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Top 10 Highest-Paid World Leaders in 2024

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Although their salaries are far from those of CEOs of big companies, presidents, prime ministers, and other world leaders can be paid high salaries in some countries.

This graphic ranks the top 10 highest-paid world leaders in 2024, according to various sources. Hong Kong data is as of 2022. All figures are in USD and are approximate. They can vary year to year with changes in policies, additional perks, and other compensations.

Singapore Leads the Ranking of Highest-Paid World Leaders

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is the highest-paid government leader, earning over $1.6 million per year. His annual salary package includes a 13th-month bonus and other benefits.

Second on our list is Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, with a salary of $695,000. His position was created in 1997 during the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China, replacing the office of the governor of Hong Kong, who was the representative of the British monarch during British rule.

The third place is occupied by Switzerland President Viola Amherd.

Government Name Leader Annual Salary Title
🇸🇬 Singapore Lawrence Wong $1.61M Prime Minister
🇭🇰 Hong Kong John Lee Ka-chiu $695K Chief Executive
🇨🇭 Switzerland Viola Amherd $530K President
🇺🇸 United States Joe Biden $400K President
🇦🇺 Australia Anthony Albanese $390K Prime Minister
🇩🇪 Germany Olaf Scholz $367K Chancellor
🇪🇺 European Union Ursula von der Leyen $364K President
🇦🇹 Austria Karl Nehammer $307K Chancellor
🇨🇦 Canada Justin Trudeau $292K Prime Minister
🇳🇿 New Zealand Christopher Luxon $288K Prime Minister
🇯🇵 Japan Fumio Kishida $256K Prime Minister

U.S. President Joe Biden is the fourth on our list, with $400,000 per year.

Interestingly, in seventh place with a salary of $364,000 is German politician Ursula von der Leyen, who is not the leader of an individual country. Instead, she is the 13th president of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, appointed in December 2019.

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