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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

364.99 LKR = 1 USD

4,943,470 LKR

$13,544 USD

Colombo

5,021,214 LKR

2,554,953 LKR

$7,000 USD

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Average Salary / Sri Lanka

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Average salary in Sri Lanka is 4,943,470 LKR per year. The most typical earning is 2,554,953 LKR. All data are based on 1,376 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 5,365,403 LKR. Women receive a salary of 3,613,434 LKR.

The most paid careers are Sports & Recreation with average income 8,504,346 LKR and Management & Business with income 8,358,349 LKR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 8,066,354 LKR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 7,555,363 LKR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 10,913,303 LKR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 10,219,815 LKR.

Levels / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

Salary Levels (LKR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
365,000 LKR - 729,599 LKR	0	n/a
730,000 LKR - 1,094,599 LKR	130	100% 9.45%
1,095,000 LKR - 1,824,599 LKR	270	90.55% 19.62%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
1,825,000 LKR - 3,649,599 LKR	415	70.93% 30.16%
3,649,900 LKR - 5,474,499 LKR	208	40.77% 15.12%
5,474,900 LKR - 7,299,499 LKR	136	25.65% 9.88%
7,299,900 LKR - 9,124,499 LKR	72	15.77% 5.23%
9,124,800 LKR - 10,949,399 LKR	31	10.54% 2.25%
10,949,800 LKR - 12,774,399 LKR	24	8.28% 1.74%
12,774,800 LKR - 14,599,399 LKR	25	6.54% 1.82%
14,599,700 LKR - 16,424,299 LKR	10	4.72% 0.73%
16,424,700 LKR - 18,249,299 LKR	10	4% 0.73%
18,249,700 LKR - 20,074,299 LKR	4	3.27% 0.29%
20,074,600 LKR - 21,899,199 LKR	8	2.98% 0.58%
21,899,600 LKR - 23,724,199 LKR	6	2.4% 0.44%
23,724,600 LKR - 25,549,199 LKR	2	1.96% 0.15%
25,549,500 LKR - 27,374,099 LKR	4	1.82% 0.29%
27,374,500 LKR - 29,199,099 LKR	3	1.53% 0.22%
29,199,500 LKR - 31,024,099 LKR	1	1.31% 0.07%
31,024,400 LKR - 32,848,999 LKR	0	n/a
32,849,400 LKR - 34,673,999 LKR	0	n/a
34,674,400 LKR - 36,498,999 LKR	3	1.24% 0.22%
36,499,300 LKR - 38,323,899 LKR	0	n/a
38,324,300 LKR - 40,148,899 LKR	0	n/a
40,149,300 LKR - 41,973,899 LKR	0	n/a
41,974,200 LKR - 43,798,799 LKR	1	1.02% 0.07%
43,799,200 LKR - 45,623,799 LKR	2	0.94% 0.15%
45,624,200 LKR - 47,448,799 LKR	2	0.8% 0.15%
47,449,100 LKR - 49,273,699 LKR	1	0.65% 0.07%
49,274,100 LKR - 51,098,699 LKR	0	n/a
51,099,100 LKR - 52,923,699 LKR	1	0.58% 0.07%
52,924,000 LKR - 54,748,599 LKR	1	0.51% 0.07%
HIGH SALARIES
54,749,000 LKR - 58,398,599 LKR	2	0.44% 0.15%
58,398,900 LKR - 62,048,499 LKR	1	0.29% 0.07%
62,048,900 LKR - 65,698,399 LKR	1	0.22% 0.07%
65,698,800 LKR - 69,348,399 LKR	0	n/a
69,348,700 LKR - 72,998,299 LKR	0	n/a
72,998,700 LKR - 76,648,299 LKR	0	n/a
76,648,600 LKR - 80,298,199 LKR	0	n/a
80,298,600 LKR - 83,948,099 LKR	1	0.15% 0.07%
83,948,500 LKR - 87,598,099 LKR	0	n/a
87,598,400 LKR - 91,247,999 LKR	0	n/a
91,248,400 LKR - 127,747,699 LKR	1	0.07% 0.07%

Gender / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	977	5,365,403 LKR
2	Women	306	3,613,434 LKR

Education / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	28	8,066,354 LKR
2	Masters Degree	354	7,555,363 LKR
3	Bachelors Degree	760	4,124,425 LKR
4	High School	94	3,321,440 LKR
5	Some College	131	3,248,441 LKR
6	Bellow H. School	9	2,700,951 LKR

