Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 458,544 LKR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,891,164 LKR (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:

459K - 1.9M LKR

10% earn less lthan 459K LKR

10% earns more than 1.9M LKR

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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 771K

median 686K

10% 344K

25% 482K

75% 963K

90% 1.3M

25-34

Average 1.1M

median 896K

10% 360K

25% 568K

75% 1.4M

90% 2.0M

35-44

Average 1.4M

median 1.2M

10% 498K

25% 764K

75% 1.8M

90% 2.5M

45-54

Average 1.2M

median 1.0M

10% 459K

25% 674K

75% 1.5M

90% 2.0M

55+

Average 1.1M

median 946K

10% 432K

25% 635K

75% 1.4M

90% 1.9M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

1,194,612 LKR

906,636 LKR

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 31.8% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

48,191,040 LKR

2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

43,849,008 LKR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

38,261,952 LKR

4. IT Project Manager Information Technology

38,038,752 LKR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

34,216,128 LKR

6. Lead developer Information Technology

34,043,184 LKR

7. IT Director Top Management

33,768,576 LKR

8. Leasing Director Leasing

33,310,080 LKR

9. Finance Manager Management

32,893,632 LKR

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

32,083,056 LKR

11. IT Architect Information Technology

31,852,944 LKR

12. Country Manager/Director Top Management

31,244,256 LKR

13. Plant manager Top Management

30,454,704 LKR

14. Managing Director Top Management

30,357,072 LKR

15. Sales Director Top Management

28,715,184 LKR

16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

28,405,296 LKR

17. Head of product development Management

27,590,544 LKR

18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

26,173,872 LKR

19. Sales Manager Management

26,038,368 LKR

20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

26,030,448 LKR

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. HR Assistant Human Resources

5,084,669 LKR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

5,350,378 LKR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

6,093,562 LKR

4. Assistant Administration

6,122,765 LKR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,227,568 LKR

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

6,276,182 LKR

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

6,294,586 LKR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

6,360,019 LKR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,515,309 LKR

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

6,538,262 LKR

11. Data Entry Operator Administration

6,558,034 LKR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,641,438 LKR

13. Cleaner General labour

6,762,859 LKR

14. Packer Production

6,824,059 LKR

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

6,858,706 LKR

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,860,837 LKR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

6,866,093 LKR

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

6,900,264 LKR

19. General Labourer General labour

6,925,219 LKR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

6,935,731 LKR

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.

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

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

124 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,833 LKR

Anually salary

1,488 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

672 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,064 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

352 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

104,667 LKR

Anually salary

4,224 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

158 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,896 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

353 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,236 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

1,311 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

390,000 LKR

Anually salary

15,732 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

740 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,880 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 LKR

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

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

Posted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35

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

Posted: 2025-05-18 10:07:23

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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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