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Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 130.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 529.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sri Lanka is
80% of people earn:
130 - 529 USD
10% earn less lthan 130 USD
10% earns more than 529 USD
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Distribution of employees in Sri Lanka into salary brackets in USD.

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

<24
 
 
Average 226
Median 208
10% 117
25% 154
75% 278
90% 359
25-34
 
 
Average 311
Median 271
10% 125
25% 183
75% 393
90% 544
35-44
 
 
Average 358
Median 312
10% 146
25% 212
75% 452
90% 623
45-54
 
 
Average 327
Median 282
10% 127
25% 188
75% 415
90% 579
55+
 
 
Average 300
Median 263
10% 126
25% 180
75% 377
90% 517

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

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Men
339 USD
252 USD
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Women
In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.5% 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. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
1,303.00 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,146.00 USD
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
1,038.00 USD
4. Lead developer Information Technology
932.00 USD
5. IT Director Top Management
810.00 USD
6. IT Architect Information Technology
803.00 USD
7. Leasing Director Leasing
777.00 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
765.00 USD
9. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
759.00 USD
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
741.00 USD
11. Finance Manager Management
729.00 USD
12. Plant manager Top Management
695.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
692.00 USD
14. Managing Director Top Management
692.00 USD
15. IT Project Manager Information Technology
687.00 USD
16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
643.00 USD
17. Head of product development Management
626.00 USD
18. Systems Engineer Information Technology
622.00 USD
19. Sales Manager Management
618.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
608.00 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
114.00 USD
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
126.00 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
139.00 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
145.00 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
146.00 USD
6. Assistant Administration
149.00 USD
7. Data Entry Operator Administration
150.00 USD
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
152.00 USD
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
155.00 USD
10. Cleaner General labour
156.00 USD
11. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
156.00 USD
12. Cashier Banking
159.00 USD
13. Packer Production
159.00 USD
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
160.00 USD
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
160.00 USD
16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
161.00 USD
17. General Labourer General labour
161.00 USD
18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
161.00 USD
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
162.00 USD
20. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
162.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
2,405 USD (net)
CroatiaCroatia
1,895 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,130 USD (net)
SerbiaSerbia
1,415 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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Finance Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
978 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
296,250 LKR
Anually salary
11,736 USD
Anually salary
3,555,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-12 07:25:26
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,485 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
450,000 LKR
Anually salary
17,820 USD
Anually salary
5,400,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-11 11:02:37
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Bookbinder
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
178 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,000 LKR
Anually salary
2,136 USD
Anually salary
648,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-08 10:56:52
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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
330 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 LKR
Anually salary
3,960 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-07 08:19:00
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Chief Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
413 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
125,000 LKR
Anually salary
4,956 USD
Anually salary
1,500,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-05 03:07:55
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Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Gampaha District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
693 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
210,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,316 USD
Anually salary
2,520,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-30 13:36:22
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Structural Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Jaffna District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
314 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
95,000 LKR
Anually salary
3,768 USD
Anually salary
1,140,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-26 02:07:47
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Account Executive
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
215 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
65,000 LKR
Anually salary
2,580 USD
Anually salary
780,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-19 07:25:41
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Internal Auditor
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
251 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
76,000 LKR
Anually salary
3,012 USD
Anually salary
912,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-13 14:25:58
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IT Business Analyst
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Colombo District
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,188 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
360,000 LKR
Anually salary
14,256 USD
Anually salary
4,320,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-11-07 05:10:35
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Sri Lanka is 307 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Sri Lanka are DevOps Engineer, Chief Executive Officer, Software Engineer, Lead developer, IT Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Sri Lanka are HR Assistant, Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Sri Lanka, regardless of the work they do, women earn 25.66% less than men.

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