{
  "id": 18581189,
  "title": "Meet the highest-paid Trump staffers — and see how their salaries compare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/meet-the-highest-paid-trump-staffers-and-see-how-their-salaries",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T22:15:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-highest-paid-staffers-salaries-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The White House salary report has revealed the highest-paid staffers, with some earning up to $197,200 annually. Senior advisors, legal counsel, and policy directors are among the top earners. While government salaries may be lower than private sector pay, they still far exceed the national average income. The highest-paid role in the White House is the president's job, which currently earns $400,000. Even with that, the salary is still less than what the top 1% of earners in Maryland and Virginia make annually. Government salaries often trail behind private sector salaries due to the lack of profit motive. Despite this, those working at the White House are not considered underpaid.",
  "summary": "See which staffers in Trump's White House earn salaries up to $197,200, including top advisors and counsel, as revealed in the latest salary report.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}