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 38,212.00 LKR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 157,597.00 LKR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
38K - 158K LKR
10% earn less lthan 38K LKR
10% earns more than 158K 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 64K
median 57K
10% 29K
25% 40K
75% 80K
90% 108K
25-34
 
 
Average 89K
median 75K
10% 30K
25% 47K
75% 114K
90% 165K
35-44
 
 
Average 116K
median 98K
10% 42K
25% 64K
75% 148K
90% 210K
45-54
 
 
Average 96K
median 84K
10% 38K
25% 56K
75% 122K
90% 169K
55+
 
 
Average 91K
median 79K
10% 36K
25% 53K
75% 115K
90% 160K

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
99,551 LKR
75,553 LKR
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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 (LKR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
334,660.00 LKR
2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
304,507.00 LKR
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
265,708.00 LKR
4. IT Project Manager Information Technology
264,158.00 LKR
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
237,612.00 LKR
6. Lead developer Information Technology
236,411.00 LKR
7. IT Director Top Management
234,504.00 LKR
8. Leasing Director Leasing
231,320.00 LKR
9. Finance Manager Management
228,428.00 LKR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
222,799.00 LKR
11. IT Architect Information Technology
221,201.00 LKR
12. Country Manager/Director Top Management
216,974.00 LKR
13. Plant manager Top Management
211,491.00 LKR
14. Managing Director Top Management
210,813.00 LKR
15. Sales Director Top Management
199,411.00 LKR
16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
197,259.00 LKR
17. Head of product development Management
191,601.00 LKR
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
181,763.00 LKR
19. Sales Manager Management
180,822.00 LKR
20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
180,767.00 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
35,310.20 LKR
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
37,155.40 LKR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
42,316.40 LKR
4. Assistant Administration
42,519.20 LKR
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
43,247.00 LKR
6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
43,584.60 LKR
7. Porter, Information Staff General labour
43,712.40 LKR
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
44,166.80 LKR
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
45,245.20 LKR
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
45,404.60 LKR
11. Data Entry Operator Administration
45,541.90 LKR
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
46,121.10 LKR
13. Cleaner General labour
46,964.30 LKR
14. Packer Production
47,389.30 LKR
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
47,629.90 LKR
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
47,644.70 LKR
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
47,681.20 LKR
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
47,918.50 LKR
19. General Labourer General labour
48,091.80 LKR
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
48,164.80 LKR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
646,104 LKR (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
241,882 LKR (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
312,331 LKR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
670,128 LKR (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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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
672 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,064 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
353 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
105,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,236 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
1,311 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 LKR
Anually salary
15,732 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
740 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
220,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,880 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
454 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
135,000 LKR
Anually salary
5,448 USD
Anually salary
1,620,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-05-18 10:07:23
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