Experience / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	103	10,913,303 LKR
2	16-20 Years	82	10,219,815 LKR
3	12-16 Years	120	7,774,359 LKR
4	8-12 Years	241	5,328,903 LKR
5	4-8 Years	321	3,868,930 LKR
6	2-4 Years	243	3,065,944 LKR
7	0-1 Year	129	2,554,953 LKR
8	1-2 Years	137	2,189,960 LKR

Age / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	13	15,110,727 LKR
2	51-55	27	11,314,795 LKR
3	46-50	46	10,876,803 LKR
4	41-45	70	9,416,830 LKR
5	36-40	168	6,934,874 LKR
6	31-35	295	5,182,906 LKR
7	61-65	4	4,963,910 LKR
8	n/a	94	4,744,914 LKR
9	14-20	21	4,744,914 LKR
10	26-30	430	3,102,444 LKR
11	21-25	208	2,664,451 LKR

Work Type / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	27	11,935,284 LKR
2	Permanent	1,130	4,927,411 LKR
3	Contract	195	4,270,422 LKR
4	Part Time	24	2,408,956 LKR

Cities / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Colombo	1,211	5,036,909 LKR
2	Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	20	4,744,914 LKR
3	--Other--	104	4,452,919 LKR
4	Moratuwa	8	4,160,924 LKR
5	Negombo	33	3,978,428 LKR

Career Groups / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	Sports & Recreation	1	8,504,346 LKR
2	Management & Business	164	8,358,349 LKR
3	Media	13	6,679,379 LKR
4	Salesmen & Saleswomen	9	6,314,386 LKR
5	Finance & Banking	113	6,241,387 LKR
6	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	13	6,022,391 LKR
7	Security & Fireguard	2	5,547,899 LKR
8	Fashion	13	5,401,902 LKR
9	Logistics, Road, Railway	13	5,401,902 LKR
10	Aviation & Shipping	14	5,365,403 LKR
11	Hotels & Tourism	36	5,000,409 LKR
12	IT & Programming	221	4,781,413 LKR
13	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	4,708,415 LKR
14	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	21	4,635,416 LKR
15	Architect Constructions	12	4,635,416 LKR
16	Construction & Labor Workers	19	4,525,918 LKR
17	Properties & Real Estates	3	4,452,919 LKR
18	Human Resources	79	4,343,421 LKR
19	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	111	4,306,922 LKR
20	Insurance	11	4,306,922 LKR
21	Accounting & Administration	185	4,233,923 LKR
22	IT & Programming II	73	4,160,924 LKR
23	Engineers & Technicians V	12	4,124,425 LKR
24	Engineers & Technicians	74	3,832,430 LKR
25	Automobile	6	3,832,430 LKR
26	Engineers & Technicians II	2	3,759,432 LKR
27	Making Design	9	3,503,936 LKR
28	Engineers & Technicians IV	7	3,467,437 LKR
29	Health Care & Medical II	12	3,284,940 LKR
30	Education & University	39	3,175,442 LKR
31	Military	8	2,956,446 LKR
32	Law	11	2,919,947 LKR
33	Health Care & Medical	16	2,846,948 LKR
34	Customer Services	18	2,664,451 LKR
35	Organization & Coordination	19	2,591,453 LKR
36	Public Sector	14	2,445,455 LKR
37	Agriculture & Fishing	1	1,715,469 LKR
38	Engineers & Technicians III	1	1,240,977 LKR

Careers / Sri Lanka (Gross LKR)

