How much does the president make a year?

Answer 1

As president, Bush makes $400,000 and gets additional money in various expense accounts. Cheney makes $208,100 and also has expense accounts. In September 1999, President Clinton signed legislation that increased the presidential salary to $400,000, effective January 2001.

On top of the salary and expense accounts, both the U.S. president and vice president are given free housing with plenty of amenities. The White House has 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, a movie theater, bowling alley, billiards room, tennis court, jogging track and putting greens. Bush also has use of Camp David, the presidential retreat. Cheney lives in Number One Observatory Circle, which has been the official vice presidential residence since 1974.


Executive Branch

President: $400,000; $50,000 expense account; $100,000 nontaxable for travel; $19,000 official entertainment account; free housing
Retired president: $150,000 pension; plus $150,000 to maintain staff
Former first lady: $20,000
Vice president: $208,100; $10,000 expense account; free housing
Presidential Cabinet member (i.e. secretary of defense, attorney general, etc.): $157,000
Legislative Branch
Speaker of the House of Representatives: $208,100
Senate president pro tempore: $180,100
Senate and House majority and minority leaders: $180,100
Other senators and representatives: $162,100
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court chief justice: $208,100
Supreme Court associate justices: $199,200
Circuit judges: $171,800
District judges: $162,100

Answer 2

Executive Branch

President: $400,000; $50,000 expense account; $100,000 nontaxable for travel; $19,000 official entertainment account; free housing
Retired president: $150,000 pension; plus $150,000 to maintain staff
Former first lady: $20,000
Vice president: $208,100; $10,000 expense account; free housing
Presidential Cabinet member (i.e. secretary of defense, attorney general, etc.): $157,000

Answer 3

I am sure you will get the correct dollar amount from someone else. What I want to say is that he (or almost all presidents) could make more income in the private sector.

Answer 4

I think in the range of $325,000 but many will claim Bush makes about a bazillion kagillion dollars from all the oil he steals.

Answer 5

Between 2 and 3 hundred thousand Approximately. $250,000 it is not $400,000 he doesn't make that much. and he can make as much as he wants in his private life. look at Kerry.

Answer 6

Not nearly enough .... it is a position for the "already rich". If it paid a huge .. very huge .. salary perhaps it would become a job for the "very smart".

Answer 7

$400,000 per year, it used to be 200,000 but they raised it a few years back

Answer 8

I think it is about 400,000 USD now.

Answer 9

$400,000

Answer 10

$400,000.