Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 39,318.00 LKR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 160,318.00 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:

39K - 160K LKR

10% earn less lthan 39K LKR

10% earns more than 160K LKR

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

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

<24

Average 69K

Median 63K

10% 35K

25% 47K

75% 84K

90% 109K

25-34

Average 94K

Median 82K

10% 38K

25% 55K

75% 119K

90% 165K

35-44

Average 108K

Median 95K

10% 44K

25% 64K

75% 137K

90% 189K

45-54

Average 99K

Median 86K

10% 38K

25% 57K

75% 126K

90% 176K

55+

Average 91K

Median 80K

10% 38K

25% 55K

75% 114K

90% 157K

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

Men

102,695 LKR

76,346 LKR

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.5% 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. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

376,088.00 LKR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

347,931.00 LKR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

299,634.00 LKR

4. Lead developer Information Technology

268,864.00 LKR

5. IT Director Top Management

246,049.00 LKR

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

242,450.00 LKR

7. Leasing Director Leasing

236,029.00 LKR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

232,318.00 LKR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

231,605.00 LKR

10. Finance Manager Management

227,633.00 LKR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

225,253.00 LKR

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

218,961.00 LKR

13. Plant manager Top Management

211,289.00 LKR

14. Managing Director Top Management

210,330.00 LKR

15. Sales Director Top Management

210,208.00 LKR

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

198,394.00 LKR

17. Head of product development Management

195,501.00 LKR

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

195,269.00 LKR

19. Sales Manager Management

193,030.00 LKR

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

183,831.00 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

34,683.90 LKR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

38,428.30 LKR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

42,235.50 LKR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

44,127.40 LKR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

44,471.90 LKR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

44,602.20 LKR

7. Assistant Administration

45,415.70 LKR

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

45,792.80 LKR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

46,166.20 LKR

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

46,329.00 LKR

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

46,380.40 LKR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

47,060.00 LKR

13. Cleaner General labour

47,422.40 LKR

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

47,579.40 LKR

15. Cashier Banking

48,279.40 LKR

16. Packer Production

48,354.00 LKR

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

48,614.70 LKR

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

48,651.90 LKR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

48,894.00 LKR

20. General Labourer General labour

49,070.80 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.

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 LKR.

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

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

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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