Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 40,751.00 LKR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 153,976.00 LKR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

41K - 154K LKR

10% earn less lthan 41K LKR

10% earns more than 154K 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 63K

median 57K

10% 30K

25% 41K

75% 79K

90% 105K

25-34

Average 89K

median 76K

10% 33K

25% 50K

75% 114K

90% 161K

35-44

Average 102K

median 85K

10% 32K

25% 53K

75% 132K

90% 193K

45-54

Average 95K

median 77K

10% 27K

25% 46K

75% 123K

90% 183K

55+

Average 85K

median 70K

10% 27K

25% 44K

75% 109K

90% 159K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

100,253 LKR

80,166 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

299,546.00 LKR

2. IT Director Top Management

237,841.00 LKR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

237,762.00 LKR

4. Software Engineer Information Technology

236,395.00 LKR

5. Lead developer Information Technology

233,902.00 LKR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

231,465.00 LKR

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

219,505.00 LKR

8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

214,867.00 LKR

9. Plant manager Top Management

211,624.00 LKR

10. Sales Director Top Management

206,038.00 LKR

11. IT Architect Information Technology

203,444.00 LKR

12. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

200,784.00 LKR

13. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

199,703.00 LKR

14. Managing Director Top Management

196,788.00 LKR

15. Finance Manager Management

195,988.00 LKR

16. Head of product development Management

191,721.00 LKR

17. Technical Director Top Management

179,232.00 LKR

18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

174,923.00 LKR

19. Marketing Director Top Management

174,202.00 LKR

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

173,968.00 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

37,700.40 LKR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

42,343.00 LKR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

43,274.30 LKR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

43,612.10 LKR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

43,739.90 LKR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

45,273.60 LKR

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

45,433.20 LKR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

45,483.60 LKR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

46,150.10 LKR

10. Packer Production

47,419.10 LKR

11. HR Assistant Human Resources

47,550.80 LKR

12. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

47,674.70 LKR

13. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

47,711.20 LKR

14. Cleaner General labour

47,754.50 LKR

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

47,835.20 LKR

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

47,948.60 LKR

17. General Labourer General labour

48,122.10 LKR

18. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

48,143.90 LKR

19. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

48,195.10 LKR

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

48,414.20 LKR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

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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