[custom_adv] Current countries moderate leader is one of the lowest paid leaders in the world. 11. Hassan Rouhani - Iran, Salary $18.000 [custom_adv] In 2016, Zuma’s salary was approved at R2.87 million for the year, putting its current dollar value at US$214,780. Later in the year, due to poor economic conditions, the president signed off on a salary freeze for politicians, putting a halt to any adjustment for 2017. 10. Xi Jinping - China, salary $20.600 [custom_adv] While most political leaders' salaries pale in comparison to that of the likes of Warren Buffett's, some are downright huge when compared to the people a leader may govern. Meanwhile, apart from salaries, the Presidents and Prime Ministers across the world get a host of facilities, ranging from tax-free facilities to freebies. 9. Miranda Modi - India, salary $28.000 [custom_adv] What makes a world leader's pay reasonable or outlandish? One way of making this call is by looking at pay compared to a country's GDP per person at purchasing power parity (PPP). Using PPP helps make a better estimate of just how far money goes in a country, since the cost of living will vary from country to country. 8. Vladimir Putin - Russia, salary $137.000 [custom_adv] The British prime minister earns $186.000 a year. That includes her salary as a member of parliament, which is $87,000. 7. Theresa May - Britain, salary $186.000 [custom_adv] While most political leaders' salaries pale in comparison to that of the likes of Warren Buffett's, some are downright huge when compared to the people a leader may govern. Meanwhile, apart from salaries, the Presidents and Prime Ministers across the world get a host of facilities, ranging from tax-free facilities to freebies. 6. Emmanuel Macron - France, salary $198.700 [custom_adv] While most political leaders' salaries pale in comparison to that of the likes of Warren Buffett's, some are downright huge when compared to the people a leader may govern. Meanwhile, apart from salaries, the Presidents and Prime Ministers across the world get a host of facilities, ranging from tax-free facilities to freebies. 5. Jacob Zuma - South Africa, salary $206.000 [custom_adv] While most political leaders' salaries pale in comparison to that of the likes of Warren Buffett's, some are downright huge when compared to the people a leader may govern. Meanwhile, apart from salaries, the Presidents and Prime Ministers across the world get a host of facilities, ranging from tax-free facilities to freebies. 4. Shinzō Abe - Japan, salary $241.000 [custom_adv] Merkel's salary as German chancellor is set a t$42,000 a year. The chancellor and her ministers got a 2.2% pay rise at the beginning of March, according to government documents. 3. Angela Merkel - Germany, salary $242.000 [custom_adv] Ideally politicians earn higher than the average citizens. Ideally the countries with highest GDP per capita have the highest paid leaders. But that’s rarely the case. 2. Justin Trudeau - Canada, salary $260.000 [custom_adv] Because if it was, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg should have been the highest paid political leader of the world, except the leaders’ salaries rarely align with the country’s GDP per capita in real world scenario. Here’s a list of top 10 highest paid heads of the State which will make you cringe under the desk. 1. Donald Trump - USA, Salary $400.000