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Biden White House staff
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According to the White House's annual report on personnel, there were 564 staff members in the Biden White House, as of July 1, 2024.[1]
There were 106 staff members who earned an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 21 of whom received a salary of $180,000 or more. Eleven staff members received no salary. The average salary for paid staff members was $109,166.
This page provides an overview of how much White House staff members were compensated in 2024 and a list of the top-paid members in the Biden White House. It also provides historical information about Biden White House staff in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
- Overview
- Distribution of annual salaries of Biden White House staff members
- List of top-paid staff members in Biden White House
- Historical overview of Biden White House staff members
- Comparison of White House staff members from 2013 to 2024
For information about Trump White House staff, click here.
For information about Obama White House staff, click here.
Overview
The Biden White House included 564 staff members as of July 1, 2024. Sixty-two staff members were detailees temporarily assigned to the White House from another agency or department. The other 502 staff members were employees.
The highest-paid staff member was Michelle Barrans, a detailee serving as associate counsel. Barrans' annual salary was $251,258. There were 106 staff members who earned an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 21 of whom received a salary of $180,000 or more.
Eleven staff members received no salary. The majority of individuals receiving no salary—7—were policy advisors.
Distribution of annual salaries of Biden White House staff members
The following chart shows the distribution of annual salaries of White House staff members in 2024.
List of top-paid staff members in Biden White House (2024)
The following table lists the 106 individuals working in the White House with annual salaries of $150,000 or more, as of July 1, 2024.[1]
| Biden White House officials with an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Status | Salary | Position |
| Michelle M. Barrans | Detailee | $251,258 | Associate Counsel |
| Brian C. Plesser | Detailee | $191,900 | Senior Ethics Counsel |
| Andrea M. O'Neal | Detailee | $191,900 | Senior Policy Advisor |
| Margaret M. O'Herron | Detailee | $191,900 | Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration |
| Jennifer M. Mishory | Detailee | $191,900 | Senior Advisor on Workforce Development and Education for the Office of the First Lady |
| Miranda C. Lynch-Smith | Detailee | $191,900 | Senior Policy Advisor |
| Drenan E. Dudley | Detailee | $191,900 | Director for Long-Term Community Recovery and Rebuilding |
| William Desmond | Detailee | $191,900 | Associate Counsel |
| Michael H. Baer | Detailee | $191,900 | Associate Counsel |
| Farah Z. Ahmad | Detailee | $191,900 | Special Advisor for Economic Development |
| Rachit Choksi | Detailee | $189,809 | Associate Counsel |
| Anthony M. Rodman | Detailee | $186,854 | Senior Policy Advisor for Native Affairs |
| Rachel R. Thomas | Detailee | $185,824 | Senior Communications Advisor for Policy |
| Maralyn I. O'Brien | Detailee | $185,824 | Director of Strategic Planning |
| David E. Kalbaugh | Employee | $183,100 | Executive Clerk |
| Philip C. Droege | Employee | $183,100 | Director of Records Management |
| Jack B. Groarke | Detailee | $181,216 | Senior Policy Advisor |
| James J. Yoon | Detailee | $180,359 | Associate Counsel |
| Alissa B. Kempler | Detailee | $180,359 | Senior Policy Advisor for Criminal Justice |
| Sameer Hossain | Detailee | $180,359 | Senior Policy Advisor |
| Megan A. Baird | Detailee | $180,359 | Senior Advisor for Workforce Policy |
| AnnMarie Tomasini | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Neera Tanden | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor |
| Jacob J. Sullivan | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs |
| Edward N. Siskel | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and White House Counsel |
| Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Richard B. Ruffner | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations |
| Steven J. Ricchetti | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President |
| Bruce N. Reed | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Gautam Raghavan | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Natalie H. Quillian | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| John D. Podesta | Employee | $180,000 | Senior Policy Advisor for International Climate Policy |
| Thomas E. Perez | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| David L. Noble | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration |
| Benjamin C. LaBolt | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Communications |
| Karine Jean-Pierre | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Press Secretary |
| Shuwanza R. Goff | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| Jonathan J. Finer | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Anita B. Dunn | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President |
| Lael Brainard | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council |
| Anthony R. Bernal | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady |
| Stephen K. Benjamin | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement |
| Francisco Ruiz | Detailee | $170,258 | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy |
| Cassandra R. Wilcox | Detailee | $169,429 | Associate Director for Strategic Development |
| Stephanie M. Ogorzalek | Detailee | $169,429 | Director of Global Gender Issues |
| Deanna E. Evans | Detailee | $169,429 | Associate Counsel |
| Jordan H. Blumenthal | Detailee | $169,429 | Senior Deputy Associate Counsel |
| Paul S. Raizk | Employee | $168,400 | Deputy Director and Senior Advisor for Records Management |
| Megan F. Doherty | Detailee | $168,400 | Senior Advisor on Foreign Policy for the Office of the First Lady |
| Jeffrey D. Zients | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff |
| Ali A. Zaidi | Employee | $168,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor |
