COLOMBO / SALARY
SRI LANKA

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 328.35 LKR = 1 USD
4,511,234 LKR $13,739 USD		2,298,467 LKR $7,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 328.35 LKR = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Colombo

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Average salary in Colombo is 4,511,234 LKR per year. The most typical earning is 2,298,467 LKR. All data are based on 1,218 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 4,892,451 LKR. Women receive a salary of 3,349,194 LKR.

The most paid careers are Security & Fireguard with average income 8,931,186 LKR and Sports & Recreation with income 7,650,611 LKR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 7,092,412 LKR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 6,993,906 LKR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 10,737,124 LKR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 9,193,868 LKR.

Levels / Colombo (Gross LKR)

Salary Levels (LKR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
328,400 LKR - 656,399 LKR	0	n/a
656,700 LKR - 984,699 LKR	106	100% 8.7%
985,100 LKR - 1,641,399 LKR	229	91.3% 18.8%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
1,641,800 LKR - 3,283,199 LKR	368	72.5% 30.21%
3,283,500 LKR - 4,924,999 LKR	189	42.28% 15.52%
4,925,300 LKR - 6,566,699 LKR	127	26.77% 10.43%
6,567,000 LKR - 8,208,499 LKR	65	16.34% 5.34%
8,208,800 LKR - 9,850,199 LKR	29	11% 2.38%
9,850,600 LKR - 11,491,999 LKR	22	8.62% 1.81%
11,492,300 LKR - 13,133,799 LKR	24	6.81% 1.97%
13,134,100 LKR - 14,775,499 LKR	10	4.84% 0.82%
14,775,900 LKR - 16,417,299 LKR	10	4.02% 0.82%
16,417,600 LKR - 18,059,099 LKR	4	3.2% 0.33%
18,059,400 LKR - 19,700,799 LKR	6	2.87% 0.49%
19,701,100 LKR - 21,342,599 LKR	5	2.38% 0.41%
21,342,900 LKR - 22,984,299 LKR	2	1.97% 0.16%
22,984,700 LKR - 24,626,099 LKR	4	1.81% 0.33%
24,626,400 LKR - 26,267,899 LKR	2	1.48% 0.16%
26,268,200 LKR - 27,909,599 LKR	1	1.31% 0.08%
27,910,000 LKR - 29,551,399 LKR	0	n/a
29,551,700 LKR - 31,193,199 LKR	0	n/a
31,193,500 LKR - 32,834,899 LKR	3	1.23% 0.25%
32,835,200 LKR - 34,476,699 LKR	0	n/a
34,477,000 LKR - 36,118,399 LKR	0	n/a
36,118,800 LKR - 37,760,199 LKR	0	n/a
37,760,500 LKR - 39,401,999 LKR	1	0.99% 0.08%
39,402,300 LKR - 41,043,699 LKR	2	0.9% 0.16%
41,044,100 LKR - 42,685,499 LKR	1	0.74% 0.08%
42,685,800 LKR - 44,327,299 LKR	1	0.66% 0.08%
44,327,600 LKR - 45,968,999 LKR	0	n/a
45,969,300 LKR - 47,610,799 LKR	1	0.57% 0.08%
47,611,100 LKR - 49,252,499 LKR	1	0.49% 0.08%
HIGH SALARIES
49,252,900 LKR - 52,536,099 LKR	2	0.41% 0.16%
52,536,400 LKR - 55,819,599 LKR	1	0.25% 0.08%
55,819,900 LKR - 59,103,099 LKR	1	0.16% 0.08%
59,103,400 LKR - 62,386,599 LKR	0	n/a
62,387,000 LKR - 65,670,199 LKR	0	n/a
65,670,500 LKR - 68,953,699 LKR	0	n/a
68,954,000 LKR - 72,237,199 LKR	0	n/a
72,237,500 LKR - 75,520,699 LKR	1	0.08% 0.08%
75,521,100 LKR - 78,804,299 LKR	0	n/a
78,804,600 LKR - 82,087,799 LKR	0	n/a
82,088,100 LKR - 114,923,399 LKR	0	n/a

Gender / Colombo (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	858	4,892,451 LKR
2	Women	274	3,349,194 LKR

Education / Colombo (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	23	7,092,412 LKR
2	Masters Degree	332	6,993,906 LKR
3	Bachelors Degree	667	3,579,041 LKR
4	High School	79	3,250,689 LKR
5	Some College	109	3,053,677 LKR
6	Bellow H. School	8	2,659,654 LKR

Experience / Colombo (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	86	10,737,124 LKR
2	16-20 Years	75	9,193,868 LKR
3	12-16 Years	108	6,304,366 LKR
4	8-12 Years	208	4,990,957 LKR
5	4-8 Years	292	3,480,535 LKR
6	2-4 Years	215	2,889,501 LKR
7	0-1 Year	109	2,429,808 LKR
8	1-2 Years	125	2,035,785 LKR

