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Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 1,548 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,372 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sri Lanka is
80% of people earn:
1,548 - 6,372 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,548 USD
10% earns more than 6,372 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% 1,164
25% 1,620
75% 3,240
90% 4,380
25-34
 
 
Average 3,600
median 3,012
10% 1,212
25% 1,908
75% 4,608
90% 6,660
35-44
 
 
Average 4,668
median 3,972
10% 1,680
25% 2,568
75% 5,964
90% 8,472
45-54
 
 
Average 3,888
median 3,372
10% 1,548
25% 2,268
75% 4,920
90% 6,840
55+
 
 
Average 3,672
median 3,180
10% 1,452
25% 2,136
75% 4,656
90% 6,468

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
14,334,236,899 USD
2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
13,042,716,415 USD
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
11,380,868,397 USD
4. IT Project Manager Information Technology
11,314,478,428 USD
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
10,177,453,828 USD
6. Lead developer Information Technology
10,126,012,309 USD
7. IT Director Top Management
10,044,331,231 USD
8. Leasing Director Leasing
9,907,953,384 USD
9. Finance Manager Management
9,784,082,550 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
9,542,979,880 USD
11. IT Architect Information Technology
9,474,533,964 USD
12. Country Manager/Director Top Management
9,293,482,092 USD
13. Plant manager Top Management
9,058,632,929 USD
14. Managing Director Top Management
9,029,592,671 USD
15. Sales Director Top Management
8,541,219,489 USD
16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
8,449,044,512 USD
17. Head of product development Management
8,206,699,707 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
7,785,316,146 USD
19. Sales Manager Management
7,745,011,010 USD
20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
7,742,655,237 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
1,512,414,904 USD
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,591,448,950 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,812,506,132 USD
4. Assistant Administration
1,821,192,510 USD
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,852,365,814 USD
6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
1,866,825,977 USD
7. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,872,299,937 USD
8. Housekeeper Service Industries
1,891,762,906 USD
9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,937,953,192 USD
10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
1,944,780,651 USD
11. Data Entry Operator Administration
1,950,661,517 USD
12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,975,469,950 USD
13. Cleaner General labour
2,011,586,093 USD
14. Packer Production
2,029,789,795 USD
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,040,095,231 USD
16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,040,729,148 USD
17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,042,292,525 USD
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,052,456,615 USD
19. General Labourer General labour
2,059,879,442 USD
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,063,006,195 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SerbiaSerbia
15,214 USD (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
9,775 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
23,505 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
12,621 USD (net)

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
674 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,088 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
354 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
105,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,248 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
1,313 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
390,000 LKR
Anually salary
15,756 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
741 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
220,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,892 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
455 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
135,000 LKR
Anually salary
5,460 USD
Anually salary
1,620,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35
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