How Much White House Staffers Get Paid

by InvestorPlace Staff | July 3, 2012 12:45 pm

[1]Working at the president’s humble abode is definitely something to write home about, but does it pay as great as it sounds? Sometimes.

Every year, The White House gives a report to Congress listing the title and salary of every White House Office employee, a requirement that began in 1995. With the recent release of the 2012 report[2], now you can see which White House workers are bringing home the most dough (salaries rounded to the nearest thousand).

5. $40,000-$70,000

• Countless researchers, assistants and analysts ($40,000 or so)
• Scheduler ($58,000)
• Speechwriter ($60,000)

4. $70,000-$100,000

• Director of White House Operations ($85,000)
• Special Assistant / Personal Aide to the President ($95,000)
• Head calligrapher ($96,000)

3. $100,000-$130,000

• Special Assistant to the President and Director of Research ($100,000)
• Chief of Staff of the National Economic Council ($120,000)
• Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling ($130,000)

2. $130,000-$160,000

• Clearance Advisory ($132,000)
• Ethics Advisor ($140,000)
• Deputy Assistant and Counsel to the President ($158,000)

1. $160,000+

• Senior Policy Advisor ($165,000)
• Assistant to the President and Press Secretary ($172,000)
• Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady ($172,000)

– Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Editorial Assistant

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