Do you know how much President Bush and other top political figures in our country are making every year? Here is an interesting tabloid from Infoplease. Bush has been making $400,000 a year since 2001, and Cheney is pulling in salary at half that speed.
The complete list is here:
Position |
Salary |
President |
|
1789 |
$ 25,000 |
1873 |
$ 50,000 |
1909 |
$ 75,000 |
1949 |
$ 100,000 |
1969 |
$ 200,000 |
2001 |
$ 400,000 |
Vice President |
$ 202,900 |
Senator |
$ 158,000 |
Representative |
$ 158,000 |
Majority and Minority Leaders |
$ 175,600 |
Speaker of the House |
$ 202,900 |
Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
$ 202,900 |
Assoc. Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
$ 194,200 |
By the way, the same site also keeps some other great information. The Presidents' Occupations section is particularly fun to read. You might find both Harry S. Truman and James Earl Carter, Jr. used to be a farmer, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a journalist, and Lyndon Baines Johnson was once a schoolteacher. Also, almost every president after Truman became a write after leaving the Oval Office.