Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs — $183,000
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs is responsible for advising the president on national security issues. Additionally, they serve on the national security council, which often produces sensitive intelligence information.
The one who holds this position earns $183,000 per year. For some reason, the White House salaries seem to increase while the working-class salary has been the same for years. We wonder why that is.
Advisor to the President & Senior Advisor — $0
The advisor to the president and senior advisor is responsible for advising the president on strategic planning. This position can have two people performing under the same role (like in the good old Trump days) when Ivanka was responsible for policies regarding women's issues. We suppose it's best a woman handles woman's issues.
They don't get paid much for this role. In fact, the annual salary is $0 as this role is usually performed by people with zero experience working in government.
Executive Assistant to the President — $120,000
The Executive Assistant to the President is responsible for reading and responding to all of the president's correspondence, scheduling meetings, arranging certain functions, and welcoming visitors to the White House.
As the president's right-hand person, the role pays $120,000 per year and likely deserves every penny.
Director of Media Operations for the Office of the First Lady — $72,700
The Office of the First Lady is run by the First Lady and has its own set of staff. The annual paycheck for this position is $72,700. The Director of Media Operations is relatively a new position and is responsible, as you may have thought, for all media-related issues of the first lady.
This role was only introduced in 2016, and the first ladies up until then would manage and handle their media independently. Of course, they had advisors, this is the White House we are talking about, but there was never a person dedicated only to this.
Chief Calligrapher — $99,400
As one of the more unique jobs in the White House, the Chief Calligrapher at the White House earns $99,400 per year. They’re responsible for writing out invitations, certificates, place cards, programs, and other documents in calligraphy. The person who holds this position has two other workers working beneath them.
The salary falls within a reasonable range of those who held this position in the past. In 2016, the Chief Calligrapher under Obama made $100,110 per year.