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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Gets $1m Pay Rise as Ministers See Major Salary Boosts

The city-state raises ministerial baseline salaries by 60% to attract talent, pushing the prime minister's annual pay benchmark to S$3.6 million.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 5h ago

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  1. Singapore boosts PM’s salary by $1m amid major pay rise for ministers The Guardian ·
  2. FirstFT: Singapore’s PM Lawrence Wong receives $1mn pay raise News Feed ·
  3. World's highest-paid PM gets salary hike of 9%; pledges to donate difference Times of India
  4. Highest paid world leader to get $1m salary increase BBC Politics
  5. Singapore ministers set for pay rise with entry-level pay up to US$1.4 million Asia - South China Morning Post

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