P.S
my point is that presidents by definition, aren't working for the money.
Everything is on the net these days.
In the city of San Francisco last year there were 50,000 proven millioneres ( meaning, I think over 10 mill) - that's just one city in the US.
Obama is barely a millioner - in fact Boyko and Purvanov each, are probably richer than him.
The right ratio to look at is not presidents pay in BG and teacher's in Australia, but president in Australia and a teacher there, compared [...]

Read the full comment to the same job's ratio in BG and the rule of thumb is probably similar - 6 to 8 times more for the president?

I don't know what you are smoking.
Remember the story from a few days a go that there are 150 Bentlys regestered in Sofia and most of the owners can't prove income? " The leader of The Free Worl" Obama, has to "lead the world" for a whole year to pay for one of them - not tha he would - super cheesy car...

No one reports in BG. No one with real income.

For the BG standard, the President makes quite a significant sum. And yes, they shouldn't have very high salaries because they should presumably be in politics to help their country and people. Yes, I know how ironic that sounds :)

Presidents in the Balkans shouldn't get payed at all! Those are HUGE salaries compare to what working people in Albania and Bulgaria make! What's the point of this report anyway?

valeri you your friends don't make more then obama trust me your not even close to what he makes because obama has businesses that he owns

I am very shocked at how little he earns. He should be on 100,000 euro

Dan,

None of these two presidents have the fate of their countries in their hands. Hence their salaries. However, by local standards, the presidents are making a lot of money.

(ron )very true ....

This head line sounds like a tired joke.

Dan, I and many of my friends in BG make more than Obama, and we are far from "rich".
What does that mean?
It means that one has to already be reasonably well off in order to be in politics, and that presumably it's not done for money, but for your country.

Did you not find it interesting that the president of a country, who has the whole country in his hands, earns less than a teacher earns in Australia. I find that remarkable. What can we expect of anyone who earns that amount?

I do not find this report interesting or important for that matter. Who cares how much money the president of Bulgaria or Albania are making. Have you ever questioned their performances? What have they done for their people. Oh, by the way, bulgarian president is a little bit richer by a couple of hundred euros. Good for him. This article was simply a waste of time........