Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 129.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 527.00 USD (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:

129 - 527 USD

10% earn less lthan 129 USD

10% earns more than 527 USD

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

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

<24

Average 226

Median 207

10% 117

25% 154

75% 277

90% 358

25-34

Average 310

Median 270

10% 125

25% 182

75% 392

90% 542

35-44

Average 356

Median 311

10% 146

25% 211

75% 450

90% 620

45-54

Average 325

Median 281

10% 126

25% 187

75% 413

90% 577

55+

Average 298

Median 262

10% 125

25% 180

75% 376

90% 515

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

Men

337 USD

251 USD

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.3% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

115,589,588.54 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

106,935,613.82 USD

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

92,091,666.77 USD

4. Lead developer Information Technology

82,634,593.86 USD

5. IT Director Top Management

75,622,467.80 USD

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

74,516,325.28 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

72,542,849.00 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

71,402,283.59 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

71,183,145.05 USD

10. Finance Manager Management

69,962,362.02 USD

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

69,230,875.72 USD

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

67,297,047.23 USD

13. Plant manager Top Management

64,939,079.61 USD

14. Managing Director Top Management

64,644,333.66 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

64,606,837.31 USD

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

60,975,837.65 USD

17. Head of product development Management

60,086,682.24 USD

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

60,015,377.69 USD

19. Sales Manager Management

59,327,227.34 USD

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

56,499,940.58 USD

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. HR Assistant Human Resources

10,659,999.07 USD

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

11,810,829.87 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

12,980,962.08 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

13,562,432.22 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

13,668,313.33 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

13,708,360.67 USD

7. Assistant Administration

13,958,387.60 USD

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

14,074,288.23 USD

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

14,189,051.67 USD

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

14,239,087.79 USD

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

14,254,885.43 USD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

14,463,758.58 USD

13. Cleaner General labour

14,575,141.20 USD

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

14,623,394.71 USD

15. Cashier Banking

14,838,537.74 USD

16. Packer Production

14,861,465.84 USD

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

14,941,591.25 USD

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

14,953,024.57 USD

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

15,027,433.32 USD

20. General Labourer General labour

15,081,772.30 USD

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 USD.

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

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

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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