Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 111.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 452.00 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:

111 - 452 EUR

10% earn less lthan 111 EUR

10% earns more than 452 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 193

Median 177

10% 100

25% 132

75% 237

90% 307

25-34

Average 265

Median 231

10% 107

25% 156

75% 336

90% 465

35-44

Average 305

Median 267

10% 125

25% 181

75% 386

90% 532

45-54

Average 279

Median 241

10% 108

25% 160

75% 354

90% 495

55+

Average 256

Median 224

10% 107

25% 154

75% 322

90% 441

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

Men

289 EUR

215 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

133,505,974.77 EUR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

123,510,633.97 EUR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

106,365,875.12 EUR

4. Lead developer Information Technology

95,442,955.90 EUR

5. IT Director Top Management

87,343,950.31 EUR

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

86,066,355.70 EUR

7. Leasing Director Leasing

83,786,990.59 EUR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

82,469,637.55 EUR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

82,216,532.53 EUR

10. Finance Manager Management

80,806,528.14 EUR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

79,961,661.46 EUR

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

77,728,089.55 EUR

13. Plant manager Top Management

75,004,636.95 EUR

14. Managing Director Top Management

74,664,205.38 EUR

15. Sales Director Top Management

74,620,897.09 EUR

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

70,427,092.48 EUR

17. Head of product development Management

69,400,117.99 EUR

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

69,317,761.23 EUR

19. Sales Manager Management

68,522,947.58 EUR

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

65,257,431.37 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

12,312,298.93 EUR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

13,641,508.50 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

14,993,011.20 EUR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

15,664,609.22 EUR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

15,786,901.89 EUR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

15,833,156.57 EUR

7. Assistant Administration

16,121,937.68 EUR

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

16,255,802.90 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

16,388,354.67 EUR

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

16,446,146.39 EUR

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

16,464,392.67 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

16,705,641.16 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

16,834,288.09 EUR

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

16,890,020.89 EUR

15. Cashier Banking

17,138,511.09 EUR

16. Packer Production

17,164,993.04 EUR

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

17,257,537.89 EUR

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

17,270,743.37 EUR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

17,356,685.48 EUR

20. General Labourer General labour

17,419,447.01 EUR

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 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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