#		Surveys
1	General Manager	24	15,110,727 LKR
2	CEO	16	15,001,229 LKR
3	Director	20	14,490,238 LKR
4	Hotel Manager	7	11,022,801 LKR
5	Bank Manager	11	10,621,308 LKR
6	Banks	11	9,745,324 LKR
7	Logistics Manager	7	8,905,839 LKR
8	Other Human Resource Career	11	8,029,855 LKR
9	IT Project Manager	35	7,226,869 LKR
10	Finance Manager	23	6,350,885 LKR
11	Lead Developer	14	6,204,888 LKR
12	Chartered Accountant	30	6,131,889 LKR
13	IT Manager	54	5,693,897 LKR
14	Human Resources Manager	38	5,474,901 LKR
15	Certified Management Accountant	10	5,328,903 LKR
16	Business Manager	6	5,109,907 LKR
17	Marketing Manager	24	5,073,408 LKR
18	Engineering Manager	9	5,036,909 LKR
19	Senior Accountant	11	4,890,911 LKR
20	Computer Engineer	7	4,854,412 LKR
21	Manager	18	4,635,416 LKR
22	Account Manager	7	4,635,416 LKR
23	Business Development Manager	9	4,598,916 LKR
24	Financial Analyst	18	4,562,417 LKR
25	Other IT Career	12	4,525,918 LKR
26	Other Engineer Career	11	4,416,420 LKR
27	Operations Manager	12	4,343,421 LKR
28	Software Developer	54	3,978,428 LKR
29	Sales Manager	24	3,941,928 LKR
30	Lecturer	16	3,868,930 LKR
31	Other Tourism Career	8	3,868,930 LKR
32	Engineer	37	3,722,932 LKR
33	Other Finance Career	16	3,722,932 LKR
34	Other Management Career	20	3,613,434 LKR
35	Doctor	10	3,540,436 LKR
36	Manufacturing	10	3,540,436 LKR
37	Civil Engineer	7	3,467,437 LKR
38	Accountant	41	3,430,938 LKR
39	Audit Manager	16	3,357,939 LKR
40	.NET Developer	13	3,357,939 LKR
41	Software Engineer	21	3,284,940 LKR
42	Marketing	11	3,248,441 LKR
43	Java Developer	10	3,138,943 LKR
44	Architect	8	3,138,943 LKR
45	Mechanical Engineer	14	2,919,947 LKR
46	Electrical Engineer	7	2,883,447 LKR
47	Risk Manager	7	2,591,453 LKR
48	Financial Accountant	7	2,518,454 LKR
49	Other Public Sector Career	10	2,335,957 LKR
50	Fashion Designer	8	2,262,959 LKR
51	IT Coordinator	12	2,189,960 LKR
52	Assistant Manager	14	2,116,961 LKR
53	Marketing Executive	17	1,934,465 LKR
54	Human Resource	18	1,605,971 LKR
55	Human Resource Administrator	8	1,532,972 LKR
56	Accountant Executive	22	1,423,474 LKR
57	Call Center	7	1,240,977 LKR
58	Teacher	7	1,167,978 LKR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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	1,689,200 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	3,620,400 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	2,848,000 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	1,206,700 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	2,590,400 LKR

Accountant

Posted 24 July 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Colombo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	12,541,200 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	3,655,800 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	2,132,300 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	4,264,900 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	4,264,900 LKR

Aircraft Maintenace

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aircraft Maintenace."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	4,021,100 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	1,827,900 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	1,232,200 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	4,560,200 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	4,560,200 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	1,175,300 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	1,917,700 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	1,422,700 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	1,175,300 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	1,250,800 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	8,992,000 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	1,834,100 LKR

Head Of It

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Digital Marketing, IT Coordinating."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Negombo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	1,510,300 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	20,371,400 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	17,984,300 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	4,316,000 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	5,474,900 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	7,553,200 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	7,553,200 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	5,395,300 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	6,235,200 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	1,251,600 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	1,791,800 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	3,005,000 LKR

Software Engineer

Posted 15 January 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Moratuwa	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	6,573,500 LKR

Director Factory Manager

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing Fishing fly manufacturing factory including ordering materials & scheduling export shipments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Negombo	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	7,414,800 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	2,253,800 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	2,704,600 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	16,903,600 LKR

Assistant Manager Human Resources & Admin

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Payroll
Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	2,456,400 LKR

Officer

Posted 12 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Should deliver land for telecommunication tower erection."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	1,352,300 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	5,634,400 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	4,507,700 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	3,944,100 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	1,870,600 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	1,877,900 LKR

Software Engineer

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop softwares."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	1,983,400 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	6,423,200 LKR

Finance Manager

Posted 03 December 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	6,761,500 LKR

It Manager Cum Lecturer

Posted 03 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lecturing and Managing the IT Departmental work. ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Negombo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	1,194,300 LKR

ECONOMY / Sri Lanka

Software developers earn around 6,500 USD per year and around 14,000 USD per year receive more skilled senior developers. Average incomes for mechanical engineers are similar to IT and are around 6,300 USD. An accountant earn about 6,000 USD on average per year. Average annual income for employees with Bachelors degree in Sri Lanka is around 11,500 USD.