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Trump earns more than six times the average American as president — here's how much 32 world leaders make compared to the citizens in their country

The salary of US President Donald Trump (which he has opted to donate so far) is at least six times that of the average American citizen. Mexico and Australia top the list of countries with the biggest pay gap. See the salary differences between OECD country world leaders and their citizens.

  • The salary of the president, prime minister, or chancellor varies, but the average pay gap between world leaders and average citizens in some countries is stark.
  • IG Group
  • Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto earns more than ten times the average wage of Mexican citizens, while US President

Some world leaders don't just take the lead in their country's affairs — they also take the lead when it comes to the size of their paycheck.

While the salary of the president, prime minister, or chancellor varies across countries, they often make more money than the average citizen of their country. For some, the salary difference is much more drastic than others.

IG Group compiled data on the base pay for world leaders in OECD countries and compared the results to the citizens' average salary in each leader's country — and the differences are notable.

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32. Miro Cerar — Prime Minister of Slovenia

Population: 2,064,840

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $34,965

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31. Mariano Rajoy — Prime Minister of Spain

Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

30. Māris Kučinskis — Prime Minister of Latvia

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Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $22,389

29. Mateusz Morawiecki — Prime Minister of Poland

Population:

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Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

28. António Costa — Prime Minister of Portugal

Population: 10,324,610

Annual base pay: $

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Average citizen's wage: $

27. Peter Pellegrini — Prime Minister of Slovakia

Population: 5,428,700

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

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26. Paolo Gentiloni — Prime Minister of Italy

Population: 60,600,590

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

25. Alexis Tsipras — Prime Minister of Greece

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Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $25,124

24. Mark Rutte — Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Population:

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Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

23. Juha Sipilä — Prime Minister of Finland

Population:

Annual base pay: $

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Average citizen's wage: $

22. Erna Solberg — Prime Minister of Norway

Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

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21. Katrín Jakobsdóttir — Prime Minister of Iceland

Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

20. Xavier Bettel — Prime Minister of Luxembourg

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Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

19. Leo Varadkar — Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland

Population:

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Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

18. Viktor Orbán — Prime Minister of Hungary

Population: 9,817,960

Annual base pay: $

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Average citizen's wage: $

17. Lars Løkke Rasmussen — Prime Minister of Denmark

Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

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16. Benjamin Netanyahu — Prime Minister of Israel

Population: 8,547,100

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $34,023

15. Theresa May — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

14. Édouard Philippe — Prime Minister of France

Population:

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Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

13. Shinzō Abe — Prime Minister of Japan

Population:

Annual base pay: $

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Average citizen's wage: $

12. Justin Trudeau — Prime Minister of Canada

Population: 36,286,430

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

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11. Stefan Löfven — Prime Minister of Sweden

Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

10. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — President of Turkey

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Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

9. Donald Trump — President of the United States

Population:

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Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $60,154

8. Sebastián Piñera — President of Chile

Population:

Annual base pay: $

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Average citizen's wage: $

7. Sebastian Kurz — Chancellor of Austria

Population: 8,747,360

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

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6. Charles Michel — Prime Minister of Belgium

Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

5. Angela Merkel — Chancellor of Germany

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Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

4. Alain Berset — President of Switzerland

Population:

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Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

3. Jacinda Ardern — Prime Minister of New Zealand

Population:

Annual base pay: $339,862

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Average citizen's wage: $

2. Malcolm Turnbull — Prime Minister of Australia

Population: 24,127,160

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

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1. Enrique Peña Nieto — President of Mexico

Population:

Annual base pay: $

Average citizen's wage: $

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