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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
Gross income
Net (after tax)
301.77 LKR = 1 USD

4,146,254 LKR

$13,740 USD

2,112,356 LKR

$7,000 USD

Average Salary / Colombo

Average salary in Colombo is 4,146,254 LKR per year. The most typical earning is 2,112,356 LKR. All data are based on 1,231 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 4,496,302 LKR. Women receive a salary of 3,047,829 LKR.

The most paid careers are Security & Fireguard with average income 8,208,014 LKR and Sports & Recreation with income 7,031,130 LKR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 6,457,776 LKR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 6,427,599 LKR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 9,867,723 LKR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 8,449,427 LKR.

Levels / Colombo (Gross LKR)

Salary Levels (LKR) per Year Surveys [%]
301,800 LKR - 603,199 LKR
0 n/a
603,500 LKR - 904,999 LKR
106 100%
8.61%
905,300 LKR - 1,508,499 LKR
229 91.39%
18.6%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
1,508,800 LKR - 3,017,399 LKR
373 72.79%
30.3%
3,017,700 LKR - 4,526,199 LKR
192 42.49%
15.6%
4,526,500 LKR - 6,034,999 LKR
128 26.89%
10.4%
6,035,300 LKR - 7,543,799 LKR
69 16.49%
5.61%
7,544,100 LKR - 9,052,699 LKR
29 10.89%
2.36%
9,053,000 LKR - 10,561,499 LKR
22 8.53%
1.79%
10,561,800 LKR - 12,070,299 LKR
24 6.74%
1.95%
12,070,600 LKR - 13,579,099 LKR
10 4.79%
0.81%
13,579,400 LKR - 15,087,999 LKR
10 3.98%
0.81%
15,088,300 LKR - 16,596,799 LKR
4 3.17%
0.32%
16,597,100 LKR - 18,105,599 LKR
6 2.84%
0.49%
18,105,900 LKR - 19,614,399 LKR
5 2.36%
0.41%
19,614,700 LKR - 21,123,299 LKR
2 1.95%
0.16%
21,123,600 LKR - 22,632,099 LKR
4 1.79%
0.32%
22,632,400 LKR - 24,140,899 LKR
2 1.46%
0.16%
24,141,200 LKR - 25,649,699 LKR
1 1.3%
0.08%
25,650,000 LKR - 27,158,599 LKR
0 n/a
27,158,900 LKR - 28,667,399 LKR
0 n/a
28,667,700 LKR - 30,176,199 LKR
3 1.22%
0.24%
30,176,500 LKR - 31,685,099 LKR
0 n/a
31,685,400 LKR - 33,193,899 LKR
0 n/a
33,194,200 LKR - 34,702,699 LKR
0 n/a
34,703,000 LKR - 36,211,499 LKR
1 0.97%
0.08%
36,211,800 LKR - 37,720,399 LKR
2 0.89%
0.16%
37,720,700 LKR - 39,229,199 LKR
1 0.73%
0.08%
39,229,500 LKR - 40,737,999 LKR
1 0.65%
0.08%
40,738,300 LKR - 42,246,799 LKR
0 n/a
42,247,100 LKR - 43,755,699 LKR
1 0.57%
0.08%
43,756,000 LKR - 45,264,499 LKR
1 0.49%
0.08%
HIGH SALARIES
45,264,800 LKR - 48,282,099 LKR
2 0.41%
0.16%
48,282,400 LKR - 51,299,799 LKR
1 0.24%
0.08%
51,300,100 LKR - 54,317,399 LKR
1 0.16%
0.08%
54,317,700 LKR - 57,335,099 LKR
0 n/a
57,335,400 LKR - 60,352,699 LKR
0 n/a
60,353,100 LKR - 63,370,399 LKR
0 n/a
63,370,700 LKR - 66,388,099 LKR
0 n/a
66,388,400 LKR - 69,405,699 LKR
1 0.08%
0.08%
69,406,000 LKR - 72,423,399 LKR
0 n/a
72,423,700 LKR - 75,440,999 LKR
0 n/a
75,441,300 LKR - 105,617,799 LKR
0 n/a

Gender / Colombo (Gross LKR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 868 4,496,302 LKR
2 Women 277 3,047,829 LKR

