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Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 1,572 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,456 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sri Lanka is
80% of people earn:
1,572 - 6,456 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,572 USD
10% earns more than 6,456 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 2,628
median 2,340
10% 1,176
25% 1,644
75% 3,288
90% 4,440
25-34
 
 
Average 3,648
median 3,060
10% 1,224
25% 1,944
75% 4,680
90% 6,756
35-44
 
 
Average 4,740
median 4,032
10% 1,704
25% 2,616
75% 6,048
90% 8,604
45-54
 
 
Average 3,948
median 3,420
10% 1,572
25% 2,304
75% 4,992
90% 6,936
55+
 
 
Average 3,720
median 3,228
10% 1,476
25% 2,172
75% 4,716
90% 6,564

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
4,080 USD
3,096 USD
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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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
14,305,400,421 USD
2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
13,016,478,115 USD
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
11,357,973,272 USD
4. IT Project Manager Information Technology
11,291,716,860 USD
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
10,156,979,636 USD
6. Lead developer Information Technology
10,105,641,603 USD
7. IT Director Top Management
10,024,124,844 USD
8. Leasing Director Leasing
9,888,021,351 USD
9. Finance Manager Management
9,764,399,711 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
9,523,782,073 USD
11. IT Architect Information Technology
9,455,473,850 USD
12. Country Manager/Director Top Management
9,274,786,204 USD
13. Plant manager Top Management
9,040,409,492 USD
14. Managing Director Top Management
9,011,427,655 USD
15. Sales Director Top Management
8,524,036,943 USD
16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
8,432,047,396 USD
17. Head of product development Management
8,190,190,122 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
7,769,654,266 USD
19. Sales Manager Management
7,729,430,213 USD
20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
7,727,079,179 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
1,509,372,348 USD
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,588,247,400 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,808,859,877 USD
4. Assistant Administration
1,817,528,780 USD
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,848,639,371 USD
6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
1,863,070,445 USD
7. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,868,533,393 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
1,887,957,208 USD
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,934,054,572 USD
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
1,940,868,296 USD
11. Data Entry Operator Administration
1,946,737,332 USD
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,971,495,857 USD
13. Cleaner General labour
2,007,539,344 USD
14. Packer Production
2,025,706,425 USD
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,035,991,130 USD
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,036,623,772 USD
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,038,184,003 USD
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,048,327,646 USD
19. General Labourer General labour
2,055,735,540 USD
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,058,856,004 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
9,916 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
26,642 USD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
12,804 USD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
15,434 USD (net)

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
171 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 LKR
Anually salary
2,052 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
92 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
27,000 LKR
Anually salary
1,104 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
126 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,833 LKR
Anually salary
1,512 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
683 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,196 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
358 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
104,667 LKR
Anually salary
4,296 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
161 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
47,000 LKR
Anually salary
1,932 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
359 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
105,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,308 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
1,332 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 LKR
Anually salary
15,984 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
752 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
220,000 LKR
Anually salary
9,024 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
461 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
135,000 LKR
Anually salary
5,532 USD
Anually salary
1,620,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35
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