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).

Men

4,020 USD

3,048 USD

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.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

Posted: 2025-06-10 05:42:14

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

Posted: 2025-06-07 08:24:00

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

Posted: 2025-06-07 08:17:36

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

Posted: 2025-06-02 18:24:00

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

Posted: 2025-05-31 13:08:50

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

Posted: 2025-05-31 06:08:38

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

Posted: 2025-05-27 18:19:58

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

Posted: 2025-05-22 14:46:00

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

Posted: 2025-05-21 11:09:18

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

Posted: 2025-05-20 06:14:35

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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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