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However, $400,000 is the president's base salary. He also gets a $50,000 expense account for job-related expenses, a $100,000 travel account and a $19,000 entertainment account.
While taxpayers cover the cost of Air Force One, the presidential helicopter, his security detail and housing, life inside the White House is not a free ride.
The president has to pay for his own personal expenses such as clothes, dry cleaning and any meals he and his family eat in their private quarters. Meals connected to his official duties are covered by taxpayers. For instance, if donuts are served at a meeting, taxpayers foot the bill. If the president wants donuts for breakfast, he pays for it.
"You are the most powerful person in the world," said Jacobs. "That in itself is a big pay day."
So what about when presidents leave office? George W. Bush will get a yearly pension worth about $180,000.
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Does the vice president get paid for life?
yes
What president didn't get paid?
Every president get paid.
Is the president of the US the highest paid?
The President of the United States is the highest paid public official in the United States, but not the highest paid president in the world, nor the highest paid person in the United States.
How often do the President of US get paid?
Is the President paid once a week, two weeks or what?
Who is The best paid president?
The President of Singapore is the best paid president, earning the equivalent of approximately $3.5 million US dollars annually.
How is the president of the US paid?
He/she is paid in U.S. Dollar(s).
How much was the president paid in 2011?
President Obama was paid 400,000 a year plus expenses in 2011. In 2001, President Bush became the first president to make $400,000. Prior to that time, presidents were paid $200,000 a year. (And earlier in the century, they were paid $75,000 a year; this was eventually raised to $100,000.)
What is pay of the United States president and vice president?
The president gets paid $400,000 a year ($1,600,000 a term). The vice president gets paid$160,000 a year ($640,000 a term)
Do the vice president president senators and justices get paid by public funding?
Yes, they are all paid by the US treasury for their work.
How much was James Monroe paid?
He was paid $25,000 a year as President.
How much was the US president paid in 2010?
Since 2001, when the presidential salary was raised, the US president is paid $400,000 plus expenses. Thus, that is what he was paid in 2010.
Who was the lowest paid president?
India
