Median monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Median monthly earnings of employees was 41,152 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka, 2018–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 41,152 for median monthly earnings of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27,000 | — |
| 2019 | 32,000 | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 35,000 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 39,536 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 40,000 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 41,152 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,500 | 27,000 | 32,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 37,738 | 33,000 | 41,152 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 5 Chile 500,000 compare
- 6 Costa Rica 482,882 compare
- 7 Armenia 140,000 compare
- 9 Rwanda 35,000 compare
- 10 Switzerland 7,404 compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 7,200 compare
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Sri Lanka was 41,152 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 41,152 in 2024.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,000 in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Median monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. The median is the middle value, with half of employees earning less and half earning more. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.