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Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 1,536 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,360 USD (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:
1,536 - 6,360 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,536 USD
10% earns more than 6,360 USD
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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24
 
 
Average 2,592
median 2,304
10% 1,152
25% 1,620
75% 3,240
90% 4,368
25-34
 
 
Average 3,588
median 3,012
10% 1,212
25% 1,908
75% 4,608
90% 6,648
35-44
 
 
Average 4,656
median 3,960
10% 1,680
25% 2,568
75% 5,952
90% 8,460
45-54
 
 
Average 3,876
median 3,372
10% 1,548
25% 2,268
75% 4,908
90% 6,828
55+
 
 
Average 3,660
median 3,180
10% 1,452
25% 2,136
75% 4,644
90% 6,456

Salaries by gender

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

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Men
4,020 USD
3,048 USD
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Women
In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 31.9% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Sri Lanka (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
14,332,980,722 USD
2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
13,041,573,420 USD
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
11,379,871,038 USD
4. IT Project Manager Information Technology
11,313,486,887 USD
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
10,176,561,929 USD
6. Lead developer Information Technology
10,125,124,919 USD
7. IT Director Top Management
10,043,450,998 USD
8. Leasing Director Leasing
9,907,085,103 USD
9. Finance Manager Management
9,783,225,125 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
9,542,143,584 USD
11. IT Architect Information Technology
9,473,703,665 USD
12. Country Manager/Director Top Management
9,292,667,660 USD
13. Plant manager Top Management
9,057,839,078 USD
14. Managing Director Top Management
9,028,801,365 USD
15. Sales Director Top Management
8,540,470,982 USD
16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
8,448,304,082 USD
17. Head of product development Management
8,205,980,515 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
7,784,633,882 USD
19. Sales Manager Management
7,744,332,278 USD
20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
7,741,976,711 USD

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Sri Lanka (USD)

1. HR Assistant Human Resources
1,512,282,364 USD
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,591,309,484 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,812,347,294 USD
4. Assistant Administration
1,821,032,911 USD
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,852,203,482 USD
6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
1,866,662,378 USD
7. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,872,135,859 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
1,891,597,122 USD
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,937,783,360 USD
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
1,944,610,221 USD
11. Data Entry Operator Administration
1,950,490,572 USD
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,975,296,830 USD
13. Cleaner General labour
2,011,409,808 USD
14. Packer Production
2,029,611,915 USD
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,039,916,448 USD
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,040,550,310 USD
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,042,113,549 USD
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,052,276,749 USD
19. General Labourer General labour
2,059,698,925 USD
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,062,825,404 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
26,876 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
31,994 USD (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
12,600 USD (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
30,309 USD (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Actuary
Insurance
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
168 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 LKR
Anually salary
2,016 USD
Anually salary
600,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-10 05:42:14
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Cashier
Commerce
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Galle District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
91 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
27,000 LKR
Anually salary
1,092 USD
Anually salary
324,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-07 08:24:00
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Cashier
Banking
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Anuradhapura District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
124 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,833 LKR
Anually salary
1,488 USD
Anually salary
441,996 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-07 08:17:36
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User Experience Expert
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
672 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,064 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-06-02 18:24:00
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Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
352 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
104,667 LKR
Anually salary
4,224 USD
Anually salary
1,256,004 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-31 13:08:50
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Assistant
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
158 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
47,000 LKR
Anually salary
1,896 USD
Anually salary
564,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-31 06:08:38
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Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
353 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
105,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,236 USD
Anually salary
1,260,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-27 18:19:58
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,311 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 LKR
Anually salary
15,732 USD
Anually salary
4,680,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-22 14:46:00
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Production Planner
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
740 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
220,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,880 USD
Anually salary
2,640,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-21 11:09:18
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Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
454 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
135,000 LKR
Anually salary
5,448 USD
Anually salary
1,620,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35
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