1. Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister of Singapore) – $1,700,000
Lee Hsien Loong is a Singaporean politician. He is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore, and has been in office since 2004. He is the eldest son of Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong takes home $1,700,000 (S$2.2M) consistently. The pay is more than 30 times that of a normal Singaporean. Between 2008 to 2012, he earned $2,856,930 (S$3,870,000) every year.
Taking after people in general misery of his high compensation, the PM took a 28% paycut lessening his pay to S$2.2 million (US$1.7 million).