Age / Colombo (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	10	15,629,576 LKR
2	51-55	23	11,360,994 LKR
3	46-50	41	10,737,124 LKR
4	41-45	64	8,274,481 LKR
5	36-40	149	6,173,025 LKR
6	14-20	17	4,728,275 LKR
7	31-35	263	4,596,934 LKR
8	n/a	87	4,432,757 LKR
9	26-30	381	2,790,995 LKR
10	21-25	183	2,429,808 LKR

Work Type / Colombo (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	23	8,044,634 LKR
2	Permanent	1,014	4,564,098 LKR
3	Contract	160	3,907,394 LKR
4	Part Time	21	2,331,302 LKR

Career Groups / Colombo (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Security & Fireguard	1	8,931,186 LKR
2	Sports & Recreation	1	7,650,611 LKR
3	Management & Business	151	7,289,424 LKR
4	Media	12	6,435,707 LKR
5	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	10	6,304,366 LKR
6	Finance & Banking	103	5,910,343 LKR
7	Fashion	12	5,417,815 LKR
8	Hotels & Tourism	28	5,286,474 LKR
9	Salesmen & Saleswomen	10	5,220,803 LKR
10	Logistics, Road, Railway	12	5,122,298 LKR
11	Engineers & Technicians V	8	4,432,757 LKR
12	IT & Programming	203	4,399,922 LKR
13	Human Resources	66	4,334,252 LKR
14	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	4,235,746 LKR
15	Architect Constructions	12	4,170,075 LKR
16	Construction & Labor Workers	19	4,071,570 LKR
17	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	13	4,005,899 LKR
18	Properties & Real Estates	3	4,005,899 LKR
19	Accounting & Administration	168	3,907,394 LKR
20	Aviation & Shipping	12	3,907,394 LKR
21	Insurance	11	3,874,558 LKR
22	IT & Programming II	71	3,743,217 LKR
23	Engineers & Technicians	59	3,480,535 LKR
24	Automobile	6	3,447,700 LKR
25	Engineers & Technicians II	2	3,382,030 LKR
26	Engineers & Technicians IV	4	3,250,689 LKR
27	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	101	3,086,512 LKR
28	Education & University	30	3,053,677 LKR
29	Law	10	2,790,995 LKR
30	Military	8	2,659,654 LKR
31	Health Care & Medical II	11	2,626,819 LKR
32	Public Sector	8	2,626,819 LKR
33	Organization & Coordination	14	2,593,984 LKR
34	Customer Services	16	2,528,313 LKR
35	Health Care & Medical	13	2,429,808 LKR
36	Making Design	8	2,167,126 LKR
37	Engineers & Technicians III	1	1,116,398 LKR

Careers / Colombo (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Director	18	13,692,296 LKR
2	CEO	15	13,166,932 LKR
3	General Manager	21	13,035,591 LKR
4	Bank Manager	10	10,277,431 LKR
5	Banks	10	9,226,703 LKR
6	Logistics Manager	7	8,011,799 LKR
7	Other Human Resource Career	10	7,880,458 LKR
8	IT Project Manager	34	6,468,543 LKR
9	Finance Manager	21	5,910,343 LKR
10	Chartered Accountant	28	5,647,661 LKR
11	Lead Developer	15	5,647,661 LKR
12	IT Manager	48	5,516,320 LKR
13	Human Resources Manager	33	5,384,979 LKR
14	Engineering Manager	6	4,958,121 LKR
15	Accounting Assistant	5	4,892,451 LKR
16	Certified Management Accountant	10	4,793,945 LKR
17	Senior Accountant	9	4,728,275 LKR
18	Business Manager	6	4,596,934 LKR
19	Marketing Manager	24	4,564,098 LKR
20	Other Engineer Career	8	4,432,757 LKR
21	Computer Engineer	7	4,367,087 LKR
22	Construction Manager	6	4,170,075 LKR
23	Business Development Manager	9	4,137,240 LKR
24	Financial Analyst	18	4,104,405 LKR
25	Manager	15	4,071,570 LKR
26	Other IT Career	12	4,071,570 LKR
27	Lecturer	12	3,907,394 LKR
28	Operations Manager	12	3,907,394 LKR
29	Account Manager	8	3,907,394 LKR
30	Sales Manager	21	3,776,053 LKR
31	Manufacturing	7	3,644,712 LKR
32	Software Developer	48	3,513,371 LKR
33	Other Finance Career	15	3,513,371 LKR
34	Other Tourism Career	8	3,480,535 LKR
35	Other Management Career	20	3,250,689 LKR
36	Doctor	7	3,152,183 LKR
37	Engineer	30	3,086,512 LKR
38	Audit Manager	16	3,020,842 LKR
39	.NET Developer	13	3,020,842 LKR
40	Java Developer	9	3,020,842 LKR
41	Accountant	33	2,955,171 LKR
42	Software Engineer	21	2,955,171 LKR
43	Architect	8	2,823,830 LKR
44	Mechanical Engineer	13	2,725,325 LKR
45	Fashion Designer	7	2,561,149 LKR
46	Other Public Sector Career	6	2,528,313 LKR
47	Risk Manager	7	2,331,302 LKR
48	Marketing	10	2,298,467 LKR
49	PHP Developer	5	2,134,290 LKR
50	IT Coordinator	10	2,068,620 LKR
51	Assistant Manager	14	1,904,444 LKR
52	Marketing Executive	17	1,740,267 LKR
53	Financial Accountant	6	1,707,432 LKR
54	Human Resource	13	1,444,750 LKR
55	Accountant Executive	20	1,313,409 LKR
56	Human Resource Administrator	6	1,182,068 LKR
57	Call Center	6	1,083,563 LKR
58	Teacher	7	1,050,727 LKR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Lecturer