Education / Colombo (Gross LKR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 24 6,457,776 LKR
2 Masters Degree 338 6,427,599 LKR
3 Bachelors Degree 673 3,289,241 LKR
4 High School 79 2,987,476 LKR
5 Some College 109 2,806,416 LKR
6 Bellow H. School 8 2,444,298 LKR

Experience / Colombo (Gross LKR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 86 9,867,723 LKR
2 16-20 Years 75 8,449,427 LKR
3 12-16 Years 109 5,793,892 LKR
4 8-12 Years 210 4,586,831 LKR
5 4-8 Years 295 3,228,888 LKR
6 2-4 Years 218 2,655,534 LKR
7 0-1 Year 109 2,233,062 LKR
8 1-2 Years 129 1,901,121 LKR

Age / Colombo (Gross LKR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 56-60 10 14,364,026 LKR
2 51-55 23 10,441,077 LKR
3 46-50 41 9,867,723 LKR
4 41-45 67 7,483,778 LKR
5 36-40 151 5,673,186 LKR
6 14-20 17 4,345,419 LKR
7 31-35 265 4,224,713 LKR
8 n/a 87 4,073,830 LKR
9 26-30 385 2,565,004 LKR
10 21-25 185 2,233,062 LKR

Work Type / Colombo (Gross LKR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 23 7,393,248 LKR
2 Permanent 1,026 4,194,537 LKR
3 Contract 161 3,591,006 LKR
4 Part Time 21 2,142,533 LKR

Career Groups / Colombo (Gross LKR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Security & Fireguard 1 8,208,014 LKR
2 Sports & Recreation 1 7,031,130 LKR
3 Management & Business 151 6,699,188 LKR
4 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 10 5,793,892 LKR
5 Media 13 5,582,657 LKR
6 Finance & Banking 103 5,431,774 LKR
7 Fashion 12 4,979,126 LKR
8 Hotels & Tourism 28 4,858,420 LKR
9 Salesmen & Saleswomen 10 4,798,067 LKR
10 Logistics, Road, Railway 12 4,707,537 LKR
11 Engineers & Technicians II 3 4,224,713 LKR
12 Engineers & Technicians V 8 4,073,830 LKR
13 IT & Programming 206 4,043,654 LKR
14 Human Resources 67 3,983,301 LKR
15 Arts, Culture, Performance 1 3,892,771 LKR
16 Architect Constructions 12 3,832,418 LKR
17 Construction & Labor Workers 19 3,741,889 LKR
18 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 13 3,681,536 LKR
19 Properties & Real Estates 3 3,681,536 LKR
20 Accounting & Administration 170 3,621,183 LKR
21 Aviation & Shipping 12 3,591,006 LKR
22 Insurance 11 3,560,830 LKR
23 IT & Programming II 73 3,500,476 LKR
24 Engineers & Technicians 60 3,168,535 LKR
25 Automobile 6 3,168,535 LKR
26 Engineers & Technicians IV 4 2,987,476 LKR
27 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 102 2,896,946 LKR
28 Education & University 31 2,746,063 LKR
29 Law 10 2,565,004 LKR
30 Military 8 2,444,298 LKR
31 Health Care & Medical II 11 2,414,122 LKR
32 Public Sector 8 2,414,122 LKR
33 Organization & Coordination 14 2,383,945 LKR
34 Customer Services 16 2,323,592 LKR
35 Health Care & Medical 13 2,233,062 LKR
36 Making Design 8 1,991,650 LKR
37 Engineers & Technicians III 1 1,026,001 LKR

