Anne LeHardy (Director Of Media Operations For The Office Of The First Lady) — $72,700
The East Wing or the Office of the First Lady gets its own staff, which includes communications officials. After working in the private sector, Anne LeHardy, whose experience is in production, started serving as the communications coordinator of Melania Trump in 2018. In the White House salary report released in 2019, LeHardy’s title is director of media operations for the first lady, and she earns $72,700. In 2016, no one had this exact title under Obama but Joanna Rosholm, Michelle Obama’s deputy communications director, made $78,124 per year.
Anne LeHardy (Director Of Media Operations For The Office Of The First Lady) — $72,700
Lee Ann Clark (Chief Calligrapher) — $99,400
We bet you never thought calligraphy would be a very lucrative skill in 2019. Currently, there are three calligraphers that are part of the White House staff, with the lowest-paid making $72,800 a year. The chief calligrapher, Lee Ann Clark, earns a tidy $99,400 for the beautiful writing that she does. Her work adorns official invitations, name cards, certificates, programs, and other documents. In Obama’s White House, there were three calligraphers on staff as well, and the top scribe made $100,110 in 2016.
Lee Ann Clark (Chief Calligrapher) — $99,400