

16. Head of product development Management

27,607,824 LKR

17. Technical Director Top Management

25,809,408 LKR

18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

25,188,912 LKR

19. Marketing Director Top Management

25,085,088 LKR

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

25,051,392 LKR

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Sri Lanka (LKR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

5,428,858 LKR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

6,097,392 LKR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,231,499 LKR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

6,280,142 LKR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

6,298,546 LKR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,519,398 LKR

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

6,542,381 LKR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

6,549,638 LKR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,645,614 LKR

10. Packer Production

6,828,350 LKR

11. HR Assistant Human Resources

6,847,315 LKR

12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,865,157 LKR

13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

6,870,413 LKR

14. Cleaner General labour

6,876,648 LKR

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

6,888,269 LKR

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

6,904,598 LKR

17. General Labourer General labour

6,929,582 LKR

18. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

6,932,722 LKR

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

6,940,094 LKR

20. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,971,645 LKR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Hungary

7,373,840 LKR (gross)

Czech Republic

8,248,745 LKR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Regulatory Affairs Manager
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

624 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

183,000 LKR

Anually salary

7,488 USD

Anually salary

2,196,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-04-08 12:24:35

Database Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

256 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

75,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,072 USD

Anually salary

900,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-04-06 13:47:08

Service Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

512 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 LKR

Anually salary

6,144 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-04-05 18:59:05

Cleaner
General labour

Age group

55+

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Anuradhapura District

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

51 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

15,000 LKR

Anually salary

612 USD

Anually salary

180,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-04-05 11:58:03

Assistant
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

171 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,052 USD

Anually salary

600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-04-03 17:49:12

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,177 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

345,000 LKR

Anually salary

14,124 USD

Anually salary

4,140,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-04-02 12:01:50

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,023 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 LKR

Anually salary

12,276 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-04-02 08:44:22

Car Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Hambantota District

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

171 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,052 USD

Anually salary

600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-03-29 13:14:13

Assistant
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

197 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

57,667 LKR

Anually salary

2,364 USD

Anually salary

692,004 LKR

Posted: 2025-03-29 08:28:24

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

324 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

95,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,888 USD

Anually salary

1,140,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-03-21 05:29:26

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Salaries in Sri Lanka

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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