In fact, jobs in politics are not the most lucrative, even at the highest level, but they will definitely keep you comfortable. As the American taxpayers cover their paychecks, the earnings of elected representatives in America are all public record. Take a look at the White House staff’s pay data and see just how much they truly make.
The Salaries Of White House Employees
Donald Trump (President) — $400,000
Obviously, working at the oval office has some pleasant financial advantages, one being the $400,000 yearly income. CNBC reports that the president also gets an annual $50,000 expenditure allowance, $19,000 for amusement, and a $100,000 travel account, apart from that tidy sum. This amount has been earned by every president since George W. Bush took office in 2001.
Donald Trump (President) — $400,000
Mike Pence (Vice President) — $230,700
Mike Pence makes $230,700 annually, similar to former Vice President Joe Biden. That amount has been the same since 2010. Pence was due for a small raise in 2019 that would have given him $243,500 per year, but because of the government shutdown at the time, the bump was frozen. In spite of his respectable paycheck, however, the veep has made a joke about being thrifty, saying that he buys two for one suit.
Mike Pence (Vice President) — $230,700
Mick Mulvaney (Acting Chief Of Staff) — $203,500
The president’s chief of staff is another tough job that has a good wage. There are very few White House workers presently who do get paid over than $200,000 a year, and one of them is Mick Mulvaney. Like Grisham, the press secretary, Mulvaney is the third chief of staff since Trump became president, taking over at the beginning of 2019. Five different individuals held the title in eight years in Obama’s White House, with Denis McDonough making $176,461 in 2016.
Mick Mulvaney (Acting Chief Of Staff) — $203,500
Peter Navarro (Assistant To The President For Trade And Manufacturing Policy) — $183,000
Under Trump, 22 White House employees earn $183,000 a year, and Peter Navarro is one of them. In terms of trade and production policy, the Harvard graduate is the president’s, top man. Navarro has also been part of the cabinet as well as the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, which he heads, since the beginning. It was developed by Trump in 2017. This means there’s no predecessor in Navarro whose salary we can compare to.
Peter Navarro (Assistant To The President For Trade And Manufacturing Policy) — $183,000
Lindsay Reynolds (Chief Of Staff To The First Lady) — $183,000
The president’s husband or wife also gets their own employees, and the individual who leads them gets a pretty nice paycheck. Lindsay Reynolds has been working as Melania Trump’s chief of staff since 2017, after continuing to work as associate director of the White House Visitor’s Office under George W. Bush, pictured on the left below. The existing first lady’s staff has 12 employees, all of whom are under the leadership of Reynolds. Christina Tchen was the Chief of Staff of First Lady Michelle Obama during Obama’s time in office and managed to make $176,461 per year.
Lindsay Reynolds (Chief Of Staff To The First Lady) — $183,000
Andrew Olmem (Deputy Director Of The National Economic Council) — $168,000
Founded in 1993, the National Economic Council is responsible for providing leadership in all areas of economic legislation. In the Trump administration, many staff members function as the President’s special assistant for economic policy, and they all get paid nearly $120,000 a year,. Still, Andrew Olmem earns a tidy $168,000 for becoming the National Economic Council’s deputy director. Jason Miller was paid $149,654 for much the same job in 2016 under Obama.
Andrew Olmem (Deputy Director Of The National Economic Council) — $168,000
Larry Kudlow (Director Of The National Economic Council) — $183,000
According to the White House salary report, Larry Kudlow holds the position of economic policy assistant to the president. He is, however, also the director of the National Economic Council, and he began that job in April 2018. He was a host on CNBC and started working in the administration of President Reagan. Kudlow actually gets paid $183,000 for his job guiding the president’s economic policies, whilst also Jeff Zients produced $176,461 under Obama for about the same job.
Larry Kudlow (Director Of The National Economic Council) — $183,000
Roger L. Stone (Director Of White House Information Technology) — $168,000
Every working environment requires great IT employees, and $168,000 per year is compensated to Roger L. Stone, the existing IT director of the White House. He has taken the role since February 2019, after Chris Herndon vacated the post. Obama created the role, which tends to make it one of the relatively new positions in the White House. David Recordon carried the job in 2016 during Obama’s tenure and earned $121,752 to keep the technology running smoothly at the office.
