Salary

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 Flag
Saudi Arabia$9.60 BnKing
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates$4.61 BnPresident
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait$165.00 MnEmir
Monaco Flag
Monaco$52.06 MnPrince
Qatar Flag
Qatar$36.00 MnEmir
Norway Flag
Norway$33.24 MnKing
Sweden Flag
Sweden$15.75 MnKing
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg$12.33 MnGrand Duke
Denmark Flag
Denmark$11.35 MnKing
Oman Flag
Oman$7.24 MnSultan
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands$6.08 MnKing
Japan Flag
Japan$3.08 MnEmperor
Tonga Flag
Tonga$2.13 MnKing
Singapore Flag
Singapore$1.44 MnPresident
Jordan Flag
Jordan$847,457King
Iraq Flag
Iraq$809,673President
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon$620,976President
Syria Flag
Syria$576,000
Hong Kong Flag
Hong Kong$568,400Chief Executive
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland$507,000President
Morocco Flag
Morocco$488,604King
Ireland Flag
Ireland$401,000President
United States Flag
United States$400,000President
Austria Flag
Austria$378,666President
Australia Flag
Australia$354,000Governor-General
Iceland Flag
Iceland$317,000President
Spain Flag
Spain$304,055King
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania$300,000President
Canada Flag
Canada$290,000Governor-General
Italy Flag
Italy$275,147President
Germany Flag
Germany$268,448President
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia$263,500Monarch
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand$260,245Governor-General
South Africa Flag
South Africa$223,500President
South Korea Flag
South Korea$211,320President
Turkey Flag
Turkey$197,400President
Chile Flag
Chile$196,000President
France Flag
France$194,300President
Kenya Flag
Kenya$192,200President
Uganda Flag
Uganda$183,216President
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan$180,000President
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala$178,680President
Israel Flag
Israel$173,000President
Greece Flag
Greece$154,739President
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea$152,680President
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon$150,000President
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic$149,517President
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe$146,590President
Finland Flag
Finland$141,367President
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay$139,608President
Russia Flag
Russia$136,000President
Colombia Flag
Colombia$134,676President
Suriname Flag
Suriname$133,560President
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia$129,284President
Hungary Flag
Hungary$127,159President
Somalia Flag
Somalia$120,000President
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic$120,000President
Palestine Flag
Palestine$120,000President
Comoros Flag
Comoros$117,060President
Barbados Flag
Barbados$116,024President
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica$113,520President
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan$110,000President
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo$108,400President
Libya Flag
Libya$105,000President
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay$103,044President
Brazil Flag
Brazil$102,524President
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast$100,000President
Botswana Flag
Botswana$99,950President
Namibia Flag
Namibia$99,241President
Portugal Flag
Portugal$96,469President
Philippines Flag
Philippines$95,554President
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius$93,783President
Guyana Flag
Guyana$91,700President
Georgia Flag
Georgia$90,890President
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus$90,025President
Liberia Flag
Liberia$90,000President
Palau Flag
Palau$90,000President
Kiribati Flag
Kiribati$89,246President
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania$86,136President
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda$85,000President
India Flag
India$84,500President
Panama Flag
Panama$84,000President
San Marino Flag
San Marino$83,682Captains Regent
Samoa Flag
Samoa$82,000Head of State
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia$80,142President
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria$79,000President
Ghana Flag
Ghana$76,000President
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador$75,132President
Estonia Flag
Estonia$74,595President
Nauru Flag
Nauru$74,411President
Malawi Flag
Malawi$74,300President
Malta Flag
Malta$70,955President
Latvia Flag
Latvia$70,718President
Egypt Flag
Egypt$70,400President
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica$70,400Governor General
Poland Flag
Poland$70,026President
Algeria Flag
Algeria$70,000President
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria$69,000President
Mali Flag
Mali$68,900President
Mexico Flag
Mexico$67,903President
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan$65,794President
Gambia Flag
Gambia$65,000President
Gabon Flag
Gabon$65,000President
Zambia Flag
Zambia$63,100President
Fiji Flag
Fiji$62,784President
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador$62,172President
Romania Flag
Romania$61,296President
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan$60,000President
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall Islands$60,000President
Peru Flag
Peru$56,530President
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea$56,249Governor-General
Grenada Flag
Grenada$55,014Governor General
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago$54,600President
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho$52,778King
Argentina Flag
Argentina$51,840President
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia$51,600President
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo$51,500President
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis$51,000Governor-General
Honduras Flag
Honduras$49,908President
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela$48,816President
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania$47,300President
Burundi Flag
Burundi$47,300President
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique$46,800President
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia$45,270President
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$45,042Governor-General
Croatia Flag
Croatia$44,375President
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina$42,650President
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic$42,524Central African Republic
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar$40,980President
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda$40,233Governor-General
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia$39,924President
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua$38,316President
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas$37,000Governor-General
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia$36,111Governor-General
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan$36,030Leader
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso$33,810President
Dominica Flag
Dominica$33,671President
Belarus Flag
Belarus$33,600President
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro$33,440President
Armenia Flag
Armenia$32,970President
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu$32,295President
Micronesia Flag
Micronesia$32,000President
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-Leste$30,000President
Benin Flag
Benin$29,810President
Sudan Flag
Sudan$29,320President
Albania Flag
Albania$28,074President
Belize Flag
Belize$26,241Governor-General
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles$23,700President
Guinea Flag
Guinea$22,390President
China Flag
China$22,000President
Angola Flag
Angola$21,054President
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan$20,400President
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde$20,380President
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan$18,800President
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu$17,660Governor-General
Nepal Flag
Nepal$17,584President
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia$17,250President
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh$17,100President
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia$16,700President
Chad Flag
Chad$16,640President
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands$16,640Governor-General
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan$15,600President
Yemen Flag
Yemen$15,300President
Senegal Flag
Senegal$15,210President
Serbia Flag
Serbia$14,950President
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan$13,200President
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone$12,220President
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia$11,620President
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine$11,600President
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam$11,103President
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan$10,800President
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti$10,000President
Moldova Flag
Moldova$9,264President
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka$7,380President
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau$6,360President
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea$6,000President
Haiti Flag
Haiti$3,782President
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe$2,930President
Laos Flag
Laos$1,630Party General Secretary and President
Iran Flag
IranSupreme Leader
Thailand Flag
ThailandKing
Niger Flag
NigerPresident
North Korea Flag
North KoreaParty General Secretary and President of State Affairs
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaKing
Belgium Flag
BelgiumMonarch
Togo Flag
TogoPresident
Bahrain Flag
BahrainMonarch
Bhutan Flag
BhutanMonarch
Brunei Flag
BruneiMonarch
Andorra Flag
AndorraMonarch
Liechtenstein Flag
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