Salaries in Sri Lanka

The salary range of employees working in Sri Lanka is, by default, in the range of 113.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 464.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

113 - 464 EUR

10% earn less lthan 113 EUR

10% earns more than 464 EUR

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Salary ranges

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

Salaries by age group

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

<24

Average 189

median 168

10% 85

25% 118

75% 236

90% 319

25-34

Average 262

median 220

10% 88

25% 139

75% 336

90% 485

35-44

Average 340

median 289

10% 122

25% 188

75% 435

90% 618

45-54

Average 283

median 246

10% 113

25% 165

75% 359

90% 498

55+

Average 268

median 232

10% 106

25% 156

75% 339

90% 471

Salaries by gender

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

Men

293 EUR

223 EUR

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 31.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sri Lanka

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Sri Lanka (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

113,578,918.76 EUR

2. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

103,345,412.70 EUR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

90,177,575.29 EUR

4. IT Project Manager Information Technology

89,651,526.99 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

80,642,186.23 EUR

6. Lead developer Information Technology

80,234,583.65 EUR

7. IT Director Top Management

79,587,374.54 EUR

8. Leasing Director Leasing

78,506,769.52 EUR

9. Finance Manager Management

77,525,265.21 EUR

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

75,614,861.41 EUR

11. IT Architect Information Technology

75,072,522.59 EUR

12. Country Manager/Director Top Management

73,637,937.96 EUR

13. Plant manager Top Management

71,777,084.53 EUR

14. Managing Director Top Management

71,546,980.82 EUR

15. Sales Director Top Management

67,677,301.65 EUR

16. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

66,946,942.97 EUR

17. Head of product development Management

65,026,696.99 EUR

18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

61,687,817.52 EUR

19. Sales Manager Management

61,368,455.29 EUR

20. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

61,349,789.06 EUR

The worst paid positions in Sri Lanka

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

1. HR Assistant Human Resources

11,983,787.54 EUR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

12,610,022.58 EUR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

14,361,593.73 EUR

4. Assistant Administration

14,430,421.21 EUR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

14,677,426.34 EUR

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

14,792,003.06 EUR

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

14,835,376.59 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

14,989,593.58 EUR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

15,355,587.45 EUR

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

15,409,685.58 EUR

11. Data Entry Operator Administration

15,456,283.27 EUR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

15,652,855.64 EUR

13. Cleaner General labour

15,939,025.92 EUR

14. Packer Production

16,083,264.97 EUR

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

16,164,921.24 EUR

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

16,169,944.15 EUR

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

16,182,331.74 EUR

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

16,262,868.04 EUR

19. General Labourer General labour

16,321,683.63 EUR

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

16,346,458.81 EUR

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.

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

678 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,136 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-06-14 07:25:00

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

170 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

2,040 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

92 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

27,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,104 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

125 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,833 LKR

Anually salary

1,500 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

678 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,136 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

355 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

104,667 LKR

Anually salary

4,260 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

159 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,908 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

356 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,272 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

1,323 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

390,000 LKR

Anually salary

15,876 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

746 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,952 USD

Anually salary

2,640,000 LKR

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

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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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