The role of being the head of state, or head of government in some countries, is one most people aspire to and only few get to do. The job itself involves high pressure from the citizens of the country and from outside the borders, long tedious working hours, and relatively little salary, at least when compared with that of CEOs of large corporations who the government’s policies and decisions impact every day.
Here are the top 20 highest paid world leaders.
| Rank | Name | Position | Annual salary |
| 1. | Lawrence Wong | Prime Minister of Singapore | $1,610,000 |
| 2. | John Lee Ka-chiu | Chief Executive of Hong Kong | $695,000 |
| 3. | Viola Amherd | President of the Swiss Confederation | $530,000 |
| 4. | Donald Trump | President of the United States | $400,000 |
| 5. | Anthony Albanese | Prime Minister of Australia | $390,000 |
| 6. | Olaf Scholz | Chancellor of Germany | $367,000 |
| 7. | Ursula von der Leyen | President of the European Commission | $364,000 |
| 8. | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | President of Mauritania | $330,000 |
| 9. | Karl Nehammer | Chancellor of Austria | $307,000 |
| 10. | Mark Carney | Prime Minister of Canada | $292,000 |
| 11. | Christopher Luxon | Prime Minister of New Zealand | $288,000 |
| 12. | Luc Frieden | Prime Minister of Luxembourg | $278,000 |
| 13. | Cyril Ramaphosa | President of the Republic of South Africa | $273,000 |
| 14. | Alexander De Croo | Prime Minister of Belgium | $263,000 |
| 15. | Fumio Kishida | Prime Minister of Japan | $256,000 |
| 16. | Daniel Risch | Prime Minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein | $255,000 |
| 17. | Mette Frederiksen | Prime Minister of Denmark | $250,000 |
| 18. | Ulf Kristersson | Prime Minister of Sweden | $245,000 |
| 19. | Bjarni Benediktsson | Prime Minister of Iceland | $243,000 |
| 20. | Simon Harris | Taoiseach of Ireland | $234,000 |
