Singapore PM Lawrence Wong's salary to rise to S$3.6 million

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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to receive a salary increase that will bring his total pay to 3.6 million Singapore dollars, equivalent to approximately 2.8 million US dollars. This makes him the highest-paid elected leader in the world. The raise represents an increase of around one million Singapore dollars to his existing remuneration. Singapore has long maintained a policy of offering competitive, private-sector-benchmarked salaries to its top government officials.

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