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POLITICS
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Highest Paid Political Figures
This list features the highest paid political figures as of 2024.
RANK | COUNTRY | POSITION | ANNUAL SALARY | CURRENT LEADER |
1 | Singapore | Prime Minister | $1.61 million | Lawrence Wong |
2 | Hong Kong | Chief Executive | $695,000 | John Lee Ka-chiu |
3 | Switzerland | President | $530,000 | Viola Amherd |
4 | United States | President | $400,000 | Donald Trump |
5 | Australia | Prime Minister | $390,000 | Anthony Albanese |
6 | Germany | Chancellor | $367,000 | Olaf Scholz |
7 | European Union | President | $364,000 | Ursula von der Leyen |
8 | Austria | Chancellor | $307,000 | Karl Nehammer |
9 | Canada | Prime Minister | $292,000 | Justin Trudeau |
10 | New Zealand | Prime Minister | $288,000 | Christopher Luxon |
11 | Japan | Prime Minister | $256,000 | Fumio Kishida |
References
Visual Capitalist. (2024). Top 10 highest paid world leaders in 2024. Available at: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/top-10-highest-paid-world-leaders-in-2024/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
World Population Review. (2024). What country has the highest paid government leader? Available at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/highest-paid-government-leader [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Forbes. (2024). What are world leaders getting paid? Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes/2024/what-are-world-leaders-getting-paid/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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