Home / PoliticsPoliticsBBCPoliticsBBC·Sep 8, 2026·1 min readHighest paid world leader to get $1m salary increaseSingapore's government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world.View original source — BBC ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsBBCPoliticsSep 8, 2026 · 1 minHighest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 millionBBCBusinessFinancial TimesBusinessSep 8, 2026 · 1 minSingapore raises prime minister’s pay by $1mnFinancial TimesPoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsSep 8, 2026 · 1 minSingapore ministers set for pay rise to US$1.4 million entry benchmarkSouth China Morning PostPoliticsCNAPoliticsSep 8, 2026 · 1 minPM Wong, Chan Chun Sing to address political salaries review in parliamentCNA
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