Roger L. Stone (Director Of White House Information Technology) — $168,000
Bethany Pritchard (Director Of White House Travel Office) — $92,400
This, honestly, seems like a job that ought to pay a bit more. The Director of the White House Travel Office is responsible for arranging travel arrangements and reserving accommodation for White House press corps members who go on trips with officials and receive payment from various media outlets. Bethany Pritchard landed the job in April 2019 after she started as a staff assistant in Trump’s administration in 2017. Her salary, however, is relatively better than the pay of $77,625 in 2016 under Obama by Ashley Tate-Gilmore.
Bethany Pritchard (Director Of White House Travel Office) — $92,400
Dominique Dansky Bari (Director Of Stenography) — $95,500
The role of stenography director for the White House is evidently one of the few that is not motivated by political coordination. In June 2017, Dominique Dansky Bari began her job under Trump, but before that, she had been Obama’s White House deputy director of stenography since 2014. Management of official White House stenographers includes the job. They take some notes at every meeting and then also generate transcripts for the mainstream press after official functions. Under Obama, Margaret Suntum, who was paid $117,846 in 2016, was the director of stenography, which implies the role got a pay cut in Trump’s White House.
Dominique Dansky Bari (Director Of Stenography) — $95,500
Rickie Niceta (Social Secretary) — $168,000
The role of social secretary has been called the “least controversial” job at the White House by the Washington Post. The role involves the planning and execution of the White House hosts of many social events. Due to her twenty years of experience in event planning, First Lady Melania Trump went with Anna ‘Rickie’ Niceta for the position of social secretary. In the role, Niceta gets paid $168,000 per year, while under Obama, Deesha Dyer made $119,723 in 2016.
Rickie Niceta (Social Secretary) — $168,000
Stephanie Grisham (Press Secretary) — $183,000
One of the highest-paid White House staffers is Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s press mouthpiece. In case you haven’t noticed, it’s a really hard gig to be a press secretary. Actually, since Trump became president in 2017, she is already the third press secretary. Sean Spicer abruptly resigned in the same year that Trump took office, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders, his replacement, abruptly resigned in 2019, which paved the way for Grisham. In 2016, Josh Earnest, Obama’s Secretary of the Press, made $176,461.
Stephanie Grisham (Press Secretary) — $183,000
Ivanka Trump And Jared Kushner (Advisor To The President And Senior Advisor) — $0
For his slender white house salary, President Trump has won praise, and that extends to a few of his closest advisors. The President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, have the official presidential advisor and senior advisor titles, respectively. Although their names can be found in the salary report of the White House, there is a nice and round $0 next to them, as they have both chosen not to accept a paycheck for their role.
Ivanka Trump And Jared Kushner (Advisor To The President And Senior Advisor) — $0
Molly Michael (Executive Assistant To The President) — $120,000
Quite a few jobs fall under the umbrella of the operations of the Oval Office, and the job of Molly Michael is among the most significant. She serves as the president’s executive assistant, whose yearly pay is $120,000, practically being Trump’s right-hand woman. There are seven others in Trump’s administration that hold the title of executive assistant, and each one of them actually got paid somewhere around $48,000 as well as $58,200 per year.
Molly Michael (Executive Assistant To The President) — $120,000
John Bolton (Assistant To The President For National Security Affairs) — $183,000
Another $183k club member was John Bolton. Before resigning in September 2019, he served as Trump’s national safety advisor. The task includes reporting on national security issues to the President and also being part of the National Security Council, an advisory body that generates sensitive intelligence data. Susan Rice, who served in the same position in Obama’s White House, received $176,461 annually as of 2016.
John Bolton (Assistant To The President For National Security Affairs) — $183,000
Anne LeHardy (Director Of Media Operations For The Office Of The First Lady) — $72,700
The Office of the First Lady is also called the East Wing. It has its own staff, such as communications officials, and Anne LeHardy began serving as communications coordinator for Melania Trump after a tenure in the private sector in 2018. LeHardy is listed as the first lady’s director of media operations, a role that pays her $72,700, according to the White House’s 2019 salary report. In 2016, under Obama, no one in the White House had the same title, although Joanna Rosholm was listed as Michelle Obama’s deputy communications director and was paid $78,124 a year.