Careers / Colombo (Gross LKR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 18 12,583,611 LKR
2 CEO 15 12,100,786 LKR
3 General Manager 21 11,980,080 LKR
4 Bank Manager 10 9,445,252 LKR
5 Banks 10 8,479,603 LKR
6 Logistics Manager 7 7,363,072 LKR
7 Other Human Resource Career 11 6,970,777 LKR
8 IT Project Manager 34 5,944,775 LKR
9 Finance Manager 21 5,431,774 LKR
10 Chartered Accountant 29 5,250,715 LKR
11 Lead Developer 15 5,190,362 LKR
12 IT Manager 48 5,069,656 LKR
13 Human Resources Manager 33 4,948,950 LKR
14 Engineering Manager 6 4,556,655 LKR
15 Accounting Assistant 5 4,496,302 LKR
16 Certified Management Accountant 10 4,405,772 LKR
17 Senior Accountant 9 4,345,419 LKR
18 Business Manager 6 4,224,713 LKR
19 Marketing Manager 24 4,194,537 LKR
20 Other Engineer Career 8 4,073,830 LKR
21 Computer Engineer 7 4,013,477 LKR
22 Construction Manager 6 3,832,418 LKR
23 Business Development Manager 9 3,802,242 LKR
24 Financial Analyst 18 3,772,065 LKR
25 Manager 15 3,741,889 LKR
26 Other IT Career 12 3,741,889 LKR
27 Lecturer 12 3,591,006 LKR
28 Operations Manager 12 3,591,006 LKR
29 Account Manager 8 3,591,006 LKR
30 Sales Manager 21 3,470,300 LKR
31 Manufacturing 7 3,349,594 LKR
32 Software Developer 48 3,228,888 LKR
33 Other Finance Career 15 3,228,888 LKR
34 Other Tourism Career 8 3,198,711 LKR
35 Other Management Career 20 2,987,476 LKR
36 Doctor 7 2,896,946 LKR
37 Engineer 30 2,836,593 LKR
38 Software Engineer 22 2,776,240 LKR
39 Audit Manager 16 2,776,240 LKR
40 .NET Developer 13 2,776,240 LKR
41 Java Developer 11 2,776,240 LKR
42 Accountant 33 2,715,887 LKR
43 Marketing 11 2,595,181 LKR
44 Architect 8 2,595,181 LKR
45 Mechanical Engineer 14 2,474,475 LKR
46 Fashion Designer 7 2,353,768 LKR
47 Other Public Sector Career 6 2,323,592 LKR
48 Risk Manager 7 2,142,533 LKR
49 PHP Developer 5 1,961,474 LKR
50 IT Coordinator 10 1,901,121 LKR
51 Assistant Manager 14 1,750,238 LKR
52 Marketing Executive 17 1,599,355 LKR
53 Financial Accountant 6 1,569,179 LKR
54 Human Resource 13 1,327,767 LKR
55 Accountant Executive 20 1,207,061 LKR
56 Human Resource Administrator 6 1,086,354 LKR
57 Call Center 6 995,825 LKR
58 Teacher 7 965,648 LKR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50  Engineer (Man)
Posted 10 July 2024

What I do?

"Software development."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 1,973,800 LKR

49/50  Senior Design Engineer (Man)
Posted 21 May 2024

What I do?

"Design and fabrication drawings of steel work."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 2,228,500 LKR

48/50  Senior Technician (Man)
Posted 05 May 2024

What I do?

"Handling chmeicals."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 6,499,700 LKR

47/50  Journalist (Woman)
Posted 03 May 2024

What I do?

"Writing news articles."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,857,100 LKR

46/50  Consultant (Woman)
Posted 02 May 2024

What I do?

"Knowledge on study abroad, visa process."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Expert 1,515,200 LKR

45/50  Architect (Man)
Posted 27 April 2024

What I do?

"Architecting software systems."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 4,085,600 LKR

44/50  Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 20 April 2024

What I do?

"Development."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 3,342,700 LKR

43/50  Chief Architect (Man)
Posted 19 April 2024

What I do?

"15+ years of experience."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Doctorate Degree 8-12 Years Expert 4,677,400 LKR

42/50  Chief Financial Officer (Man)
Posted 16 April 2024

What I do?

"Overall Financial Planning and Management Tax Planning Financial Reporting Treasury Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 7,242,700 LKR

41/50  Business Administration MAnager (Woman)
Posted 13 April 2024
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 1,857,100 LKR

40/50  Country Head (Man)
Posted 09 April 2024

What I do?

"Sales Medical equipment and technology."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 7,428,600 LKR

39/50  Product Manager (Man)
Posted 17 November 2023

What I do?

"Managing product."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 7,242,400 LKR

38/50  Hr Advisor (Man)
Posted 16 November 2023

What I do?

"Advisory on HR, HR Audits, Salary Surveys."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 4,223,800 LKR

37/50  Lecturer (Woman)
Posted 14 July 2023

What I do?

"Computer science."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 2,183,000 LKR

36/50  Manager (Man)
Posted 12 July 2023

What I do?

"Operations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 5,613,700 LKR

35/50  Accountant (Woman)
Posted 21 May 2023

What I do?

"Bachelor Degree."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,887,200 LKR

34/50  Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 21 May 2023

What I do?

