The current minimum wage in Sri Lanka is LKR16,000.00 per month in 2021. It became valid on August 16, 2021.
- Valid in April 2024
- The amounts are in Sri Lanka Rupee (₨).
Job type
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 1st year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,180.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 2nd year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,330.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 3rd year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,480.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 4th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,630.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 5th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,780.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 6th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,930.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 7th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR13,080.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 8th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR13,230.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 9th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR13,380.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 10th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR13,530.00 |
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Class A worker: Foremen, head bakers, head basses, cooks, short eats makers, pastry makers, cake decorators - 11th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR13,680.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 1st year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,125.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 2nd year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,250.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 3rd year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,375.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 4th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,500.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 5th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,625.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 6th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,750.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 7th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,875.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 8th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,000.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 9th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,125.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 10th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,250.00 |
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Class B worker: Dough mixers, scalars and weighers, divider men, twisters, piemen, pastry men, pie machine operators, friers, butter and icing mixers, icers, wrapping machine operators - 11th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR12,375.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 1st year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,070.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 2nd year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,170.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 3rd year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,270.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 4th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,370.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 5th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,470.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 6th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,570.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 7th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,670.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 8th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,770.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 9th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,870.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 10th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR10,970.00 |
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Class C worker: Flour dumpers, flour sifter, rolling machine men, sugar grinders, bench hands, pan greasers, panniers, bread trayers, bun trayers, cake trayers, bread slicer, fruit and vegetable cleaners, cream fillers, oven helpers, oven loaders, pan stackers, bread an but strackers, cutters, crust cleaners, hand wrappers, packers, general helpers and delivery men - 11th year
Minimum wage with effect from August 1, 2018.
Information last updated on this page 11/25/23
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LKR11,070.00 |
Working Hours
- Overtime is paid at One and Half times the normal hourly rate of wage.
Holiday pay for work on weekends (Sundays) and public holidays is paid for at a higher rate 1 1/2 times the daily rate or double the rate of remuneration.
Definitions
Bonuses e.g. project, attendance, festival would vary from company to company.
Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.
Source
According to legislation to be presented in Parliament shortly, the national minimum monthly wage for all workers in any industry or service will be Rs. 10,000, while the national minimum daily wage of a worker will be Rs. 400. Once the law is enacted, it will be mandatory for employers in all industry or service to pay the national minimum wage which should be the wage of a worker after deduction of all contributions of whatsoever nature. The law will come into operation with retrospective effect from January 1, 2016.