Question

The starting salary for the President of the United States is: $300,000 $400,000 $450,000 $500,000

Answer 1

The President is paid $400,000 a year.

Answer 2

The correct answer is $ 400,000.

The President of the United States is paid $400,000 dollars per year. He also receives an extra expense allowance of $50,000 a year, a $100,000 non-taxable travel account and $19,000 for entertainment.

So far, the presidential salary had been increased five time, starting with George Washington in 1789 and finishing with George W. Bush in 2001.

Beside the salary, the President gets free transportation in the presidential limousine and the Marine and Air Forces . He also lives rent-free in the White House.