Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong $3.8 million
Hong Kong: Donald Tsang $775,000
Ireland: Brian Cowen $624,000
US: George Bush $597,000
Japan: Taro Aso $530,000
France: Nicolas Sarkozy $483,000
Germany: Angela Merkel $475,000
United Kingdom: Gordon Brown $421,000
Canada: Stephen Harper $340,000
Australia: Kevin Rudd $330,000
New Zealand: John Key $325,000
US Vice-President: Dick Cheney $310,000
Russia: Vladimir Putin $120,000
Bolivia: Evo Morales $32,000
Sources: Hay Group global consultants, Forbes.com, Straits Times, latest available figures, currency conversions at current $A rate)