A bill in Congress would increase the salary of the President of the Dominican Republic from RD$90,000 at present (about US$2,250) to US$12,771. Diario Libre publishes today a list of the salaries of other Presidents in the Americas.
Dominican Republic: Danilo Medina US$12,771, pop 10 million
United States: Barack Obama US$33,394, pop 300 million
Mexico: Felipe Calderon US$16,524, pop 116 million
Brazil: Dilma Rousseff US$15,619, pop 198 million
Chile: Sebastian Pinera US$15,042, 17 million
Uruguay: Jose Mujica US$5,757, pop 3 million
Colombia: Juan Manuel Santos US$9,968, pop 47 million
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez U$9,195, pop 30 million
Ecuador: Rafael Correa US6,194, pop 15 million
Peru: Alan Garcia US$5,793, pop 30 million
Paraguay: Fernando Lugo US$4,877, pop 7 million
Argentina: Cristina Fernandez US$4,506, pop 41 million
Bolivia: Evo Morales US$2,008
http://e.eltiempo.com/media/produccion/salarios2011/index.html
http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/2011/01/21/459893/diario-publica-sueldos-de-presidentes-de-la-region-pinera-es-el-cuarto-mejor-pagado.html