The President. Barack Obama
The President of the United States holds the highest office in the US government
President
President.
The U.S. Constitution is the highest legal authority in the U.S. government.
Government Printing Office (GPO)
Government Printing Office (GPO)
The U.S. Constitution is the highest legal authority in the U.S. government.
The US Attorney General is the highest ranking officer of the US Department of Justice, aside from the President of the US.
In the US, the highest ranking government official in the states are their governors.
In the US government the President is higher, but in a company the CEO is the highest. In order to clarify this it should be noted that the office of CEO does not exist in the US Government. Also, in the business world a person can be both the CEO, Chief Executive Officer and President.
Mark Zuckerberg was the highest paid person in the US in 2012, earning several billion US dollars.
National, State, and Local government. The highest is the Local government.