How much do world leaders earn?

Surprised to know the prime minister of one of the smallest countries earn the most whilst that of the biggest country earns the least.

Premier Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore

Salary : US$ 1,700,000

Tony Abbott, Prime minister of Australia

Salary US$ 403,712

Barack Obama, President, USA

Salary: US$ 400,000

Jean-Claude Juncker, President, European Commission

Salary: US$ 346,519

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President, Argentina

Salary: US$ 315.091

Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Canada

Salary: US$ 260,000

Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany

Salary: US$ 234,400

David Cameron, Prime Minister, U.K.

Salary: US$ 214,800

Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister, Japan

Salary: US$ 202,700

Francois Hollande, President, France

Salary: US$ 194,300

Vladimir Putin, President, Russia

Salary: US$ 136,000

Dilma Rousseff, President, Brazil

Salary: US$ 120,000

Narendra Modi, President, India

Salary: US$ 30,300

Xi Jinping, President, People’s Republic of China

Salary: US$ 22,000

Many thanks to CC Koh for sharing.

Alan CY Kok

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