Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 114.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 441.00 EUR (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:

114 - 441 EUR

10% earn less lthan 114 EUR

10% earns more than 441 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 188

Median 172

10% 96

25% 127

75% 231

90% 299

25-34

Average 255

Median 221

10% 100

25% 147

75% 323

90% 450

35-44

Average 301

Median 265

10% 128

25% 183

75% 379

90% 517

45-54

Average 273

Median 238

10% 109

25% 160

75% 346

90% 480

55+

Average 252

Median 222

10% 108

25% 154

75% 317

90% 431

Salaries by gender

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

Men

286 EUR

211 EUR

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 35.6% 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

125,114,322.78 EUR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

116,060,999.08 EUR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

96,211,663.41 EUR

4. IT Director Top Management

84,192,286.36 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

83,789,775.68 EUR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

81,571,041.11 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

81,021,459.22 EUR

8. Lead developer Information Technology

80,563,005.19 EUR

9. Finance Manager Management

79,937,424.78 EUR

10. IT Architect Information Technology

79,635,541.77 EUR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

76,594,193.59 EUR

12. Plant manager Top Management

74,578,473.58 EUR

13. Managing Director Top Management

73,237,944.13 EUR

14. Logistics Director Top Management

71,138,485.02 EUR

15. Sales Director Top Management

71,113,855.87 EUR

16. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

69,094,617.41 EUR

17. Head of product development Management

67,564,795.35 EUR

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

67,484,222.85 EUR

19. IT Project Manager Information Technology

65,701,424.23 EUR

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

64,068,863.43 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

11,911,501.37 EUR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

13,100,068.96 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

14,922,168.66 EUR

4. Assistant Administration

15,067,375.10 EUR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

15,250,334.50 EUR

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

15,369,363.66 EUR

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

15,414,399.82 EUR

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

15,954,939.29 EUR

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

16,011,164.12 EUR

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

16,028,932.30 EUR

11. Data Entry Operator Administration

16,095,958.77 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

16,263,788.83 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

16,618,167.12 EUR

14. Packer Production

16,711,019.01 EUR

15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

16,801,091.33 EUR

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

16,813,968.86 EUR

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

16,836,662.86 EUR

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

16,897,637.60 EUR

19. General Labourer General labour

16,958,753.08 EUR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

16,984,508.13 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Macedonia

720 EUR (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Recruiter
Human Resources

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

665 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

7,980 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-09-10 07:51:59

Research Worker, Scientific Worker
Education, Science & Research

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kandy District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

233 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

70,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,796 USD

Anually salary

840,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-09-08 16:21:25

IT Consultant
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

1,830 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

550,000 LKR

Anually salary

21,960 USD

Anually salary

6,600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-09-08 14:48:57

HR Officer
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

200 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

60,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,400 USD

Anually salary

720,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-09-08 09:56:16

HR Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

932 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

280,000 LKR

Anually salary

11,184 USD

Anually salary

3,360,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-09-08 08:26:06

Chief Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

832 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,000 LKR

Anually salary

9,984 USD

Anually salary

3,000,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-09-05 18:02:16

Systems Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Eastern Province

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

279 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

84,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,348 USD

Anually salary

1,008,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-09-02 15:24:15

Cashier
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Eastern Province

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

133 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

40,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,596 USD

Anually salary

480,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-08-30 08:04:08

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ratnapura District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

270 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

81,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,240 USD

Anually salary

972,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-08-28 12:02:07

Food Technologist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Galle District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

106 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

32,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,272 USD

Anually salary

384,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-08-27 10:53:05

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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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