ENGINEERS & TECHNICIANS / SALARY
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SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

324.98 LKR = 1 USD

3,335,579 LKR

$10,264 USD

Colombo

3,416,823 LKR

2,274,849 LKR

$7,000 USD

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Excluding "Colombo"

Average Salary / Engineers & Technicians / Sri Lanka

Average salary for Engineers & Technicians / Sri Lanka is 3,335,579 LKR per year. The most typical earning is 2,274,849 LKR. All data are based on 77 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 3,477,269 LKR. Women receive a salary of 1,202,420 LKR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 6,987,037 LKR. The second most paid education level is Some College with salary of 4,777,183 LKR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 10,756,787 LKR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 6,304,582 LKR.

Levels / Engineers & Technicians / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

Salary Levels (LKR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
325,000 LKR - 649,599 LKR	0	n/a
650,000 LKR - 974,599 LKR	5	100% 6.49%
974,900 LKR - 1,624,599 LKR	16	93.51% 20.78%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
1,624,900 LKR - 3,249,499 LKR	29	72.73% 37.66%
3,249,800 LKR - 4,874,399 LKR	13	35.06% 16.88%
4,874,700 LKR - 6,499,199 LKR	8	18.18% 10.39%
6,499,600 LKR - 8,124,099 LKR	4	7.79% 5.19%
8,124,500 LKR - 9,748,999 LKR	0	n/a
9,749,400 LKR - 11,373,899 LKR	0	n/a
11,374,200 LKR - 12,998,799 LKR	0	n/a
12,999,100 LKR - 14,623,699 LKR	0	n/a
14,624,000 LKR - 16,248,599 LKR	1	2.6% 1.3%
16,248,900 LKR - 17,873,499 LKR	0	n/a
17,873,800 LKR - 19,498,399 LKR	0	n/a
19,498,700 LKR - 21,123,299 LKR	0	n/a
21,123,600 LKR - 22,748,199 LKR	0	n/a
22,748,500 LKR - 24,373,099 LKR	1	1.3% 1.3%
24,373,400 LKR - 25,997,999 LKR	0	n/a
25,998,300 LKR - 27,622,799 LKR	0	n/a
27,623,200 LKR - 29,247,699 LKR	0	n/a
29,248,100 LKR - 30,872,599 LKR	0	n/a
30,873,000 LKR - 32,497,499 LKR	0	n/a
32,497,800 LKR - 34,122,399 LKR	0	n/a
34,122,700 LKR - 35,747,299 LKR	0	n/a
35,747,600 LKR - 37,372,199 LKR	0	n/a
37,372,500 LKR - 38,997,099 LKR	0	n/a
38,997,400 LKR - 40,621,999 LKR	0	n/a
40,622,300 LKR - 42,246,899 LKR	0	n/a
42,247,200 LKR - 43,871,799 LKR	0	n/a
43,872,100 LKR - 45,496,699 LKR	0	n/a
45,497,000 LKR - 47,121,599 LKR	0	n/a
47,121,900 LKR - 48,746,399 LKR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
48,746,800 LKR - 51,996,199 LKR	0	n/a
51,996,600 LKR - 55,245,999 LKR	0	n/a
55,246,300 LKR - 58,495,799 LKR	0	n/a
58,496,100 LKR - 61,745,599 LKR	0	n/a
61,745,900 LKR - 64,995,399 LKR	0	n/a
64,995,700 LKR - 68,245,199 LKR	0	n/a
68,245,500 LKR - 71,494,899 LKR	0	n/a
71,495,300 LKR - 74,744,699 LKR	0	n/a
74,745,100 LKR - 77,994,499 LKR	0	n/a
77,994,800 LKR - 81,244,299 LKR	0	n/a
81,244,600 LKR - 113,742,499 LKR	0	n/a

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Senior Design Engineer

Posted 21 May 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and fabrication drawings of steel work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	2,400,000 LKR

Engineer

Posted 09 May 2024
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management of technicians."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	1,440,000 LKR

Project Manager

Posted 12 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	1,119,600 LKR

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 12 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Reviewing contractor's submissions, attending meetings."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	3,842,900 LKR

Construction

Posted 26 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"AC, ac maintenance, AC repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	1,505,000 LKR

Geologist

Posted 09 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Geological Mapping."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	7,224,300 LKR

Bim Manager

Posted 22 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building Information Modeling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	2,836,700 LKR

Civil Engineer

Posted 15 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction supervision
Construction management 
Designing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	1,762,000 LKR

Electrical Senior Engineer

Posted 04 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"BSc, B. Tech, Post Graduate Diploma."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	3,223,500 LKR

Assistant Director

Posted 23 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electricity Regulations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	3,331,000 LKR

