Take-home for a Rs. 1,000,000 salary in Sri Lanka (2025/26)
A Rs. 1,000,000 monthly gross salary in Sri Lanka takes home Rs. 653,975 — you keep 65.4% after statutory deductions. That puts you in roughly the top 0.1% of Sri Lankan earners.*
| Gross salary | 1,000,000 |
| A.P.I.T. (income tax) | − 266,000 |
| EPF — employee 8% | − 80,000 |
| Stamp duty | − 25 |
| Net salary | Rs. 653,975 |
| EPF — employer 12% (paid for you) | 120,000 |
| ETF 3% (paid for you) | 30,000 |
Assumes the full salary is basic. If part of your pay is allowances, EPF applies only to the basic portion — use the calculator to set your exact split, increment plans and bonus tax. *Percentile is a statistical estimate modeled on DCS Labour Force Survey earnings.
If you get a raise
| +5% increment | +28,000/mo in hand |
| +10% increment | +56,000/mo in hand |
| +15% increment | +84,000/mo in hand |
How this is calculated
APIT 2025/26: the first Rs. 150,000/month is tax-free, then slabs of 6%, 18%, 24%, 30% and 36% apply per the IRD tax tables. EPF deducts 8% of basic salary; your employer separately adds 12% EPF and 3% ETF.