While I understand mr Xi is in a tremendous position of power, and I’m sure there’s some benefits to it, I was surprised to learn the man has a very average salary in between 20-30k USD a year.
Bit hard to find sources on it. The ones I see popping up claim that he has a salary of 100 million USD a year, but that sounds absolutely ridiculous. The highest paid known head of state right now is Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and he has a salary of around 1.1 million a year.
While I understand mr Xi is in a tremendous position of power, and I’m sure there’s some benefits to it, I was surprised to learn the man has a very average salary in between 20-30k USD a year.
As that line in “In the Name of the People” goes: “Money is the lower tier of power. Only the vulgar pursue it.”
Thank you for reminding me of the name of the show! I was trying to remember it for days now.
It’s a great show, plus it remains an untapped source for communist memes.
What’s Kim Jong-un’s salary?
Bit hard to find sources on it. The ones I see popping up claim that he has a salary of 100 million USD a year, but that sounds absolutely ridiculous. The highest paid known head of state right now is Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and he has a salary of around 1.1 million a year.
I find that very hard to believe AND I wouldnt even be mad if he was a millionaire.
That’s about the median wage in China. I’m sure he gets other perks too (if only to do his job) like a residence and a driver.