Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

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 6,312 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:

1,548 - 6,312 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,548 USD

10% earns more than 6,312 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 2,700

Median 2,472

10% 1,392

25% 1,836

75% 3,312

90% 4,284

25-34

Average 3,708

Median 3,228

10% 1,488

25% 2,184

75% 4,692

90% 6,492

35-44

Average 4,260

Median 3,720

10% 1,740

25% 2,532

75% 5,388

90% 7,428

45-54

Average 3,888

Median 3,372

10% 1,512

25% 2,244

75% 4,944

90% 6,900

55+

Average 3,576

Median 3,132

10% 1,500

25% 2,148

75% 4,500

90% 6,156

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

Men

4,044 USD

3,000 USD

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.8% 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

16,530,404,442 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

15,292,804,206 USD

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

13,169,979,379 USD

4. Lead developer Information Technology

11,817,528,504 USD

5. IT Director Top Management

10,814,728,156 USD

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

10,656,539,313 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

10,374,313,539 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

10,211,201,898 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

10,179,863,013 USD

10. Finance Manager Management

10,005,279,494 USD

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

9,900,670,034 USD

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

9,624,114,269 USD

13. Plant manager Top Management

9,286,902,598 USD

14. Managing Director Top Management

9,244,751,139 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

9,239,388,805 USD

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

8,720,121,511 USD

17. Head of product development Management

8,592,963,878 USD

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

8,582,766,653 USD

19. Sales Manager Management

8,484,354,644 USD

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

8,080,025,896 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

1,524,480,692 USD

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,689,060,382 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,856,400,355 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,939,556,085 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,954,698,085 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,960,425,233 USD

7. Assistant Administration

1,996,181,450 USD

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

2,012,756,335 USD

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,029,168,592 USD

10. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

2,036,324,231 USD

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

2,038,583,444 USD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,068,454,279 USD

13. Cleaner General labour

2,084,383,048 USD

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,091,283,756 USD

15. Cashier Banking

2,122,051,244 USD

16. Packer Production

2,125,330,179 USD

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,136,788,871 USD

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,138,423,943 USD

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,149,065,099 USD

20. General Labourer General labour

2,156,836,087 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

13,254 USD (net)

Macedonia

10,193 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Marketing Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,243 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 LKR

Anually salary

14,916 USD

Anually salary

4,550,004 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-29 07:11:01

Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Jaffna District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

918 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

280,000 LKR

Anually salary

11,016 USD

Anually salary

3,360,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-28 06:41:15

Key Account Manager
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

344 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,128 USD

Anually salary

1,260,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-18 12:26:14

Chemist
Chemical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

279 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,348 USD

Anually salary

1,020,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-18 10:05:39

Financial Analyst
Banking

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

721 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,652 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-17 17:40:41

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

295 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,540 USD

Anually salary

1,080,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-17 13:54:30

HR Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

492 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 LKR

Anually salary

5,904 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-15 12:46:58

Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

237 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

72,240 LKR

Anually salary

2,844 USD

Anually salary

866,880 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-14 09:34:00

HR Assistant
Human Resources

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gampaha District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

124 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

37,733 LKR

Anually salary

1,488 USD

Anually salary

452,796 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-12 15:52:46

Production Manager
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kalutara District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

384 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

117,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,608 USD

Anually salary

1,404,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-12 05:51:04

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Salaries in Sri Lanka - Paylab.com

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

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

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

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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