Anne LeHardy (Director Of Media Operations For The Office Of The First Lady) — $72,700
Lee Ann Clark (Chief Calligrapher) — $99,400
Who knew in 2019 that calligraphy was a truly lucrative skill? The White House currently has three calligraphers identified on staff, and $72,800 a year is made by the lowest-paid. For her lovely writing, which decorates official certificates, invitations, programs, name cards, and other documents, chief calligrapher Lee Ann Clark brings home $99,400. On Obama’s staff, there were also three calligraphers, with the top scribe being paid $100,110 in 2016.
Lee Ann Clark (Chief Calligrapher) — $99,400
Sean Doocey (Director Of Presidential Personnel) — $168,000
When a role requires to be filled, it is the responsibility of people in the Presidential Personnel Office to vet possible candidates before recommending potential candidates to the U.S. The Senate might need confirmation. Making $168,000 a year, PPO director Sean Doocey recently demonstrated the power of his role by shooting down two candidates that Trump wanted to serve as Homeland Security Secretary. Rodin Mehrbani held that position in Obama’s White House and was paid $172,200 in 2016.
Sean Doocey (Director Of Presidential Personnel) — $168,000
Frank Walsh (Ethics Counsel) — $151,633
It turns out that it is worth a pretty penny to give the president legal advice on ethics matters. Trump has two payroll attorneys, and they have the title of counsel for ethics. Frank Walsh, a law graduate from Georgetown, is the highest earner of the two. He was used to being the U.S. The Army Reserve judge advocated and served as the ethics counsel for the United States Agency for International Development. Two ethics lawyers were also part of Obama’s staff, and the highest-paid made $123,406 in 2016.
Frank Walsh (Ethics Counsel) — $151,633
Jessica Ditto (Deputy Director of Communications) — $168,000
For any political office, particularly the White House, the communications staff is important. Since 2016, during his campaign, Jessica Ditto has been with Trump. She also began being the deputy director of communications when he started serving as president in 2017. In her position, she makes $168,000, while Adam Kennedy earns $158,000 working under Trump for the same job title. Under Obama, Jennifer Psaki, director of communications, was paid 174,714 dollars in 2016.
Jessica Ditto (Deputy Director of Communications) — $168,000
Dana Hurtik (Acting Director Of White House Visitors Office) — $95,800
The White House, one of the world’s most well-known residences, sees numerous tourists year after year. Hosting tours as well as preserving the facility includes some of the obligations of the White House Visitors Office. Since 2017, Dana Hurtik has been the acting director of the White House Visitors Office and is being paid $95,800 as of 2019. Ellie Schafer held that job during Obama’s time, and her efforts earned her $ 116,679 in 2016.
Dana Hurtik (Acting Director Of White House Visitors Office) — $95,800
Samuel Brown (Senior Videographer) — $72,700
If you are working at the White House, there will be plenty to capture on video. Two videographers are on staff for the Trump administration, one of which is Samuel Brown (not pictured below). He is the senior White House videographer and has a $72,700 annual salary, while another videographer makes $64,400. Hope Hall was the only staff videographer when Obama was president. In 2016, she received $76,095 for videotaping the President’s greatest moments.
Samuel Brown (Senior Videographer) — $72,700
Brittany Baldwin And Theodore Royer (Speechwriter) — $120,000
Four speechwriters are employed by Trump, two of whom are Brittany Baldwin and Theodore Royer, who earn $120,000. For that set of employees, that is the highest salary. Baldwin and Royer ensure that the president has some thoughtful comments that he can make at his speaking engagements. Obama had nine speechwriters on staff listed as of 2016, with an annual salary ranging from $42,613 to $176,461.
Brittany Baldwin And Theodore Royer (Speechwriter) — $120,000
Hannah Zakaria (West Wing Receptionist) — $48,800
There are 60 White House employees who made less than $50,000 per year, based on a search through the report on the 2019 payroll. The West Wing receptionist, Hannah Zakaria, was one of them. She began as an apprentice at the White House in September 2018 and moved to her current role about three months later. In 2016, Leah Katz-Hernandez held the unenviable post. Obama’s receptionist in the West Wing withdrew $48,000.
