Salary data for country: Sri Lanka
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Salaries in Sri Lanka

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 531.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sri Lanka is
80% of people earn:
129 - 531 USD
10% earn less lthan 129 USD
10% earns more than 531 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 216
median 192
10% 97
25% 135
75% 270
90% 365
25-34
 
 
Average 300
median 251
10% 101
25% 159
75% 384
90% 555
35-44
 
 
Average 389
median 331
10% 140
25% 214
75% 497
90% 706
45-54
 
 
Average 324
median 281
10% 129
25% 189
75% 410
90% 570
55+
 
 
Average 306
median 265
10% 121
25% 178
75% 388
90% 539

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
335 USD
254 USD
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 31.9% 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
99,543,311.80 USD
2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
90,574,419.55 USD
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
79,033,808.32 USD
4. IT Project Manager Information Technology
78,572,766.86 USD
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
70,676,762.69 USD
6. Lead developer Information Technology
70,319,529.93 USD
7. IT Director Top Management
69,752,300.21 USD
8. Leasing Director Leasing
68,805,231.83 USD
9. Finance Manager Management
67,945,017.71 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
66,270,693.61 USD
11. IT Architect Information Technology
65,795,374.75 USD
12. Country Manager/Director Top Management
64,538,070.08 USD
13. Plant manager Top Management
62,907,173.12 USD
14. Managing Director Top Management
62,705,504.66 USD
15. Sales Director Top Management
59,314,024.23 USD
16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
58,673,920.22 USD
17. Head of product development Management
56,990,970.19 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
54,064,695.46 USD
19. Sales Manager Management
53,784,798.68 USD
20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
53,768,439.14 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
10,502,881.28 USD
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
11,051,728.82 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
12,586,848.14 USD
4. Assistant Administration
12,647,170.21 USD
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
12,863,651.48 USD
6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
12,964,069.29 USD
7. Porter, Information Staff General labour
13,002,082.90 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
13,137,242.41 USD
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
13,458,008.28 USD
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
13,505,421.19 USD
11. Data Entry Operator Administration
13,546,260.54 USD
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13,718,541.32 USD
13. Cleaner General labour
13,969,347.87 USD
14. Packer Production
14,095,762.46 USD
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
14,167,327.99 USD
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
14,171,730.20 USD
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
14,182,586.98 USD
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
14,253,170.94 USD
19. General Labourer General labour
14,304,718.35 USD
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
14,326,431.91 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,052 USD (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,619 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,243 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,189 USD (gross)

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
674 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,088 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
354 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
105,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,248 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
1,313 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 LKR
Anually salary
15,756 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
741 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
220,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,892 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
455 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
135,000 LKR
Anually salary
5,460 USD
Anually salary
1,620,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35
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