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Table 026A (Labor, Wage)
Public Sector Employees (Monthly Gross Salary) (2003)
Lab026ae
Monthly Gross Salary                Public Sector Employees
Total State Sector Provincial Public Sector Semi-Government Sector  
 (Rupee / Month) Number Number Number Number
Total 774,950 100.00 285,895 99.85 275,266 100.00 213,789 100.00
Less Than 3,499 116,080 15.00 57,531 20.00 36,012 13.08 22,537 10.54
3,500 - 4,999 226,003 29.10 103,153 36.10 79,042 28.71 43,808 20.49
5,000 - 6,499 188,030 24.20 71,316 24.90 92,636 33.65 24,078 11.26
6,500 - 7,999 95,547 12.30 25,671 8.98 27,564 10.01 42,312 19.79
8,000 - 9,999 89,074 11.50 18,104 6.24 34,426 12.51 36,544 17.09
10,000 - 12,499 26,375 3.40 5,559 1.94 3,403 1.24 17,413 8.14
12,500 - 14,999 15,497 2.00 849 0.30 366 0.13 14,282 6.68
15,000 - 17,499 7,814 1.00 1,111 0.39 906 0.33 5,797 2.71
17,500 - 19,999 3,488 0.50 891 0.31 501 0.18 2,096 0.98
20,000 - 24,999 3,009 0.40 435 0.15 192 0.07 2,382 1.11
> 25,000 3,157 0.40 868 0.30 72 0.03 2,217 1.04
Other 444 0.10 111 0.04 103 0.04 230 0.11
Unspecified 432 0.10 296 0.10 43 0.02 93 0.04
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Revised:  2008(y)/03(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      The Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.