Hannah Zakaria (West Wing Receptionist) — $48,800
Kellyanne Conway (Assistant To The President And Senior Counselor) — $183,000
While many White House staff members call the president’s assistant, only Kellyanne Conway also can hold the title of the senior counselor. Since the early days of Trump’s campaign, and her dedication has been credited, she has been with him. She actually earns an annual $183,000 salary. On Obama’s staff, there was no senior counselor, so her salary can’t really be compared to previous advisers, but Trump evidently values Conway’s role because she’s one of his staff’s highest-paid members.
Kellyanne Conway (Assistant To The President And Senior Counselor) — $183,000
John Czwartacki (Senior Adviser to the Chief of Staff for Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement) – $239,595
Although it’s a rare occurrence for an assistant in the federal government to make more than their boss, it’s not unattainable. The senior adviser to the chief of staff for strategy as well as stakeholder engagement is John Czwartacki. He makes an annual $239,595. Actually right now he is the highest-paid staffer in the White House.
John Czwartacki
Stephen Miller (Senior Advisor for Policy) – $183,000
Stephen Miller, the assistant to the president and senior policy advisor, makes $183,000 a year. While President Trump’s first State of the Union address was written by Miller, he is particularly described as the force behind the tough stance of the administration on immigration policy. He has also driven Trump’s agenda to build the wall on Mexico’s border. Miller is referred to as Trump’s right-hand man a lot of the time.
Stephen Miller
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Former Press Secretary) – $183,000
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a former press secretary, earned $183,000 a year. In 2019, however, she decided to step down from her role and Stephanie Grisham replaced her. Sanders was the White House’s public voice. She was famous for having to admit to interrogators that she made a false statement to the public knowingly.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Mercedes Schlapp (Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications) – $183,000
Mercedes Schlapp now makes $183,000 a year working for the communications team when she joined the White House back in 2017. It has however been officially confirmed that she will leave in 2020 to start concentrating on Trump’s re-election campaign.
Mercedes Schlapp
Brooke Rollins (Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives) – $183,000
Brooke Rollins, a prison reform activist, is working with the President to implement “private sector solutions to the nation’s problems” As the Assistant to the President for strategic initiatives, she presently takes home $183,000 each year.
Brooke Rollins
Pasquale Cipollone (Counsel to the President) – $183,000
For all legal matters, Pasquale Cipollone makes $183,000 advising the President. Don McGahn was substituted by Cipollone as White House counsel. When he heard that the White House was planning on making him a fall guy for possible obstruction of Donald Trump’s justice charges and McGhan’s refusal to prosecute Hillary Clinton and James Comey, McGhan stepped down.
Pasquale Cipollone
Emma Doyle (Deputy Chief of Staff) – $183,000
At the White House, the assistant to the President and deputy chief of staff, Emma Doyle, makes $183,000 each per year. Being 31, Doyle is among the youngest employees of the White House. In the past, on the first day of her time as director of the Office of Management and Budget, she functioned as chief of staff to Mick Mulvaney.
Emma Doyle
Madeleine Westerhout (Director of Oval Office Operations) – $145,000
Madeleine Westerhout takes home $145,000 a year as the Special Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations. She began in 2017 as a special assistant to President Trump and then made $95,000 a year. However, after Trump learned that she shared details of the Trump family and Oval Office activities with reporters during an off-the-record dinner, she was fired in August 2019.
Madeleine Westerhout
Nicole Frazier (Director of Strategic Partnerships & African American Outreach) – $106,000
Nicole Frazier now tends to make $106,000 every year as the director of strategic partnerships and African American outreach. In 2019, she was hired to fill the role that Omarosa Manigault Newman once held before she was fired in 2017.
Nicole Frazier
Christopher Liddell (Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination) – $30,000
Not everyone who appears to work in the White House makes a great wage, as it turns out. The assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for policy coordination is Christopher Liddell, who tends to make $30,000 annually. According to the White House site, he is responsible for “overseeing the Administration’s efforts to streamline the Federal Government’s regulatory process and modernize its technology systems.” In the White House, he earns the lowest salary.
Christopher Liddell
Andrew P. Bremberg (Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy) – $179,700
Andrew Bremberg, the current nominee to be the United States’ representative to the United Nations European Office makes $179,700 annually. He was the policy advisor and advocate for nominations for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and policy director for former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during his presidential candidacy before he joined Trump’s administration.
