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Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

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 6,372 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sri Lanka is
80% of people earn:
1,560 - 6,372 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,560 USD
10% earns more than 6,372 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 2,724
Median 2,496
10% 1,404
25% 1,860
75% 3,348
90% 4,320
25-34
 
 
Average 3,744
Median 3,264
10% 1,512
25% 2,196
75% 4,740
90% 6,552
35-44
 
 
Average 4,308
Median 3,756
10% 1,764
25% 2,556
75% 5,436
90% 7,500
45-54
 
 
Average 3,936
Median 3,396
10% 1,524
25% 2,268
75% 4,992
90% 6,972
55+
 
 
Average 3,600
Median 3,168
10% 1,512
25% 2,172
75% 4,536
90% 6,216

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

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Men
4,080 USD
3,036 USD
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Women
In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.4% 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
188,640 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
165,744 USD
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
150,192 USD
4. Lead developer Information Technology
134,784 USD
5. IT Director Top Management
117,216 USD
6. IT Architect Information Technology
116,064 USD
7. Leasing Director Leasing
112,464 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
110,592 USD
9. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
109,728 USD
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
107,280 USD
11. Finance Manager Management
105,408 USD
12. Plant manager Top Management
100,656 USD
13. Managing Director Top Management
100,224 USD
14. Sales Director Top Management
100,080 USD
15. IT Project Manager Information Technology
99,504 USD
16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
93,024 USD
17. Head of product development Management
90,576 USD
18. Systems Engineer Information Technology
90,000 USD
19. Sales Manager Management
89,424 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
87,984 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
16,416 USD
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
18,288 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
20,016 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
21,024 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
21,168 USD
6. Assistant Administration
21,600 USD
7. Data Entry Operator Administration
21,744 USD
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
21,888 USD
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
22,320 USD
10. Cleaner General labour
22,464 USD
11. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
22,608 USD
12. Cashier Banking
22,896 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
23,040 USD
14. Packer Production
23,040 USD
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
23,184 USD
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
23,184 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
23,328 USD
18. General Labourer General labour
23,328 USD
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
23,472 USD
20. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
23,472 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,594 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
28,172 USD (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
10,391 USD (net)
CroatiaCroatia
22,801 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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Caregiver
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
91 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
27,500 LKR
Anually salary
1,092 USD
Anually salary
330,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-23 06:25:31
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Country Manager/Director
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,310 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,000,000 LKR
Anually salary
39,720 USD
Anually salary
12,000,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-22 15:29:58
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DevOps 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
2,277 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
688,000 LKR
Anually salary
27,324 USD
Anually salary
8,256,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 23:27:14
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Finance Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
980 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
296,250 LKR
Anually salary
11,760 USD
Anually salary
3,555,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-12 07:25:26
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,489 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
450,000 LKR
Anually salary
17,868 USD
Anually salary
5,400,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-11 11:02:37
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Bookbinder
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
179 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,000 LKR
Anually salary
2,148 USD
Anually salary
648,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 10:56:52
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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
331 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 LKR
Anually salary
3,972 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-07 08:19:00
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Chief Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
414 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
125,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,968 USD
Anually salary
1,500,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-05 03:07:55
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Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
695 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
210,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,340 USD
Anually salary
2,520,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-30 13:36:22
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Structural Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Jaffna District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
314 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
95,000 LKR
Anually salary
3,768 USD
Anually salary
1,140,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-26 02:07:47
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Sri Lanka is 308 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Sri Lanka are DevOps Engineer, Chief Executive Officer, Software Engineer, Lead developer, IT Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Sri Lanka are HR Assistant, Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Sri Lanka, regardless of the work they do, women earn 25.59% less than men.

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