Our study estimated salt intake, examined the association between blood pressure (BP) and salt intake, and explored the socioeconomic variations in salt intake among administrators (government employees). This is a cross-sectional study. We studied 168 randomly selected administrators aged 30-60years attached to government offices in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Self-administered questionnaire gathered information on socio-demographic, work-related information, lifestyle practices, and medical history. BP, 24-hour urine collection, and anthropometric indices were measured. Mean salt intake levels measured by 24-hour Sodium (Na) excretion in hypertensives and non-hypertensives were 202.56 (SD±85.45)mmol/day and 176.79 (SD±82.02)mmol/day, respectively. A 100-mmol increase in sodium was associated with an average increase of 3.1 (95percentCI 2-4.2) mmHg in systolic BP and 1.8 (95percentCI 0.89-2.6) mmHg in diastolic BP. Higher salt intake was found in managerial assistants (12.38±5.0g) compared with senior officers (10.84±4.9g). Salt intake among these administrators was alarmingly high. High salt intake was positively associated with hypertension and more prevalent in lower socioeconomic strata.