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).

Men

1,232,340 LKR

916,152 LKR

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

54,156,672 LKR

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

50,102,064 LKR

3. Software Engineer Information Technology

43,147,296 LKR

4. Lead developer Information Technology

38,716,416 LKR

5. IT Director Top Management

35,431,056 LKR

6. Call Centre Director Top Management

34,912,800 LKR

7. Leasing Director Leasing

33,988,176 LKR

8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

33,453,792 LKR

9. IT Architect Information Technology

33,351,120 LKR

10. Finance Manager Management

32,779,152 LKR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

32,436,432 LKR

12. Cloud Engineer Information Technology

31,530,384 LKR

13. Plant manager Top Management

30,425,616 LKR

14. Managing Director Top Management

30,287,520 LKR

15. Sales Director Top Management

30,269,952 LKR

16. IT Project Manager Information Technology

28,568,736 LKR

17. Head of product development Management

28,152,144 LKR

18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

28,118,736 LKR

19. Sales Manager Management

27,796,320 LKR

20. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

26,471,664 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

4,994,482 LKR

2. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

5,533,675 LKR

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

6,081,912 LKR

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,354,346 LKR

5. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

6,403,954 LKR

6. Porter, Information Staff General labour

6,422,717 LKR

7. Assistant Administration

6,539,861 LKR

8. Data Entry Operator Administration

6,594,163 LKR

9. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,647,933 LKR

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

6,671,376 LKR

11. Housekeeper Service Industries

6,678,778 LKR

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,776,640 LKR

13. Cleaner General labour

6,828,826 LKR

14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

6,851,434 LKR

15. Cashier Banking

6,952,234 LKR

16. Packer Production

6,962,976 LKR

17. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,000,517 LKR

18. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

7,005,874 LKR

19. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

7,040,736 LKR

20. General Labourer General labour

7,066,195 LKR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Romania

6,130,919 LKR (net)

Czech Republic

9,830,074 LKR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

311 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

95,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,732 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

328 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,936 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

1,242 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 LKR

Anually salary

14,904 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

917 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

280,000 LKR

Anually salary

11,004 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

278 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

85,000 LKR

Anually salary

3,336 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

491 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 LKR

Anually salary

5,892 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 LKR.

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

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

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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