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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 530.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sri Lanka is
80% of people earn:
130 - 530 USD
10% earn less lthan 130 USD
10% earns more than 530 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 227
Median 208
10% 117
25% 155
75% 278
90% 360
25-34
 
 
Average 312
Median 271
10% 125
25% 183
75% 394
90% 546
35-44
 
 
Average 358
Median 313
10% 146
25% 212
75% 453
90% 624
45-54
 
 
Average 327
Median 283
10% 127
25% 188
75% 415
90% 581
55+
 
 
Average 300
Median 263
10% 126
25% 181
75% 378
90% 518

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

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Men
340 USD
252 USD
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Women
In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.9% 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. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
1,308.00 USD
2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,150.00 USD
3. Software Engineer Information Technology
1,042.00 USD
4. Lead developer Information Technology
935.00 USD
5. IT Director Top Management
813.00 USD
6. IT Architect Information Technology
806.00 USD
7. Leasing Director Leasing
780.00 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
768.00 USD
9. Cloud Engineer Information Technology
762.00 USD
10. Country Manager/Director Top Management
744.00 USD
11. Finance Manager Management
731.00 USD
12. Plant manager Top Management
698.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
695.00 USD
14. Managing Director Top Management
695.00 USD
15. IT Project Manager Information Technology
690.00 USD
16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
645.00 USD
17. Head of product development Management
628.00 USD
18. Systems Engineer Information Technology
624.00 USD
19. Sales Manager Management
620.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
610.00 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
127.00 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
147.00 USD
6. Assistant Administration
150.00 USD
7. Data Entry Operator Administration
151.00 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
157.00 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. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
161.00 USD
17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
162.00 USD
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
162.00 USD
19. General Labourer General labour
162.00 USD
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
163.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
3,065 USD (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
865 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
2,020 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,410 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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DevOps 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
2,275 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
688,000 LKR
Anually salary
27,300 USD
Anually salary
8,256,000 LKR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 23:27:14
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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
980 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
296,250 LKR
Anually salary
11,760 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
1,488 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
450,000 LKR
Anually salary
17,856 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
179 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,000 LKR
Anually salary
2,148 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
331 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 LKR
Anually salary
3,972 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
694 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
210,000 LKR
Anually salary
8,328 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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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 308 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 25.88% less than men.

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