Highest Paid Government Leaders in the World 2025

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Head of State Annual Salary

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$9.60 Bn

$165.00 Mn

$52.06 Mn

$36.00 Mn

Country
Head of State Annual Salary
Head of State Title
Saudi Arabia$9.60 BnKing
United Arab Emirates$4.61 BnPresident
Kuwait$165.00 MnEmir
Monaco$52.06 MnPrince
Qatar$36.00 MnEmir
Norway$33.24 MnKing
Sweden$15.75 MnKing
Luxembourg$12.33 MnGrand Duke
Denmark$11.35 MnKing
Oman$7.24 MnSultan
Netherlands$6.08 MnKing
Japan$3.08 MnEmperor
Tonga$2.13 MnKing
Singapore$1.44 MnPresident
Jordan$847,457King
Iraq$809,673President
Cameroon$620,976President
Syria$576,000
Hong Kong$568,400Chief Executive
Switzerland$507,000President
Morocco$488,604King
Ireland$401,000President
United States$400,000President
Austria$378,666President
Australia$354,000Governor-General
Iceland$317,000President
Spain$304,055King
Mauritania$300,000President
Canada$290,000Governor-General
Italy$275,147President
Germany$268,448President
Malaysia$263,500Monarch
New Zealand$260,245Governor-General
South Africa$223,500President
South Korea$211,320President
Turkey$197,400President
Chile$196,000President
France$194,300President
Kenya$192,200President
Uganda$183,216President
Taiwan$180,000President
Guatemala$178,680President
Israel$173,000President
Greece$154,739President
Equatorial Guinea$152,680President
Lebanon$150,000President
Czech Republic$149,517President
Zimbabwe$146,590President
Finland$141,367President
Uruguay$139,608President
Russia$136,000President
Colombia$134,676President
Suriname$133,560President
Slovakia$129,284President
Hungary$127,159President
Somalia$120,000President
Dominican Republic$120,000President
Palestine$120,000President
Comoros$117,060President
Barbados$116,024President
Costa Rica$113,520President
Azerbaijan$110,000President
Republic of the Congo$108,400President
Libya$105,000President
Paraguay$103,044President
Brazil$102,524President
Ivory Coast$100,000President
Botswana$99,950President
Namibia$99,241President
Portugal$96,469President
Philippines$95,554President
Mauritius$93,783President
Guyana$91,700President
Georgia$90,890President
Cyprus$90,025President
Liberia$90,000President
Palau$90,000President
Kiribati$89,246President
Lithuania$86,136President
Rwanda$85,000President
India$84,500President
Panama$84,000President
San Marino$83,682Captains Regent
Samoa$82,000Head of State
Slovenia$80,142President
Bulgaria$79,000President
Ghana$76,000President
Ecuador$75,132President
Estonia$74,595President
Nauru$74,411President
Malawi$74,300President
Malta$70,955President
Latvia$70,718President
Egypt$70,400President
Jamaica$70,400Governor General
Poland$70,026President
Algeria$70,000President
Nigeria$69,000President
Mali$68,900President
Mexico$67,903President
Pakistan$65,794President
Gambia$65,000President
Gabon$65,000President
Zambia$63,100President
Fiji$62,784President
El Salvador$62,172President
Romania$61,296President
South Sudan$60,000President
Marshall Islands$60,000President
Peru$56,530President
Papua New Guinea$56,249Governor-General
Grenada$55,014Governor General
Trinidad and Tobago$54,600President
Lesotho$52,778King
Argentina$51,840President
Indonesia$51,600President
DR Congo$51,500President
Saint Kitts and Nevis$51,000Governor-General
Honduras$49,908President
Venezuela$48,816President
Tanzania$47,300President
Burundi$47,300President
Mozambique$46,800President
Ethiopia$45,270President
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$45,042Governor-General
Croatia$44,375President
Bosnia and Herzegovina$42,650President
Central African Republic$42,524Central African Republic
Myanmar$40,980President
Antigua and Barbuda$40,233Governor-General
Bolivia$39,924President
Nicaragua$38,316President
Bahamas$37,000Governor-General
Saint Lucia$36,111Governor-General
Afghanistan$36,030Leader
Burkina Faso$33,810President
Dominica$33,671President
Belarus$33,600President
Montenegro$33,440President
Armenia$32,970President
Vanuatu$32,295President
Micronesia$32,000President
Timor Leste$30,000President
Benin$29,810President
Sudan$29,320President
Albania$28,074President
Belize$26,241Governor-General
Seychelles$23,700President
Guinea$22,390President
China$22,000President
Angola$21,054President
Kazakhstan$20,400President
Cape Verde$20,380President
Kyrgyzstan$18,800President
Tuvalu$17,660Governor-General
Nepal$17,584President
North Macedonia$17,250President
Bangladesh$17,100President
Tunisia$16,700President
Chad$16,640President
Solomon Islands$16,640Governor-General
Uzbekistan$15,600President
Yemen$15,300President
Senegal$15,210President
Serbia$14,950President
Tajikistan$13,200President
Sierra Leone$12,220President
Mongolia$11,620President
Ukraine$11,600President
Vietnam$11,103President
Turkmenistan$10,800President
Djibouti$10,000President
Moldova$9,264President
Sri Lanka$7,380President
Guinea Bissau$6,360President
Eritrea$6,000President
Haiti$3,782President
Sao Tome and Principe$2,930President
Laos$1,630Party General Secretary and President
IranSupreme Leader
ThailandKing
NigerPresident
North KoreaParty General Secretary and President of State Affairs
CambodiaKing
BelgiumMonarch
TogoPresident
BahrainMonarch
BhutanMonarch
BruneiMonarch
AndorraMonarch
LiechtensteinPrince
  • Listed salaries have been converted from their local currency to USD using the International Monetary Fund’s 2019 exchange rate
  • Countries whose head of state is a monarch often do not indicate an annual salary
  • In some countries, including Angola, Mexico, and the United States, the head of state and the head of government are the same person