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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 471,816 LKR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,923,816 LKR (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:
472K - 1.9M LKR
10% earn less lthan 472K LKR
10% earns more than 1.9M LKR
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Distribution of employees in Sri Lanka into salary brackets in LKR.

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

<24
 
 
Average 823K
Median 756K
10% 426K
25% 561K
75% 1.0M
90% 1.3M
25-34
 
 
Average 1.1M
Median 985K
10% 455K
25% 665K
75% 1.4M
90% 2.0M
35-44
 
 
Average 1.3M
Median 1.1M
10% 531K
25% 771K
75% 1.6M
90% 2.3M
45-54
 
 
Average 1.2M
Median 1.0M
10% 461K
25% 684K
75% 1.5M
90% 2.1M
55+
 
 
Average 1.1M
Median 956K
10% 457K
25% 656K
75% 1.4M
90% 1.9M

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

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Men
1,232,340 LKR
916,152 LKR
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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 (LKR).

1. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
57,005,424 LKR
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
50,102,064 LKR
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
45,416,880 LKR
4. Lead developer Information Technology
40,752,864 LKR
5. IT Director Top Management
35,431,056 LKR
6. IT Architect Information Technology
35,105,328 LKR
7. Leasing Director Leasing
33,988,176 LKR
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
33,453,792 LKR
9. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
33,188,832 LKR
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
32,436,432 LKR
11. Finance Manager Management
31,873,968 LKR
12. Plant manager Top Management
30,425,616 LKR
13. Managing Director Top Management
30,287,520 LKR
14. Sales Director Top Management
30,269,952 LKR
15. IT Project Manager Information Technology
30,071,520 LKR
16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
28,118,736 LKR
17. Head of product development Management
27,374,688 LKR
18. Systems Engineer Information Technology
27,208,944 LKR
19. Sales Manager Management
27,028,656 LKR
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
26,594,208 LKR

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. HR Assistant Human Resources
4,994,352 LKR
2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
5,533,632 LKR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
6,081,840 LKR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
6,354,288 LKR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
6,422,688 LKR
6. Assistant Administration
6,539,760 LKR
7. Data Entry Operator Administration
6,594,048 LKR
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
6,647,904 LKR
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,776,640 LKR
10. Cleaner General labour
6,828,768 LKR
11. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
6,851,376 LKR
12. Cashier Banking
6,952,176 LKR
13. Packer Production
6,962,976 LKR
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
7,000,416 LKR
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
7,005,744 LKR
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
7,040,736 LKR
17. General Labourer General labour
7,066,080 LKR
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
7,076,880 LKR
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
7,093,440 LKR
20. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
7,122,672 LKR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
3,139,690 LKR (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
8,512,343 LKR (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
6,889,382 LKR (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
10,298,480 LKR (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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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 93,096 LKR.

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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