1. Singapore Prime Minister's Basic Salary US$1,100,000
(SGD1,958,000) a year
SG Minister's Basic: US$655,530 to US$819,124 (SGD1,166,844 to
SGD1,458,040) a year
2. United States of America President: US$200,000 Vice President:
US$181,400
Cabinet Secretaries: US$157,000
3. United Kingdom Prime Minister: US$170,556 Ministers: US$146,299
Senior Civil Servants: US$262,438
4. Australia Prime Minister: US$137,060 Deputy Prime Minister:
US$111,439 Treasurer: US$102,682
5. Hong Kong Chief Executive : US$416,615 Top Civil Servant:
US$278,538 Financial Sec: US$315,077
Source: Asian Wall Street Journal July 10 2000