Posted 14 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Computer science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	2,375,300 LKR

Manager

Posted 12 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	6,108,300 LKR

Accountant

Posted 21 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bachelor Degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	2,053,500 LKR

Software Engineer

Posted 21 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"React."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	6,468,900 LKR

Sales Executive

Posted 19 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Promoting sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	High School	4-8 Years	Intermediate	1,026,800 LKR

Dentist

Posted 19 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consultation, extractions, restorations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	3,080,300 LKR

Fashion Designer

Posted 17 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Designing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	3,696,300 LKR

Commissioned Officer

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administration, Human Resources, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	1,519,600 LKR

Sales Manager

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Key account management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	3,256,900 LKR

Tech Led

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	2,562,100 LKR

Deputy Manager

Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing a finance and accounting shared service operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,085,500 LKR

It Manager

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing IT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	2,330,300 LKR

Accountant

Posted 24 July 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	11,282,200 LKR

Financial Controller

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	3,288,800 LKR

Head Of Operations

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Total Operation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,918,200 LKR

Head Of Ict

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	3,836,800 LKR

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 19 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++ Senior Software Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	3,836,800 LKR

Senior Manager

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"MBA Knowledge."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	1,644,400 LKR

Software Engineer Php

Posted 16 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"PHP Laravel Zend HTML Js."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	1,108,500 LKR

Director

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IFRS, Auditing, Forensic."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	4,102,400 LKR

Director

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IFRS, Auditing, Forensic."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	4,102,400 LKR

All Hr Functions

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Employee lifecycle."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,057,300 LKR

Civil Engineer

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Drainage design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	1,725,200 LKR

Business Process Reengineering

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Continuous improvement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,279,900 LKR

Senior Marketing Executive

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engage with customers
Introduce the product and services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,057,300 LKR

Corporate Communications Executive

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	1,125,300 LKR

Director - It

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Projects and teams management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	8,089,300 LKR

Team Leader

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,650,000 LKR

Assistant Accountant

Posted 20 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	18,326,300 LKR

Internal Auditor

Posted 18 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"ACCA member."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	16,178,900 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	3,882,800 LKR

Ops Mge

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Food Safety."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	4,925,300 LKR

Technical Project Manager

Posted 04 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management, Product Management, Delivery Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	6,794,900 LKR

Technical Project Manager

Posted 04 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management
Delivery Management
Product Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	6,794,900 LKR

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 04 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

". Net Core, . Net, Azure DevOps, MSSQL."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	4,853,700 LKR

Software Engineer

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintain AWS lambdas."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	5,609,200 LKR

It Manager

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network Manage, Web Manage, Helpdesk."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	High School	8-12 Years	Advanced	1,125,900 LKR

Junior Financial Analyst

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial analysis, accounting, data analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	1,611,900 LKR

Project Manager

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Master."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	2,703,300 LKR

Accountant

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	2,027,600 LKR

Relationship Manager

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Risk Management, Financial analysis, Reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	2,433,100 LKR

Bookkeeper

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bookkeeper."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Intermediate	15,206,700 LKR

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Backed development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	5,068,800 LKR

Manager

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting and Audit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	4,055,200 LKR

Assistant Manager

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Dealing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	3,548,200 LKR

Executive Project

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruit employee 
Maintain Petty cash Settlement from Site Officers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	1,682,800 LKR

General

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	1,689,400 LKR

Finance And Administrative Manager

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing HR, Admin & Finance departments. 
I am a woman."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	5,778,300 LKR

Chief Executive Officer

Posted 26 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing, Management, Digital Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	6,082,700 LKR

Assistant Manager - Customer Service

Posted 25 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer Service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,885,400 LKR

COLOMBO / SALARY SRI LANKA

1,218

4,511,234 LKR

2,298,467 LKR

Average Salary / Colombo

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People's individual salary examples (surveys)

COLOMBO / SALARY
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