Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 40,179.00 LKR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 155,163.00 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:

40K - 155K LKR

10% earn less lthan 40K LKR

10% earns more than 155K 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 66K

Median 61K

10% 34K

25% 45K

75% 81K

90% 105K

25-34

Average 90K

Median 78K

10% 35K

25% 52K

75% 114K

90% 158K

35-44

Average 106K

Median 93K

10% 45K

25% 64K

75% 133K

90% 182K

45-54

Average 96K

Median 84K

10% 38K

25% 56K

75% 122K

90% 169K

55+

Average 89K

Median 78K

10% 38K

25% 54K

75% 111K

90% 152K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

100,780 LKR

74,350 LKR

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 (LKR).

1. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

355,595.00 LKR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

329,864.00 LKR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

273,449.00 LKR

4. IT Director Top Management

239,288.00 LKR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

238,144.00 LKR

6. Leasing Director Leasing

231,838.00 LKR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

230,276.00 LKR

8. Lead developer Information Technology

228,973.00 LKR

9. Finance Manager Management

227,195.00 LKR

10. IT Architect Information Technology

226,337.00 LKR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

217,693.00 LKR

12. Plant manager Top Management

211,964.00 LKR

13. Managing Director Top Management

208,154.00 LKR

14. Logistics Director Top Management

202,187.00 LKR

15. Sales Director Top Management

202,117.00 LKR

16. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

196,378.00 LKR

17. Head of product development Management

192,030.00 LKR

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

191,801.00 LKR

19. IT Project Manager Information Technology

186,734.00 LKR

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

182,094.00 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

33,854.40 LKR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

37,232.50 LKR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

42,411.20 LKR

4. Assistant Administration

42,823.90 LKR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

43,343.90 LKR

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

43,682.20 LKR

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

43,810.20 LKR

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

45,346.50 LKR

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

45,506.30 LKR

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

45,556.80 LKR

11. Data Entry Operator Administration

45,747.30 LKR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

46,224.30 LKR

13. Cleaner General labour

47,231.50 LKR

14. Packer Production

47,495.40 LKR

15. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

47,751.40 LKR

16. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

47,788.00 LKR

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

47,852.50 LKR

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

48,025.80 LKR

19. General Labourer General labour

48,199.50 LKR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

48,272.70 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.

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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