Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 1,332 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,424 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:

1,332 - 5,424 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,332 EUR

10% earns more than 5,424 EUR

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

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

<24

Average 2,316

Median 2,124

10% 1,200

25% 1,584

75% 2,844

90% 3,684

25-34

Average 3,180

Median 2,772

10% 1,284

25% 1,872

75% 4,032

90% 5,580

35-44

Average 3,660

Median 3,204

10% 1,500

25% 2,172

75% 4,632

90% 6,384

45-54

Average 3,348

Median 2,892

10% 1,296

25% 1,920

75% 4,248

90% 5,940

55+

Average 3,072

Median 2,688

10% 1,284

25% 1,848

75% 3,864

90% 5,292

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

Men

3,468 EUR

2,580 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

19,224,860,367 EUR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

17,785,531,291 EUR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

15,316,686,018 EUR

4. Lead developer Information Technology

13,743,785,650 EUR

5. IT Director Top Management

12,577,528,845 EUR

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

12,393,555,221 EUR

7. Leasing Director Leasing

12,065,326,646 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

11,875,627,807 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

11,839,180,684 EUR

10. Finance Manager Management

11,636,140,052 EUR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

11,514,479,250 EUR

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

11,192,844,895 EUR

13. Plant manager Top Management

10,800,667,721 EUR

14. Managing Director Top Management

10,751,645,575 EUR

15. Sales Director Top Management

10,745,409,181 EUR

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

10,141,501,318 EUR

17. Head of product development Management

9,993,616,990 EUR

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

9,981,757,618 EUR

19. Sales Manager Management

9,867,304,452 EUR

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

9,397,070,117 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

1,772,971,045 EUR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,964,377,225 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

2,158,993,613 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,255,703,727 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

2,273,313,873 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

2,279,974,546 EUR

7. Assistant Administration

2,321,559,026 EUR

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

2,340,835,618 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,359,923,073 EUR

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

2,368,245,081 EUR

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

2,370,872,545 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,405,612,327 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

2,424,137,484 EUR

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,432,163,008 EUR

15. Cashier Banking

2,467,945,597 EUR

16. Packer Production

2,471,758,998 EUR

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,485,085,457 EUR

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,486,987,046 EUR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,499,362,710 EUR

20. General Labourer General labour

2,508,400,369 EUR

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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Structural Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

309 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

95,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,708 USD

Anually salary

1,140,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-31 08:55:40

Web Designer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

325 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,900 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-30 22:27:04

Food Technologist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

163 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,956 USD

Anually salary

600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-30 19:39:44

Marketing Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,234 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 LKR

Anually salary

14,808 USD

Anually salary

4,550,004 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-29 07:11:01

Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Jaffna District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

911 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

280,000 LKR

Anually salary

10,932 USD

Anually salary

3,360,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-28 06:41:15

Key Account Manager
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

342 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,104 USD

Anually salary

1,260,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-18 12:26:14

Chemist
Chemical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

277 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,324 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-18 10:05:39

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

716 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,592 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-17 17:40:41

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

293 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,516 USD

Anually salary

1,080,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-17 13:54:30

HR Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

488 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 LKR

Anually salary

5,856 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-15 12:46:58

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Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

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

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

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

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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