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Just north of the U.S. border, Justin Trudeau earns exactly double the salary of a typical Canadian MP, taking home $260,000 every year. When Trump was asked about his presidential pay packet, he said “the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1 so I’ll take $1 a year”. Trump isn’t the first U.S. president to take the symbolic gesture of forgoing the job’s salary.
Salary of Iranian President Compared to Other Leaders
Just north of the U.S. border, Justin Trudeau earns exactly double the salary of a typical Canadian MP, taking home $260,000 every year. When Trump was asked about his presidential pay packet, he said “the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1 so I’ll take $1 a year”. Trump isn’t the first U.S. president to take the symbolic gesture of forgoing the job’s salary.