SingaporeThe prime minister’s pay rises 64% to S$3.6 million.
The world’s highest-paid leader earns roughly 52 times the median worker’s income here.
Law pegs ministerial pay to a discounted benchmark drawn from the country’s top 1,000 earners, meant to recruit talent and deter graft.
Parliament debates the formula Thursday, first raised since a 2012 pay cut.
How each outlet framed it
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- Daily Maverick
- notes Singapore PM earns world's highest political salary (S$3.6m), 64% increase, against median worker (S$5,775/month)
- The Independent
- highlights 64% PM pay raise (S$2.2m→S$3.6m/£2.1m), world's highest-paid leader, against median wage (S$5,775/month)
- U.S. News & World Report
Sources: Daily Maverick, The Independent, U.S. News & World Report