Country rankings
Highest Paid Government Leaders in the World
Singapore has the highest Head of Government Annual Salary ($1,610,000), followed by Hong Kong ($568,400) and Switzerland ($495,000). Sao Tome and Principe has the lowest ($2,100).
158 of 235 countries
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Head of Government Annual Salary
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 158 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
$69,987
Middle half $34.2K – $129.1K
Average
$110,806
158 countries
Highest
$1,610,000
Singapore
Lowest
$2,100
Sao Tome and Principe
Data
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162 countries · # = rank by Head of Government Annual Salary
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Singapore | $1,610,000 | Prime Minister |
| 2 |  Hong Kong | $568,400 | Chief Executive |
| 3 |  Switzerland | $495,000 | Federal Council |
| 4 |  United States | $400,000 | President |
| 5 |  Australia | $392,811 | Prime Minister |
| 6 |  Germany | $369,727 | Chancellor |
| 7 |  Austria | $338,094 | Chancellor |
| 8 |  New Zealand | $325,546 | Prime Minister |
| 9 |  Japan | $316,521 | Prime Minister |
| 10 |  Canada | $279,000 | Prime Minister |
| 11 |  Luxembourg | $278,000 | Prime Minister |
| 12 |  United Arab Emirates | $261,400 | Prime Minister |
| 13 |  Liechtenstein | $254,660 | Prime Minister |
| 14 |  Jordan | $253,800 | Prime Minister |
| 15 |  Denmark | $249,774 | Prime Minister |
| 16 |  Sweden | $244,615 | Prime Minister |
| 17 |  Iceland | $242,619 | Prime Minister |
| 18 |  Ireland | $237,000 | Prime Minister |
| 19 |  Belgium | $228,107 | Prime Minister |
| 20 |  South Africa | $223,500 | President |
| 21 |  France | $220,500 | Prime Minister |
| 22 |  South Korea | $211,320 | President |
| 23 |  Norway | $210,714 | Prime Minister |
| 24 |  Monaco | $202,000 | Minister of State |
| 25 |  Bahrain | $200,000 | Prime Minister |
| 26 |  United Kingdom | $198,317 | Prime Minister |
| 27 |  Turkey | $197,400 | President |
| 28 |  Chile | $196,000 | President |
| 29 |  Netherlands | $193,844 | Prime Minister |
| 30 |  Mauritius | $187,968 | Prime Minister |
| 31 |  Israel | $184,177 | Prime Minister |
| 32 |  Guatemala | $178,680 | President |
| 33 |  Kenya | $173,300 | Deputy President |
| 34 |  Finland | $163,906 | Prime Minister |
| 35 |  Zimbabwe | $146,590 | President |
| 36 |  Lebanon | $141,900 | Prime Minister |
| 37 |  Uruguay | $139,608 | President |
| 38 |  Colombia | $134,676 | President |
| 39 |  Saudi Arabia | $132,400 | Ministers |
| 40 |  Italy | $131,608 | Prime Minister |
| 41 |  Taiwan | $121,500 | Premier |
| 42 |  Czechia | $120,702 | Prime Minister |
| 43 |  Dominican Republic | $120,000 | President |
| 44 |  Comoros | $117,060 | President |
| 45 |  Suriname | $116,870 | Vice President |
| 46 |  Hungary | $115,206 | Prime Minister |
| 47 |  Costa Rica | $113,520 | President |
| 48 |  Fiji | $113,495 | Prime Minister |
| 49 |  Papua New Guinea | $107,532 | Prime Minister |
| 50 |  Barbados | $106,667 | Prime Minister |
| 51 |  Russia | $105,000 | Prime Ministar |
| 52 |  Paraguay | $103,044 | President |
| 53 |  Brazil | $102,524 | President |
| 54 |  Botswana | $99,950 | President |
| 55 |  Guyana | $98,300 | Prime Minister |
| 56 |  Spain | $97,926 | Prime Minister |
| 57 |  Iraq | $96,000 | Prime Minister |
| 58 |  Philippines | $95,554 | President |
| 59 |  Georgia | $90,890 | Prime Minister |
| 60 |  Cyprus | $90,025 | President |
| 61 |  Liberia | $90,000 | President |
| 61 |  Palau | $90,000 | President |
| 63 |  Slovenia | $87,818 | Prime Minister |
| 64 |  Bahamas | $86,000 | Prime Minister |
| 65 |  Trinidad and Tobago | $85,600 | Prime Minister |
| 66 |  Panama | $84,000 | President |
| 67 |  San Marino | $83,682 | Captains Regent |
| 68 |  Greece | $82,405 | Prime Minister |
| 69 |  Samoa | $78,000 | Prime Ministar |
| 70 |  Namibia | $76,339 | Prime Minister |
| 71 |  Ghana | $76,000 | President |
| 72 |  Ecuador | $75,132 | President |
| 73 |  Estonia | $74,595 | Prime Minister |
| 74 |  Nauru | $74,411 | President |
| 75 |  Malawi | $74,300 | President |
| 76 |  Andorra | $73,603 | Prime Minister |
| 77 |  Portugal | $72,352 | Prime Minister |
| 78 |  Kiribati | $71,397 | Vice President |
| 79 |  Slovakia | $70,973 | Prime Minister |
| 80 |  Nigeria | $69,000 | President |
| 81 |  Mexico | $67,903 | President |
