Peter Navarro (Assistant To The President For Trade And Manufacturing Policy) — $183,000
Under Trump, there are 22 White House employees who earn $183,000 in a year, including Peter Navarro. The Harvard-educated Navarro has been part of Trump’s cabinet ever since the beginning and he is the top man of the president dealing with trade and manufacturing policy. Since Navarro is the first director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, which was established by Trump in 2017, there is no one with whom to compare pay.
Lindsay Reynolds (Chief Of Staff To The First Lady) — $183,000
There is also staff that works for the president’s spouse, and the head of the staff gets a nice paycheck. Since 2017, Melania Trump’s chief of staff has been Lindsay Reynolds, who previously worked as the White House Visitors Office associate director when George W. Bush was president. First Lady Melania Trump has 12 employees in her staff and they are all under Reynolds’ leadership. When Obama was president, Christina Tchen was Michelle Obama’s chief of staff and she had an annual salary of $176,461.