He didn't need it and he saw himself as a citizen politician. This is one reason he also didn't stay for more than 2 terms. He felt a man should serve his nation and then go home. JFK also didn't accept a salary.
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George Washington's presidential salary, which he initially refused to accept, is equivalent to an average of about $530,000 per year in 2010 dollars. The current President gets only $400,000 plus expenses.
$400,000
what was richard nixons salary as president
Washington didn't get a salary.
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will there be powers in the future
The annual presidential salary was $25,000 a year from George Washington through the first term of Ulysses Grant, i.e. the first 19 Presidents. It doubled for Grant's second term, causing a lot of comment.
The current Presidential salary is $400,000 per year in office.
100k a year for life.
The presidential salary in 2000 was $200,000 per year. The president also has free non-personal travel and a free residence. In 2014, the presidential salary was $400,000 per year.
The country was Israel.