How Much Money Does the President Make

 How Much Money Does the President Make

In honor of President’s Day, we’ve taken some of the most common questions we’ve seen about what it’s like to be president and broken it down for you. The results are surprising!

Q. Donald Trump

A. The richest president in history is Donald Trump, who is the first billionaire president.

Q. How much does the president get paid?

A. The president gets paid a $400,000 yearly salary.

Q. How much does trump make a year?

A. Trump reported a yearly income of $362 million for 2014 and $611 million from January 2015 to May 2016.

Q. How many hours a day does the president work?

A. President Obama has said in interviews that, on an average day, he spends 10 hours working in the office and another three hours working from the residence. So, he works a 13 hour day.

Q. Does First Lady get a salary?

A. Despite the significant responsibilities usually handled by the first lady, the first lady does not receive a salary.

Q. Does the president work on weekends?

A. Because the nation doesn’t shut down on the weekends, the president does work on the weekends.

Q. Is the president the highest paying job?

A. President Donald Trump earns $400,000 per year, while Vice President Mike Pence makes $230,700 annually. The highest-paid employee — excluding the president — is John Czwartacki, with a $239,595 salary, while Christopher Liddell is the lowest-paid employee with a $30,000 salary.

Q. How many hours a week does the president work?

A. From the stats above, our math is telling us that on an average week, the president works for 91 hours.

Q. Who gets paid more than the president?

A. President Donald Trump earns $400,000 per year, while Vice President Mike Pence makes $230,700 annually. The highest-paid employee — excluding the president — is John Czwartacki, with a $239,595 salary, while Christopher Liddell is the lowest-paid employee with a $30,000 salary.

Q. How much vacation time does the president get?

A. That really depends on the president. President Obama averages about 19 vacation days a year.

Q. What is the president’s hourly wage?

A. Being that the president makes $400,000 a year, works 91 hours a week and works 49 weeks per year, we can say that the president makes about $89.71 an hour.

Q. How many times has the president’s salary been raised?

A. The president’s salary has been raised five times in 225 years. Actually, when you calculate each salary in modern terms, the current compensation is the lowest in history.

Q. What is the salary of a retired president?

A. Former presidents receive a pension equal to the pay that the head of an executive department (Executive Level I) would be paid; as of 2018, it is $210,700 per year. The pension begins immediately after a president's departure from office.

 Q Can Obama elected again?

A. Out of the U.S. Presidents that are still alive in 2020, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama could not be elected again because of this amendment. All of them were elected twice. Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump (the current U.S. President) can run for the president again as they have only been elected once.

Q. How much does a maid at the White House make?

A. White House Salaries Range From $172,000 to $42,000.

Q. How much does the White House cost?

A. The total cost was $232,372.

Q. Do all presidents sleep in the same bed?

A. The President's Bedroom is a second-floor bedroom in the White House. ... Prior to the Ford Administration it was common for the President and First Lady to have separate bedrooms. Until then this room was used mostly as the First Lady's bedroom; however, it was the sleeping quarters for President Lincoln.

Q. Is there a pool at the White House?

A. The White House has had two different pools since the 1930s. ... Ford, an avid swimmer, installed an outdoor pool on the White House grounds in 1975. FDR's swimming pool was completed in 1933. The pool has been covered but remains beneath the floor of the press center.

Q. Do White House staff live in the White House?

A. It was further expanded with the Truman Reconstruction and currently contains 20 rooms, nine bathrooms, and the main hall. This floor was once used for staff bedrooms, but no staff currently live in the White House.

 

Q. How much do White House cooks make?

A. The White House Executive Chef made between $80,000 and $100,000 annually in 2005. The chef receives no overtime, and the workload can vary considerably depending on whether the First Family is in residence or traveling, if there is a special event, or if a holiday occurs.

Q. Which room does the president sleep in?

A. President's Bedroom. The President's Bedroom is a second-floor bedroom in the White House. The bedroom makes up the White Housemaster suite along with the adjacent sitting room and the smaller dressing room, all located in the southwest corner.

 

Q. How many bedrooms are in the White House today?

A. The White House is a place where history continues to unfold. There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators.

Q. How many rooms in the White House are open to the public?

A. White House Facts. There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 levels to accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the White House. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 elevators.

Q. How many bedrooms does the White House residence have?

A. 132 rooms

The massive complex at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue contains six levels, 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 412 doors, and 28 fireplaces. Some of the White House's most famous rooms include the Oval Office, the Situation Room, the Cabinet Room, and the James S.

Q. Is there a tunnel under the White House?

A. Location of the White House to Treasury Building tunnel in Washington, D.C. ... The White House to Treasury Building tunnel is a 761-foot (232 m) subterranean structure in Washington, D.C. that connects a sub-basement of the East Wing of the White House to the areaway which surrounds the United States Treasury Building.

Q. How many visitors does the White House get a day?

A. The White House receives approximately 6,000 visitors a day.

Q. What are 5 facts about the White House?

A. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 elevators. At various times in history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.

Q. What does the White House have for fun?

A. For recreation, the White House has a variety of facilities available to its residents, including a tennis court, a jogging track, swimming pool, movie theater, billiard room, and a bowling lane.

Q. What is special about the White House?

A. White House Facts. For two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American people. ... It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams, and his wife, Abigail moved in.

Q. Which room is the largest room in the White House?

A. The East Room is an event and reception room in the White House, the home of the President of the United States. The East Room is the largest room in the Executive Mansion; it is used for dances, receptions, press conferences, ceremonies, concerts, and banquets.

Q. Did an Irish man design the White House?

A. James Hoban (1755 – December 8, 1831) was an Irish architect, best known for designing the White House in Washington, D.C.

Q. How secure is the White House?

A. Security is primarily provided by the United States Secret Service. Since the September 11 attacks, the restricted airspace above the White House has been expanded and better enforced. Despite security measures such as a fence, there have been some people who have managed to gain unauthorized access to the White House.

We’ve dug a little more into these stats in the infographic above. Enjoy!