Government Leaders and Leading Salaries

by P.J. DiNuzzo                                                                                                April 14, 2015

Government Leaders and Leading Salaries

You probably know that the U.S. President makes $400,000 a year in salary.  But do you know how that stacks up with elected leaders in the rest of the world?

According to statistics compiled by Statistica.com, the U.S. President is actually pretty well-paid, earning more than Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper ($260,000), German leader Angela Merkel ($234,000), South African President Jacob Zuma ($223,500) and Russian President Vladimir Putin ($136,000). 

The chart shows that one leader outpaces everybody, however.  Former Singapore Prime Minister lee Hsien Loong earns more than the combined annual wage of the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom combined.

But to put all of this into perspective, the average Wall Street salary came to $356,000 last year, plus bonuses averaging $175,000.  Morgan Stanley’s top executive, James Gorman, took home $22.5 million.

Sincerely,

P.J. DiNuzzo, CPA, PFS®, AEP®, AIF®, MSTx, MBA
President, Founder, and Chief Investment Officer