Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 1,560 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,420 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

1,560 - 6,420 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,560 USD

10% earns more than 6,420 USD

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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 2,616

median 2,328

10% 1,164

25% 1,632

75% 3,264

90% 4,404

25-34

Average 3,624

median 3,036

10% 1,224

25% 1,932

75% 4,644

90% 6,708

35-44

Average 4,704

median 3,996

10% 1,692

25% 2,592

75% 6,012

90% 8,544

45-54

Average 3,912

median 3,396

10% 1,560

25% 2,280

75% 4,956

90% 6,888

55+

Average 3,696

median 3,204

10% 1,464

25% 2,160

75% 4,680

90% 6,516

Salaries by gender

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

Men

4,056 USD

3,072 USD

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 32.0% 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. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

14,106,748,578 USD

2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

12,835,724,883 USD

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

11,200,250,855 USD

4. IT Project Manager Information Technology

11,134,914,513 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

10,015,934,809 USD

6. Lead developer Information Technology

9,965,309,682 USD

7. IT Director Top Management

9,884,924,905 USD

8. Leasing Director Leasing

9,750,711,412 USD

9. Finance Manager Management

9,628,806,443 USD

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

9,391,530,139 USD

11. IT Architect Information Technology

9,324,170,478 USD

12. Country Manager/Director Top Management

9,145,991,950 USD

13. Plant manager Top Management

8,914,869,908 USD

14. Managing Director Top Management

8,886,290,528 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

8,405,667,964 USD

16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

8,314,955,829 USD

17. Head of product development Management

8,076,457,104 USD

18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

7,661,761,017 USD

19. Sales Manager Management

7,622,095,534 USD

20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

7,619,777,148 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

1,488,412,459 USD

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,566,192,213 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,783,741,157 USD

4. Assistant Administration

1,792,289,680 USD

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,822,968,254 USD

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,837,198,930 USD

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,842,586,017 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,861,740,104 USD

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,907,197,337 USD

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

1,913,916,442 USD

11. Data Entry Operator Administration

1,919,703,977 USD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,944,118,693 USD

13. Cleaner General labour

1,979,661,663 USD

14. Packer Production

1,997,576,467 USD

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,007,718,353 USD

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,008,342,210 USD

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,009,880,775 USD

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,019,883,559 USD

19. General Labourer General labour

2,027,188,583 USD

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

2,030,265,714 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.

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

678 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,136 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-14 07:25:00

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

170 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,040 USD

Anually salary

600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-10 05:42:14

Cashier
Commerce

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Galle District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

92 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,104 USD

Anually salary

324,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-07 08:24:00

Cashier
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Anuradhapura District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

125 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,833 LKR

Anually salary

1,500 USD

Anually salary

441,996 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-07 08:17:36

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

678 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,136 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-02 18:24:00

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

355 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

104,667 LKR

Anually salary

4,260 USD

Anually salary

1,256,004 LKR

Posted: 2025-05-31 13:08:50

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

159 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,908 USD

Anually salary

564,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-05-31 06:08:38

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

356 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,272 USD

Anually salary

1,260,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-05-27 18:19:58

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

1,323 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

390,000 LKR

Anually salary

15,876 USD

Anually salary

4,680,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-05-22 14:46:00

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

746 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,952 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-05-21 11:09:18

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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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