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Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 1,356 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,568 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sri Lanka is
80% of people earn:
1,356 - 5,568 EUR
10% earn less lthan 1,356 EUR
10% earns more than 5,568 EUR
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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24
 
 
Average 2,268
median 2,016
10% 1,020
25% 1,416
75% 2,832
90% 3,828
25-34
 
 
Average 3,144
median 2,640
10% 1,056
25% 1,668
75% 4,032
90% 5,820
35-44
 
 
Average 4,080
median 3,468
10% 1,464
25% 2,256
75% 5,220
90% 7,416
45-54
 
 
Average 3,396
median 2,952
10% 1,356
25% 1,980
75% 4,308
90% 5,976
55+
 
 
Average 3,216
median 2,784
10% 1,272
25% 1,872
75% 4,068
90% 5,652

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
3,516 EUR
2,676 EUR
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Women
In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 31.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
16,355,364,301 EUR
2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
14,881,739,429 EUR
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
12,985,570,841 EUR
4. IT Project Manager Information Technology
12,909,819,886 EUR
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
11,612,474,817 EUR
6. Lead developer Information Technology
11,553,780,045 EUR
7. IT Director Top Management
11,460,581,934 EUR
8. Leasing Director Leasing
11,304,974,811 EUR
9. Finance Manager Management
11,163,638,190 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
10,888,540,044 EUR
11. IT Architect Information Technology
10,810,443,252 EUR
12. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10,603,863,067 EUR
13. Plant manager Top Management
10,335,900,172 EUR
14. Managing Director Top Management
10,302,765,238 EUR
15. Sales Director Top Management
9,745,531,437 EUR
16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
9,640,359,788 EUR
17. Head of product development Management
9,363,844,366 EUR
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
8,883,045,723 EUR
19. Sales Manager Management
8,837,057,562 EUR
20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
8,834,369,625 EUR

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. HR Assistant Human Resources
1,725,665,405 EUR
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,815,843,252 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
2,068,069,497 EUR
4. Assistant Administration
2,077,980,654 EUR
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,113,549,393 EUR
6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
2,130,048,440 EUR
7. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,136,294,228 EUR
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
2,158,501,476 EUR
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,211,204,592 EUR
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
2,218,994,723 EUR
11. Data Entry Operator Administration
2,225,704,791 EUR
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,254,011,213 EUR
13. Cleaner General labour
2,295,219,732 EUR
14. Packer Production
2,315,990,156 EUR
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,327,748,659 EUR
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,328,471,958 EUR
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,330,255,771 EUR
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,341,852,998 EUR
19. General Labourer General labour
2,350,322,443 EUR
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,353,890,069 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

CroatiaCroatia
16,668 EUR (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
11,043 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
8,552 EUR (net)
SerbiaSerbia
13,312 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Actuary
Insurance
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
168 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 LKR
Anually salary
2,016 USD
Anually salary
600,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 05:42:14
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Cashier
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Galle District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
91 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
27,000 LKR
Anually salary
1,092 USD
Anually salary
324,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-07 08:24:00
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Cashier
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Anuradhapura District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
124 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,833 LKR
Anually salary
1,488 USD
Anually salary
441,996 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-07 08:17:36
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User Experience Expert
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
672 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,064 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-02 18:24:00
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
352 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
104,667 LKR
Anually salary
4,224 USD
Anually salary
1,256,004 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-31 13:08:50
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Assistant
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
158 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
47,000 LKR
Anually salary
1,896 USD
Anually salary
564,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-31 06:08:38
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Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
353 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
105,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,236 USD
Anually salary
1,260,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-27 18:19:58
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,311 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 LKR
Anually salary
15,732 USD
Anually salary
4,680,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-22 14:46:00
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Production Planner
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
740 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
220,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,880 USD
Anually salary
2,640,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-21 11:09:18
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Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
454 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
135,000 LKR
Anually salary
5,448 USD
Anually salary
1,620,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35
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