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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Sri Lanka? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Sri Lanka ≈ $323/mo; top 10% above $947/mo, minimum $38/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Sri Lanka

# What is a good salary in 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka (Colombo)?

The median is about **$323/month**; top-10% earners clear **$947/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $474 | $5,688 | 155,238 LKR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2023 (USD). | $38 | $456 | 12,445 LKR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $323 | $3,876 | 105,785 LKR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $569 | $6,828 | 186,351 LKR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $947 | $11,364 | 310,149 LKR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $2,275 | $27,300 | 745,078 LKR/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $4,670 (2025) and Gini 37.7 (consumption-based, widened to 44.7). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=LK).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇻 Cabo Verde](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/cabo-verde/) — median $328/mo
- [🇵🇾 Paraguay](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/paraguay/) — median $328/mo
- [🇸🇻 El Salvador](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/el-salvador/) — median $314/mo
- [🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/equatorial-guinea/) — median $337/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Sri Lanka](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sri-lanka/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Sri Lanka?**: The median wage is about $323/month ($3,876/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $569/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $947/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Sri Lanka?**: Roughly $947/month ($11,364/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $2,275/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Sri Lanka?**: About $38/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2023 (USD).
- **How are these Sri Lanka salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($4,670, 2025) and the Gini index (37.7, consumption-based — widened to 44.7 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=LK.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sri-lanka/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=LK