Minimum Wage Updated in Sri Lanka from 01 April 2025 - August 08, 2025

 

The national minimum wage has been revised in Sri Lanka with effect from 01 April 2025. The national minimum wage is also now set at LKR27,000 per month. There is no separate Budgetary Relief Allowance and the already existing allowance of LKR3,500 has been made part of the newly announced national monthly minimum wage of LKR27,000. The notification was issued at the end of July, and the new minimum wage rate is effective retroactively.

For more information on changes, please refer to the minimum wage pages:

https://wageindicator.org/en-lk/work-in-sri-lanka/minimum-wage  

https://wageindicator.org/work/minimum-wage/countries/sri-lanka

Note: This minimum wage increase might not reflect the inflationary trends.