Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 112.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 456.00 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:

112 - 456 EUR

10% earn less lthan 112 EUR

10% earns more than 456 EUR

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

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

<24

Average 195

Median 179

10% 101

25% 133

75% 239

90% 310

25-34

Average 268

Median 233

10% 108

25% 158

75% 339

90% 469

35-44

Average 308

Median 269

10% 126

25% 183

75% 389

90% 537

45-54

Average 282

Median 243

10% 109

25% 162

75% 357

90% 499

55+

Average 258

Median 227

10% 108

25% 155

75% 325

90% 446

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

Men

292 EUR

217 EUR

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.6% 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. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

132,221,258.16 EUR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

122,322,101.67 EUR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

105,342,325.38 EUR

4. Lead developer Information Technology

94,524,516.48 EUR

5. IT Director Top Management

86,503,446.93 EUR

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

85,238,146.50 EUR

7. Leasing Director Leasing

82,980,715.53 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

81,676,039.26 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

81,425,369.85 EUR

10. Finance Manager Management

80,028,933.81 EUR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

79,192,197.21 EUR

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

76,980,118.77 EUR

13. Plant manager Top Management

74,282,873.73 EUR

14. Managing Director Top Management

73,945,718.10 EUR

15. Sales Director Top Management

73,902,826.56 EUR

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

69,749,378.58 EUR

17. Head of product development Management

68,732,286.57 EUR

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

68,650,722.33 EUR

19. Sales Manager Management

67,863,557.10 EUR

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

64,629,464.67 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

12,193,818.72 EUR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

13,510,237.43 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

14,848,734.74 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

15,513,870.02 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

15,634,985.88 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

15,680,795.45 EUR

7. Assistant Administration

15,966,797.65 EUR

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

16,099,374.70 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

16,230,650.93 EUR

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

16,287,886.53 EUR

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

16,305,957.23 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

16,544,884.20 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

16,672,293.17 EUR

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

16,727,489.66 EUR

15. Cashier Banking

16,973,588.66 EUR

16. Packer Production

16,999,815.78 EUR

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

17,091,470.08 EUR

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

17,104,548.48 EUR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

17,189,663.58 EUR

20. General Labourer General labour

17,251,821.16 EUR

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.

Structural Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

312 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

95,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,744 USD

Anually salary

1,140,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-31 08:55:40

Web Designer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

329 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,948 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-30 22:27:04

Food Technologist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

164 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,968 USD

Anually salary

600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-30 19:39:44

Marketing Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,246 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 LKR

Anually salary

14,952 USD

Anually salary

4,550,004 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-29 07:11:01

Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Jaffna District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

920 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

280,000 LKR

Anually salary

11,040 USD

Anually salary

3,360,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-28 06:41:15

Key Account Manager
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

345 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,140 USD

Anually salary

1,260,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-18 12:26:14

Chemist
Chemical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

279 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,348 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-18 10:05:39

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

723 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,676 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-17 17:40:41

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

296 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,552 USD

Anually salary

1,080,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-17 13:54:30

HR Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

493 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 LKR

Anually salary

5,916 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-15 12:46:58

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Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

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

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

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

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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