Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 1,356 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,568 EUR (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:

1,356 - 5,568 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,356 EUR

10% earns more than 5,568 EUR

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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 2,268

median 2,016

10% 1,020

25% 1,416

75% 2,832

90% 3,828

25-34

Average 3,144

median 2,640

10% 1,056

25% 1,668

75% 4,032

90% 5,820

35-44

Average 4,080

median 3,468

10% 1,464

25% 2,256

75% 5,220

90% 7,416

45-54

Average 3,396

median 2,952

10% 1,356

25% 1,980

75% 4,308

90% 5,976

55+

Average 3,216

median 2,784

10% 1,272

25% 1,872

75% 4,068

90% 5,652

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,516 EUR

2,676 EUR

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 31.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

16,355,364,301 EUR

2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

14,881,739,429 EUR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

12,985,570,841 EUR

4. IT Project Manager Information Technology

12,909,819,886 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

11,612,474,817 EUR

6. Lead developer Information Technology

11,553,780,045 EUR

7. IT Director Top Management

11,460,581,934 EUR

8. Leasing Director Leasing

11,304,974,811 EUR

9. Finance Manager Management

11,163,638,190 EUR

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

10,888,540,044 EUR

11. IT Architect Information Technology

10,810,443,252 EUR

12. Country Manager/Director Top Management

10,603,863,067 EUR

13. Plant manager Top Management

10,335,900,172 EUR

14. Managing Director Top Management

10,302,765,238 EUR

15. Sales Director Top Management

9,745,531,437 EUR

16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,640,359,788 EUR

17. Head of product development Management

9,363,844,366 EUR

18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

8,883,045,723 EUR

19. Sales Manager Management

8,837,057,562 EUR

20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

8,834,369,625 EUR

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. HR Assistant Human Resources

1,725,665,405 EUR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,815,843,252 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

2,068,069,497 EUR

4. Assistant Administration

2,077,980,654 EUR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,113,549,393 EUR

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

2,130,048,440 EUR

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

2,136,294,228 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

2,158,501,476 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,211,204,592 EUR

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

2,218,994,723 EUR

11. Data Entry Operator Administration

2,225,704,791 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,254,011,213 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

2,295,219,732 EUR

14. Packer Production

2,315,990,156 EUR

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,327,748,659 EUR

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,328,471,958 EUR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,330,255,771 EUR

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,341,852,998 EUR

19. General Labourer General labour

2,350,322,443 EUR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

2,353,890,069 EUR

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.

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

678 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,136 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-14 07:25:00

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

170 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,040 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

125 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,833 LKR

Anually salary

1,500 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

678 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,136 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

355 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

104,667 LKR

Anually salary

4,260 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

159 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,908 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

356 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,272 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

1,323 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

390,000 LKR

Anually salary

15,876 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

746 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,952 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 LKR

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

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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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