David Cameron's Salary - How Does It Compare To Other World Leaders?

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The Huffington Post UK   Sarah Marsh First Posted: 04/01/12 12:52 GMT Updated: 04/01/12 12:53 GMT

The salaries of many top civil servants are often compared to David Cameron's, but it turns out that the British Prime Minister is quite underpaid, when compared with other world leaders.

Many countries much smaller than Britain have presidents and prime ministers with much bigger pay packets, as highlighted by one recent pay cut. Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, will see his pay slashed by 36% in May, in response to complaints by the country's opposition party.

Currently Lee is the world's highest paid politician, taking home more than $3 million (£1.4 million) every year, but this will be reduced to S$2.2 million under the recommendations of a review committee set up last year.

Despite the pay cut Lee still earns three times that of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang, the next highest paid political leader who takes home a healthy $550,000 (£351,707.38) a year.

So which other world leaders are raking it in? Here's the top ten...

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The Prime Minister of Singapore has come under fire by the Opposition for his huge salary. Lee earns more than S$3 million (£1.4 million) a year which will be cut back by 36% in May. Despite the reduction, Lee Hsien Loong will still take home a tidy sum.

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The salaries of many top civil servants are often compared to David Cameron's, but it turns out that the British Prime Minister is quite underpaid, when compared with other world leaders. Many co...
The salaries of many top civil servants are often compared to David Cameron's, but it turns out that the British Prime Minister is quite underpaid, when compared with other world leaders. Many co...
 
 
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07:45 AM on 05/13/2013
David Cameron should be on a minimum wage of £6,13 per hour. Anything more is unacceptable for what he does. He needs to live in the real world and not his fantasy world and realise that we have to.
05:21 PM on 01/06/2012
Pay for PM & MP's should be performance related as they demand on the NHS.
This would drastically reduce the national debt.
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09:26 PM on 01/05/2012
PM's make money after they've left the job - company directorships, speaking engagements and other posts at U.N etc - look at Blair - now earning a FORTUNE. Besides, Cameron is hardly poor - reputedly worth 20M or so.