Brian Cowen is worlds 4th highest paid politician at $342,400

1. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, Singapore
Annual salary: $2.75 million

2. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive, Hong Kong
Annual salary: $515,300

3. Barack Obama, President, United States
Annual salary: $400,000

4. Brian Cowen, Taoiseach, Ireland
Annual salary: $342,400

5. Nicolas Sarkozy, President, France
Annual salary: $319,800

6. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister, Australia
Annual salary: $315,800

7. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Canada
Annual salary: $309,800

8. Jacob Zuma, President, South Africa
Annual salary: $305,800

9. Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany
Annual salary: $303,800

10. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, United Kingdom
Annual salary: $300,400

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