Who’s making the most money in the Trump White House? A new government report has provided some answers.
According to NOTUS, citing a recent official government report, the highest salary in the White House is $197,200, paid to multiple “detailees” who are not official government employees. These include, NOTUS reported, “Scott Brady, executive director of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, and Harry Jung, deputy director of the White House Crypto Council.”
Several top aides, meanwhile, have salaries of $195,200 each. These include “press secretary Karoline Leavitt, chief of staff Susie Wiles, deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser Stephen Miller, communications director Steven Cheung, and border czar Tom Homan.” These include White House counsel David Warrington and trade adviser Peter Navarro.
None of these people, the NOTUS report said, have received raises since last year. Just over 400 people currently work in the White House.
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Others do not receive a White House salary.
“Some people working for the president are listed as making nothing from the White House, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who doubled as national security adviser, and Steven Witkoff, a real estate investor who serves as special envoy for peace missions who’s played a leading role in peace negotiations with Iran,” the report said. “The White House official said this is because employees such as Rubio and Witkoff are not paid by the White House. Rubio earns $250,600 at the State Department, while Witkoff does not appear to earn a government salary.”
Who makes the least? NOTUS noted that as well.
“The lowest salary listed is $59,661 for three White House staffers who work as an information service operator, a stenographer and a records management analyst. One person makes $63,510 as a staff assistant, followed by two people who make $63,940 as special assistant operators.”
The president, meanwhile, makes about $400,000, which he has stated since the start of his first term that he donates.
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