Question about American Presidents

[selenay]

Discussion of the primaries and politics in general has become essential at every meal time in my house now (as I shall be shortly sharing a border) and a question came up today that none of us could answer.

Does the President of the USA receive a salary while he is in office?

If anyone on my lovely knowledgeable flist could point me in the right direction, you'd have the gratitude of the entire Sel clan :-)

Comments

[sassyinkpen.livejournal.com]

Yes he does, and I think the going rate is about $400,000 right now - recently up from 200,000. But I could be wrong on that.



Edit: And of course, he gets to live at the White House and make full use of its staff, and gets skads of other benefits. I don't even know they they buy their own groceries

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

You're right, though recently was 1999, and the constitution basically says no pay rises during the term of office and no other federal or state money.

[selenay]

Hmm, that makes sense. I suppose otherwise the President could vote himself an enormous pay rise, which wouldn't be fair! So if he does vote for a pay rise, it goes to the next guy rather than him. Very sensible.

[selenay]

*g* I knew that pretty much all their expenses were basically paid for, which is why I wondered whether they received any kind of salary. Thank you :-)

[nic]

Hmmm, for some reason I thought it would be more. But I see your point about everything else being 'free'.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Have you tried Google? :-)
http://www.presidentsusa.net/presidents_salary.html etc.

US Code Title 3, section 102, Amended 1999, $400,000.

[selenay]

I had no idea that it would be that easy! Somehow, I assumed that it would be information that was carefully hidden...