| 82 |  India | $66,000 | Prime Minister |
| 83 |  Gambia | $65,000 | President |
| 84 |  Morocco | $62,500 | Prime Minister |
| 85 |  El Salvador | $62,172 | President |
| 86 |  Malaysia | $61,844 | Prime Minister |
| 87 |  Romania | $61,296 | Prime Ministar |
| 88 |  South Sudan | $60,000 | President |
| 88 |  Marshall Islands | $60,000 | President |
| 90 |  Latvia | $59,644 | Prime Minister |
| 91 |  Poland | $57,772 | Prime Minister |
| 92 |  Jamaica | $57,545 | Prime Minister |
| 93 |  Malta | $56,900 | Prime Minister |
| 94 |  Antigua and Barbuda | $56,000 | Prime Minister |
| 95 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $55,724 | Prime Ministar |
| 96 |  Argentina | $51,840 | President |
| 97 |  Indonesia | $51,600 | President |
| 98 |  Peru | $51,537 | Prime Minister |
| 99 |  DR Congo | $51,500 | President |
| 100 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | $50,844 | Prime Ministar |
| 101 |  Saint Lucia | $50,685 | Prime Ministar |
| 102 |  Lithuania | $50,100 | Prime Minister |
| 103 |  Algeria | $50,000 | Prime Minister |
| 103 |  Bulgaria | $50,000 | Prime Minister |
| 105 |  Honduras | $49,908 | President |
| 106 |  Venezuela | $48,816 | President |
| 107 |  Palestine | $48,000 | Prime Minister |
| 108 |  Burundi | $47,300 | President |
| 109 |  Thailand | $46,000 | Prime Minister |
| 110 |  Belize | $45,500 | Prime Minister |
| 111 |  Tanzania | $45,000 | Prime Minister |
| 112 |  Zambia | $43,800 | Vice President |
| 113 |  Tonga | $41,504 | Prime Minister |
| 114 |  Bolivia | $39,924 | President |
| 115 |  Croatia | $39,422 | Prime Minister |
| 116 |  Nicaragua | $38,316 | President |
| 117 |  Bhutan | $37,365 | Prime Minister |
| 118 |  Lesotho | $36,650 | Prime Minister |
| 119 |  Tunisia | $33,355 | Prime Minister |
| 120 |  Myanmar | $32,784 | Vice President |
| 121 |  Vanuatu | $32,295 | Prime Minister |
| 122 |  Afghanistan | $31,230 | Prime Minister |
| 123 |  Cambodia | $30,000 | Prime Minister |
| 123 |  Micronesia | $30,000 | Vice President |
| 125 |  Grenada | $29,859 | Prime Minister |
| 126 |  Armenia | $29,720 | Prime Minister |
| 127 |  Timor-Leste | $27,000 | Prime Minister |
| 128 |  Albania | $24,986 | Prime Minister |
| 129 |  Mali | $23,280 | Prime Minister |
| 130 |  China | $22,000 | Premier |
| 131 |  Seychelles | $21,800 | Vice President |
| 132 |  Dominica | $21,666 | Prime Minister |
| 133 |  Angola | $21,054 | President |
| 134 |  Iran | $20,400 | President |
| 135 |  Tuvalu | $19,808 | Prime Minister |
| 136 |  Syria | $18,285 | Prime Minister |
| 137 |  Solomon Islands | $18,181 | Prime Minister |
| 138 |  Burkina Faso | $17,477 | Prime Minister |
| 139 |  Azerbaijan | $16,984 | Prime Minister |
| 140 |  Chad | $16,640 | President |
| 141 |  Bangladesh | $16,400 | Prime Minister |
| 142 |  North Macedonia | $15,600 | Prime Minister |
| 143 |  Montenegro | $15,522 | Prime Minister |
| 144 |  Serbia | $13,736 | Prime Minister |
| 145 |  Pakistan | $13,553 | Prime Minister |
| 146 |  Kyrgyzstan | $12,800 | Prime Minister |
| 147 |  Yemen | $12,040 | Prime Minister |
| 148 |  Mongolia | $11,390 | Prime Minister |
| 149 |  Turkmenistan | $10,800 | President |
| 150 |  Vietnam | $10,676 | Prime Minister |
| 151 |  Nepal | $9,033 | Prime Minister |
| 152 |  Moldova | $6,433 | Prime Minister |
| 153 |  Eritrea | $6,000 | President |
| 154 |  Sri Lanka | $5,600 | Prime Minister |
| 155 |  Ukraine | $3,840 | Prime Minister |
| 156 |  Ethiopia | $3,600 | Prime Minister |
| 157 |  Kazakhstan | $2,630 | Prime Minister |
| 158 |  Sao Tome and Principe | $2,100 | Prime Ministar |
| — |  Niger | — | Prime Minister |
| — |  North Korea | — | Premier |
| — |  Kuwait | — | Prime Minister |
| — |  Brunei | — | Monarch |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Head of Government Annual Salary?
- Singapore has the highest Head of Government Annual Salary, at $1,610,000, followed by Hong Kong ($568,400) and Switzerland ($495,000).
- Which country has the lowest Head of Government Annual Salary?
- Sao Tome and Principe has the lowest Head of Government Annual Salary, at $2,100.
- What is the median Head of Government Annual Salary across countries?
- The median is $69,987 across the 158 countries with data.
- Where does this highest paid government leaders in the world data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of salaries of heads of state and government - Wiki.