15. Sauli Niinistö (President of Finland) – $190,000
Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician who became the 12th President of Finland in 2012. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2006 presidential election.
He presently receives an annual salary of €160,000.
14. ShinzO Abe (Prime Minister of Japan) – $202,700
Shinzō Abe is the Prime Minister of Japan, re-elected to the position in December 2012. Abe is also the President of the Liberal Democratic Party and chairman of the Oyagaku propulsion parliamentary group.
He earns $202,700 annually.
