Home / BusinessBusinessCNBCBusinessCNBC·Sep 9, 2026·1 min readThe world's highest paid leader is set for a 64% pay rise. Here's how others compareWong announced ministerial salaries will be adjusted upwards after 15 years, with his annual pay package rising to 3.6 million Singapore dollarsView original source — CNBC ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsBBCPoliticsSep 8, 2026 · 1 minHighest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 millionBBCPoliticsBBCPoliticsSep 8, 2026 · 1 minHighest paid world leader to get $1m salary increaseBBCPoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsSep 8, 2026 · 1 minSingapore ministers set for pay rise to US$1.4 million entry benchmarkSouth China Morning PostBusinessFinancial TimesBusinessSep 8, 2026 · 1 minSingapore raises prime minister’s pay by $1mnFinancial Times
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