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).

Men

99,551 LKR

75,553 LKR

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.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

345 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,140 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-29 06:51:38

Booking agent
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

455 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

132,000 LKR

Anually salary

5,460 USD

Anually salary

1,584,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-26 00:38:32

Regional / Area Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Polonnaruwa District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

207 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

60,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,484 USD

Anually salary

720,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-25 07:23:28

Process Engineer
Production

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Kalutara District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

586 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

170,000 LKR

Anually salary

7,032 USD

Anually salary

2,040,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-24 20:46:50

Waiter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

345 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,140 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-24 17:32:34

Senior Associate
Public Administration, Self-governance

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

190 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

55,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,280 USD

Anually salary

660,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-23 19:22:39

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

2,414 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

700,000 LKR

Anually salary

28,968 USD

Anually salary

8,400,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-21 18:09:13

Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

862 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,000 LKR

Anually salary

10,344 USD

Anually salary

3,000,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-20 13:58:44

Pilot
Transport, Haulage, Logistics

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,759 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

800,000 LKR

Anually salary

33,108 USD

Anually salary

9,600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-18 06:34:27

Team leader
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

169 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

49,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,028 USD

Anually salary

588,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-17 01:32:37

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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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