Andrew P. Bremberg
John J. DeStefano (Counselor) – $179,700
John DeStefano, an assistant to the President and counselor from 2018 to 2019, earns $179,700. He oversaw intergovernmental affairs in the old days. DeStefano joined the administration as the Presidential Personnel Director but ended up leaving to become an advisor to the e-cigarette company Juul in May 2019.
John J. DeStefano
Emmet T. Flood (Special Counsel to the President) – $179,700
After Don McGahn resigned, Emmet Flood served as President Trump’s interim White House Counsel from October 2018 to December 2018. Now, Flood is President Trump’s Special Counsel and tends to make $179,700 a year.
Emmet T. Flood
Jason D. Greenblatt (Special Representative for International Negotiations) – $179,700
Jason Greenblatt is now an assistant to the President and an international negotiating special representative. He makes 179,700 dollars annually. He used to be the Trump Organization’s executive vice president and chief legal officer, but he now maintains a role that Donald Trump created for him.
Jason D. Greenblatt
Joseph W. Hagin (Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations) – $179,700
Joseph Hagin, an assistant to the President and deputy chief of staff for operations from 2017 to 2018, is yet another employee from the White House who creates $179,700 a year. He worked for President George W. Bush as well.
Joseph W. Hagin
John. F. Kelly (Chief of Staff) – $179,700
A member of the Caliburn International board of directors and a retired U.S. From 2017 to 2019, Marine Corps General John Kelly served as President Trump’s White House chief of staff. His annual income was 179,700 dollars.
John. F. Kelly
Marcia L. Kelly (Director of the Office of Administration) – $179,700
Marcia Kelly is now the President’s assistant and the administration office’s director, making $179,700 a year. In 2016, she initially entered the White House, previously serving as the operations director for the 2016 RNC convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Marcia L. Kelly
Derek S. Lyons (Staff Secretary) – $179,700
Derek Lyons is the President’s assistant as well as the secretary of staff. In 2018, he became the acting staff secretary of the White House, creating $179,700 a year. Fairly recently, he had been Sen. Rob Portman’s deputy staff secretary and general counsel.
Derek S. Lyons
Donald F. McGahn II (Counsel to the President) – $179,700
From 2016 until 2018, when he resigned, Donald McGhan acted as President Trump’s White House counsel. He made $179,700 per year while he was still working there. He served for more than 5 years on the Federal Election Commission before working at the White House.
Donald F. McGahn II
Mira R. Ricardel (Deputy National Security Advisor) – $179,700
Another one who tends to make $179,700 per year at the White House is Mira Ricardel, an assistant to the President and deputy national security adviser. She did n’t even last too long, however – less than a year to be completely accurate. At the recommendation of First Lady Melania Trump, she was dismissed.
Mira R. Ricardel
Brooke L. Rollins (Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives) – $179,700
At present, Brooke Rollins performs as assistant to the President for strategic initiatives, taking home $179,700 a year, you guessed it. Rollins, a lawyer, was previously the president and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free-market think tank based in Austin, from 2003 to 2018.
Brooke L. Rollins
Daniel J. Scavino (Director of Social Media) – $179,700
Daniel Scavino, assistant to the President and director of social media, presently makes $179,700 every year. As it did turn out the author of Donald Trump’s Twitter posts is Scavino. He was previously the general manager of the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester.
Daniel J. Scavino
Marc T. Short (Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs) – $179,700
Marc Short is reportedly the chief of staff to Mike Pence, the existing Vice President. However he had initially served as President Trump’s White House Director of Legislative Affairs, making $179,700 each and every year.
Marc T. Short
Robert B. Blair (Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff) – $183,000
Robert Blair is the President’s assistant and chief of staff’s senior adviser, making $183,000 annually. He was once the Office of Management and Budget’s Associate Director for National Security Programs.
Robert B. Blair
John A. Eisenberg (Legal Advisor to the National Security Council) – $183,000
John Eisenberg is now the National Security Council’s deputy counsel to the president for national security affairs and legal advisor, accruing $183,000 per year. He was indeed a partner with the law firm Kirkland & Ellis prior to working at the White House.
John A. Eisenberg