Singapore PM gets 64% pay hike: How does his salary compare globally?

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong’s 64% pay hike will take his annual salary to US$2.8 million, making him the world’s highest-paid head of government Singapore PM Lawrence Wong’s new remuneration is substantially higher than that of other major global leaders | Image Credit: Bloomberg Vrinda Goel New Delhi Listen to This Article Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to receive a 64 per cent increase in his annual salary, taking his pay to S$3.6 million (US$2.8 million) from S$2.2 million, effective October 15, Reuters reported. The increase will add about S$1.4 million to Wong’s annual remuneration package. He has said…