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).

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:

1,572 - 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).

Men

4,080 USD

3,096 USD

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.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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

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

126 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,833 LKR

Anually salary

1,512 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

683 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,196 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

358 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

104,667 LKR

Anually salary

4,296 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

161 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,932 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

359 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,308 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

1,332 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

390,000 LKR

Anually salary

15,984 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

752 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

9,024 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

461 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

135,000 LKR

Anually salary

5,532 USD

Anually salary

1,620,000 LKR

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

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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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