"React."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 5,945,100 LKR

33/50  Sales Executive (Woman)
Posted 19 May 2023

What I do?

"Promoting sales."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo High School 4-8 Years Intermediate 943,600 LKR

32/50  Dentist (Woman)
Posted 19 May 2023

What I do?

"Consultation, extractions, restorations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 2,830,900 LKR

31/50  Fashion Designer (Woman)
Posted 17 May 2023

What I do?

"Designing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 3,397,000 LKR

30/50  Commissioned Officer (Man)
Posted 08 September 2022

What I do?

"Administration, Human Resources,."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 1,396,600 LKR

29/50  Sales Manager (Man)
Posted 07 September 2022

What I do?

"Key account management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 2,993,200 LKR

28/50  Tech Led (Woman)
Posted 07 September 2022

What I do?

"IT Operations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 2,354,700 LKR

27/50  Deputy Manager (Man)
Posted 06 September 2022

What I do?

"Managing a finance and accounting shared service operations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 997,600 LKR

26/50  It Manager (Man)
Posted 31 August 2022

What I do?

"Managing IT."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 2,141,600 LKR

25/50  Accountant (Woman)
Posted 24 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 10,368,700 LKR

24/50  Financial Controller (Man)
Posted 22 July 2022

What I do?

"Finance."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 3,022,500 LKR

23/50  Head Of Operations (Man)
Posted 21 July 2022

What I do?

"Total Operation."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,762,900 LKR

22/50  Head Of Ict (Man)
Posted 21 July 2022

What I do?

"IT Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 3,526,100 LKR

21/50  Senior Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 19 July 2022

What I do?

"C++ Senior Software Engineer."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 3,526,100 LKR

20/50  Senior Manager (Man)
Posted 17 July 2022

What I do?

"MBA Knowledge."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 1,511,200 LKR

19/50  Software Engineer Php (Man)
Posted 16 July 2022

What I do?

"PHP Laravel Zend HTML Js."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 1,018,800 LKR

18/50  Director (Man)
Posted 14 July 2022

What I do?

"IFRS, Auditing, Forensic."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 3,770,300 LKR

17/50  Director (Man)
Posted 14 July 2022

What I do?

"IFRS, Auditing, Forensic."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 3,770,300 LKR

16/50  All Hr Functions (Woman)
Posted 16 June 2022

What I do?

"Employee lifecycle."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 971,700 LKR

15/50  Civil Engineer (Man)
Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"Drainage design."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 1,585,500 LKR

14/50  Business Process Reengineering (Woman)
Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"Continuous improvement."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,176,300 LKR

13/50  Senior Marketing Executive (Man)
Posted 12 June 2022

What I do?

"Engage with customers Introduce the product and services."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 971,700 LKR

12/50  Corporate Communications Executive (Woman)
Posted 25 May 2022

What I do?

"Writing."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 1,034,100 LKR

11/50  Director - It (Man)
Posted 06 April 2022

What I do?

"IT Projects and teams management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 7,434,300 LKR

10/50  Team Leader (Woman)
Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 1,516,400 LKR

9/50  Assistant Accountant (Man)
Posted 20 March 2022

What I do?

"Operations."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 16,842,400 LKR

8/50  Internal Auditor (Man)
Posted 18 March 2022

What I do?

"ACCA member."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 14,868,900 LKR

7/50  Mechanical Engineer (Man)
Posted 12 March 2022

What I do?

"Reviewing contractor's submissions, attending meetings."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 3,568,400 LKR

6/50  Ops Mge (Man)
Posted 09 March 2022

What I do?

"Food Safety."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 12-16 Years Expert 4,526,500 LKR

5/50  Technical Project Manager (Woman)
Posted 04 March 2022

What I do?

"Project Management, Product Management, Delivery Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 6,244,700 LKR

4/50  Technical Project Manager (Woman)
Posted 04 March 2022

What I do?

"Project Management Delivery Management Product Management."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 6,244,700 LKR

3/50  Senior Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 04 March 2022

What I do?

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

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 4,460,700 LKR

2/50  Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 16 February 2022

What I do?

"Maintain AWS lambdas."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 5,155,100 LKR

1/50  It Manager (Man)
Posted 15 February 2022

What I do?

"Network Manage, Web Manage, Helpdesk."

City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Colombo High School 8-12 Years Advanced 1,034,800 LKR




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