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Software Engineer Salaries in Sri Lanka
Also known as: Tech Lead, Technical Lead, Software Developer
Based on 47 submissions · 2023–2026 data · Updated April 2026
USD 1.5k/mo · median
LKR300k/mo
- 47
- Submissions
- 28
- Companies
- 5
- Seniority Levels
The median Software Engineer salary in Sri Lanka is LKR 300k per month. Salaries range from LKR 100k (25th percentile) to LKR 420k (75th percentile), based on 47 anonymous submissions.
Career Progression
10Salary Overview
3USD 1.5k
USD25 submissions
P25: USD 900Median: USD 1.5kP75: USD 2.3k
LKR 300k
LKR21 submissions
P25: LKR 100kMedian: LKR 300kP75: LKR 420k
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Salary Trend
2Submissions
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Currency
| Level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| senior | LKR 100kLKR | full-time | onsite | 5 yr | 2026 |
| senior | LKR 315kLKR | full-time | hybrid | 5 yr | 2026 |
| mid | USD 900USD | full-time | remote-foreign | 3 yr | 2026 |
| senior | LKR 300kLKR | full-time | remote-local | 5 yr | 2026 |
| mid | LKR 427kLKR | full-time | hybrid | 4 yr | 2026 |
| lead | USD 2.3kUSD | contract | remote-foreign | 6 yr | 2026 |
| lead | USD 2.9kUSD | contract | hybrid | 5 yr | 2026 |
| lead | USD 3.5kUSD | full-time | hybrid | 8 yr | 2026 |
| lead | USD 2.8kUSD | contract | hybrid | 8 yr | 2026 |
| junior | LKR 80kLKR | contract | hybrid | 1 yr | 2026 |
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