Npi Engineer

Posted 04 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Introduction of new products to the company in EMS field."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Negombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	1,280,400 LKR

Engineer

Posted 20 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designing fuel supply system. Done pump calculations. Coordination work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	966,800 LKR

Electrical Engineer

Posted 04 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	5,488,900 LKR

Junior R&d Engineer

Posted 04 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for doing research and development based projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	987,900 LKR

Electrical Engineer

Posted 24 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I'm Front-end Developer for implementing visual elements that users see and interact within a renewable energy suppler. In general, supported by back-end energy suppler and currently work at aftersales solar engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,975,900 LKR

Installation & Commissioning

Posted 18 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Install machine and components related to tire industry and commission it and hand over to the production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	4,574,100 LKR

Renewable Energy Engineer

Posted 21 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Renewable energy power station design, operation and maintenance. 
Inventory management
Problem solving and etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	2,634,600 LKR

Head Of Test Lab

Posted 19 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Testing manufactured enclosures."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,756,500 LKR

Engineering Assistant

Posted 06 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Doing irrigation works."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	856,000 LKR

Quantity Surveyor

Posted 02 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Quantity surveying."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	3,293,300 LKR

Civil Engineer

Posted 17 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Drawing coorination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	1,690,500 LKR

Civil Engineering

Posted 05 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction or project manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	3,686,900 LKR

Plant Head

Posted 04 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"To look after bottling plant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	914,800 LKR

Project Engineer

Posted 09 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Techincal prjects to be caried out."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	1,097,800 LKR

Engineer

Posted 16 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	878,100 LKR

Assistant Manager Osh

Posted 08 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management of occupational health and safety matters."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	3,659,300 LKR

Service Engineer

Posted 14 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Comissioning, Preventive Maintenance, Troubleshooting Medical Analyzers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	2,799,400 LKR

Electronics

Posted 26 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronic engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	1,427,000 LKR

Maintenance

Posted 13 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"To maintain equipments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Negombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	2,561,500 LKR

Project Engineer

Posted 01 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Guid the labours."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	1,427,000 LKR

Land Surveyor

Posted 27 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I'm a graduated surveyor passed out from Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and I have 2 years post qualifying experience in the building, road, irrigation, and bridges."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	3,110,400 LKR

Software Engineer

Posted 21 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	3,293,300 LKR

Assistant Engineer

Posted 09 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have BSc in Civil Engineering & diploma in civil engineering. As well I have a Advanced Diploma in Project Management. Additionaly I have MBA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	2,012,600 LKR

Assistant Electrical Engineer

Posted 27 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintenance of machineries and power section of the plant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,502,400 LKR

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 11 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Review MSB's, RFI's. Check design and execute."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	2,395,400 LKR

Maintenence Head

Posted 06 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Do both preventive and breakdown maintenence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	1,418,200 LKR

Assistant Engineer

Posted 02 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assistant engineer for civil work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	1,765,000 LKR

Project Manager

Posted 17 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic Projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	7,354,600 LKR

Structural Engineer

Posted 21 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Site supervision."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Negombo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	6,303,900 LKR

Engineering Manager

Posted 13 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing 12 design engineers. Electronics, mechanical design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Negombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	4,790,800 LKR

Project Portfolio Manager

Posted 04 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project portfolio management, project management and program management of product development projects and manufacturing engineering projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	7,262,300 LKR

Factory Solution Engineer

Posted 19 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible to business development aspect of factory solutions for North Asia region with a primary focus on sales revenue and lead generation. The role will balance project leadership and customer management to grow our sales funnel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	3,025,900 LKR

Factory Solution Engineer

Posted 19 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible to business development aspect of factory solutions for North Asia region with a primary focus on sales revenue and lead generation. The role will balance project leadership and customer management to grow our sales funnel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	3,025,900 LKR

Design Engineer

Posted 18 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	5,463,500 LKR

Electrical Engineer

Posted 14 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	5,673,500 LKR

Structural Engineer

Posted 06 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Structural Designing of buildings, preparing bills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	840,400 LKR

Product Development Engineer

Posted 24 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Developement to the specific products in the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	1,891,000 LKR

Furnace Operator

Posted 14 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operating Furnace."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	4,216,900 LKR

Associate Consultant

Posted 08 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordinate Projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	2,092,900 LKR

General Manager

Posted 12 January 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Power plant General Manager for one of the power plant in colmbo."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	23,148,500 LKR

ENGINEERS & TECHNICIANS / SALARY
SRI LANKA

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ENGINEERS & TECHNICIANS / SALARY SRI LANKA

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3,335,579 LKR

3,416,823 LKR

2,274,849 LKR

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