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 6,324 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 - 6,324 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,548 USD

10% earns more than 6,324 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 2,712

Median 2,484

10% 1,404

25% 1,848

75% 3,324

90% 4,296

25-34

Average 3,720

Median 3,240

10% 1,500

25% 2,184

75% 4,704

90% 6,504

35-44

Average 4,272

Median 3,732

10% 1,752

25% 2,532

75% 5,400

90% 7,440

45-54

Average 3,900

Median 3,372

10% 1,512

25% 2,244

75% 4,956

90% 6,924

55+

Average 3,576

Median 3,144

10% 1,500

25% 2,160

75% 4,512

90% 6,180

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

Men

4,044 USD

3,012 USD

Women

In general, in Sri Lanka, men earn 34.3% 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

16,479,021,270 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

15,245,267,994 USD

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

13,129,041,765 USD

4. Lead developer Information Technology

11,780,794,853 USD

5. IT Director Top Management

10,781,111,613 USD

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

10,623,414,485 USD

7. Leasing Director Leasing

10,342,065,983 USD

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

10,179,461,358 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

10,148,219,888 USD

10. Finance Manager Management

9,974,179,045 USD

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

9,869,894,754 USD

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

9,594,198,635 USD

13. Plant manager Top Management

9,258,035,154 USD

14. Managing Director Top Management

9,216,014,719 USD

15. Sales Director Top Management

9,210,669,054 USD

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

8,693,015,852 USD

17. Head of product development Management

8,566,253,476 USD

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

8,556,087,948 USD

19. Sales Manager Management

8,457,981,844 USD

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

8,054,909,912 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

1,519,741,991 USD

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,683,810,100 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,850,629,913 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,933,527,162 USD

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,948,622,094 USD

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,954,331,440 USD

7. Assistant Administration

1,989,976,512 USD

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

2,006,499,876 USD

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,022,861,117 USD

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

2,029,994,513 USD

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

2,032,246,703 USD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,062,024,688 USD

13. Cleaner General labour

2,077,903,943 USD

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,084,783,201 USD

15. Cashier Banking

2,115,455,052 USD

16. Packer Production

2,118,723,795 USD

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,130,146,868 USD

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,131,776,858 USD

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,142,384,936 USD

20. General Labourer General labour

2,150,131,769 USD

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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Structural Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

312 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

95,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,744 USD

Anually salary

1,140,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-31 08:55:40

Web Designer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

329 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,948 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-30 22:27:04

Food Technologist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Colombo District

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

164 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 LKR

Anually salary

1,968 USD

Anually salary

600,000 LKR

Posted: 2025-10-30 19:39:44

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

1,246 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 LKR

Anually salary

14,952 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

920 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

280,000 LKR

Anually salary

11,040 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

345 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

105,000 LKR

Anually salary

4,140 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

723 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

220,000 LKR

Anually salary

8,676 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

296 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

90,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,552 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

493 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 LKR

Anually salary

5,916 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 LKR

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

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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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