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Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 113.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 464.00 EUR (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:
113 - 464 EUR
10% earn less lthan 113 EUR
10% earns more than 464 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 189
median 168
10% 85
25% 118
75% 236
90% 319
25-34
 
 
Average 262
median 220
10% 88
25% 139
75% 336
90% 485
35-44
 
 
Average 340
median 289
10% 122
25% 188
75% 435
90% 618
45-54
 
 
Average 283
median 246
10% 113
25% 165
75% 359
90% 498
55+
 
 
Average 268
median 232
10% 106
25% 156
75% 339
90% 471

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
293 EUR
223 EUR
Woman icon
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
113,578,918.76 EUR
2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
103,345,412.70 EUR
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
90,177,575.29 EUR
4. IT Project Manager Information Technology
89,651,526.99 EUR
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
80,642,186.23 EUR
6. Lead developer Information Technology
80,234,583.65 EUR
7. IT Director Top Management
79,587,374.54 EUR
8. Leasing Director Leasing
78,506,769.52 EUR
9. Finance Manager Management
77,525,265.21 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
75,614,861.41 EUR
11. IT Architect Information Technology
75,072,522.59 EUR
12. Country Manager/Director Top Management
73,637,937.96 EUR
13. Plant manager Top Management
71,777,084.53 EUR
14. Managing Director Top Management
71,546,980.82 EUR
15. Sales Director Top Management
67,677,301.65 EUR
16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
66,946,942.97 EUR
17. Head of product development Management
65,026,696.99 EUR
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
61,687,817.52 EUR
19. Sales Manager Management
61,368,455.29 EUR
20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
61,349,789.06 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
11,983,787.54 EUR
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
12,610,022.58 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
14,361,593.73 EUR
4. Assistant Administration
14,430,421.21 EUR
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
14,677,426.34 EUR
6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
14,792,003.06 EUR
7. Porter, Information Staff General labour
14,835,376.59 EUR
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
14,989,593.58 EUR
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
15,355,587.45 EUR
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
15,409,685.58 EUR
11. Data Entry Operator Administration
15,456,283.27 EUR
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
15,652,855.64 EUR
13. Cleaner General labour
15,939,025.92 EUR
14. Packer Production
16,083,264.97 EUR
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
16,164,921.24 EUR
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
16,169,944.15 EUR
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
16,182,331.74 EUR
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
16,262,868.04 EUR
19. General Labourer General labour
16,321,683.63 EUR
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
16,346,458.81 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
920 EUR (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,217 EUR (gross)
RomaniaRomania
1,436 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
713 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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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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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
1,311 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 LKR
Anually salary
15,732 USD
Anually salary
4,680,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-18 10:07:23
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