This is what politicians get paid around the world
Parliamentarians' pay in different countries

India: $17,424 (£13,188)

China: $22,000 (£16,662)

Hungary: $28,000 (£21,216)

Czech Republic: $30,884 (£23,276)

Poland: $31,480 (£23,853)

Turkey: $33,630 (£25,470)

Spain: $37,965 (£27,750)

Portugal: $55,455 (£42k)

Switzerland: $66,000 (£50,000)

Kenya: $73,200 (£55,395)

South Africa: $75,280 (£57,035)

Sweden: $86,556 (£65,476)

Finland: $89,317 (£67,577)

Russia: $93,330 (£69,999)

Belgium: $97,549 (£73,441)

France: $98,647 (£74,307)

Denmark: $100,587 (£75,762)

UK: $102,364 (£77,379)

The Netherlands: $104,076 (£79,098)

Ireland: $106,389 (£80,441)

Norway: $108,907 (£82,010)

Austria: $117,903 (£90,271)

Canada: $130,710 (£100,335)

Germany: $133,279 (£100,439)

Italy: $143,352 (£108,038)

Italian politicians have long been famed for their high salaries and their wage of $143,352 (£108,038) is significantly higher than the country's average annual of $36,658 (£27,871). But in 2018, 5-Star, an anti-establishment populist party, targeted politicians' pensions and won, meaning that the pensions were cut. Their salaries could now be next for the chop.
Australia: $141,330 (£108,380)

USA: $174,000 (£131,109)

New Zealand: $196,300 (£150,000)

Japan: $274,000 (£206,495)

Members of Parliament in Japan reportedly earn up to $274,000 (£206,495). Its politicians are often closely scrutinised because of their high pay and there have been recent allegations of corruption. According to the OECD, the average wage in Japan is $40,863 (£30,878), so MPs are paid over six times more than the citizens they represent.
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Nigeria: $480,000 (£361,610)

Singapore: $888,428 (£669,323)

A starting salary for a Singaporean MP is $888,428 (£669,323), making them the best-paid politicians in the world. The controversially high salaries have been subject to criticism, but the government has always maintained that it needs to pay them to attract politicians of the very highest calibre.
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