| Christian L. Tom | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy |
| Evan M. Ryan | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary |
| Emma Ruiz | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Political Strategy and Outreach |
| Vinay C. Reddy | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting |
| Ryan J. Montoya | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance |
| Jennifer L. Klein | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Co-chair and Executive Director of the White House Gender Policy Council |
| Stefanie G. Feldman | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary and Director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention |
| Edwin R. Thomas | Employee | $167,276 | Deputy Executive Clerk |
| Amanda K. Bartmann | Detailee | $167,276 | Senior Tax Counsel |
| Vikas K. Didwania | Detailee | $165,696 | Senior Policy Advisor for Criminal Justice |
| Todd S. Zubatkin | Detailee | $163,964 | Senior Researcher |
| Whitney Y. Muse | Detailee | $163,964 | Senior Policy Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
| John D. Lucey | Detailee | $163,964 | Senior Advisor to the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs for Implementation |
| Jennifer M. Sosa | Detailee | $163,964 | Senior Advisor for Strategic Engagement |
| Maya N. Humes | Detailee | $163,964 | Senior Communications Advisor |
| Carly L. Salazar | Detailee | $157,982 | Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration |
| Carly L. Salazar | Detailee | $157,982 | Senior Deputy Associate Counsel |
| Christen L. Young | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Health and Veterans Affairs |
| Ashley N. Williams | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Outreach and Senior Advisor |
| Karl R. Thompson | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Patrick J. Stevenson | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Digital Strategy |
| Lee A. Slater | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| Emily R. Simons | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Deputy Press Secretary |
| Samantha E. Silverberg | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Implementation |
| Ian C. Sams | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to White House Counsel |
| Mary F. Repko | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Climate Advisor |
| Rosa Po | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff |
| Kylie N. Patterson | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity |
| Kristen D. Orthman | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Communications Director |
| Ali Nouri | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison |
| Erika L. Moritsugu | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Senior Liaison |
| John W. McCarthy | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Political Engagement |
| Elisabeth H. Lawrence | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Immigration |
| Tericka M. Lambert | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Digital Strategy |
| Daniel A. Koh | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Katherine M. Keith | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Gender Policy Council |
| Jennifer Y. Kaplan | Detailee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office of Public Engagement |
| Meredith A. Jones | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs and House Liaison |
| Daniel Z. Hornung | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Robert M. Gordon | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Mobility |
| Joshua A. Geltzer | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President and Legal Advisor to the National Security Counsel |
| Carlos E. Elizondo | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary |
| Stacey L. Eichner | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director for the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Jonathan M. Donenberg | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and Director for Competition Council Policy |
| Tyeesha I. Dixon | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Navtej S. Dhillon | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Brendan J. Danaher | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Rachel F. Cotton | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Kristina L. Costa | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
| Jamison R. Citron | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement |
| Dennis W. Cheng | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Strategy and Outreach |
| Andrew J. Bates | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Deputy Press Secretary |
| Russell M. Anello | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Elizabeth E. Alexander | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady |
| Mala Adiga | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for the First Lady |
List of top-paid staff members in Biden White House (2023)
| Biden White House officials with an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Status | Salary | Position |
| Demetre C. Daskalakis | Detailee | $260,718 | Deputy Coordinator for the Monkeypox Response |
| Anand H. Das | Detailee | $219,414 | Senior Deputy Associate Counsel |
| Eric R. Womack | Detailee | $183,500 | Associate Counsel |
| Rose M. Sullivan | Detailee | $183,500 | Senate Legislative Affairs Liaison |
| Karen E. Skelton | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Policy Advisor for the Office of Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
| Karuna Seshasai | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Policy Advisor for the COVID-19 Response |
| Molly E. Ritner | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Policy Advisor |
| Jessica K. Rihma | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration |
| Harold J. Phillips | Detailee | $183,500 | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy |
| Joshua F. Peck | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Policy Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
| Jennifer M. Mishory | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Advisor on Workforce Development for the First Lady |
| Jennifer Y. Kaplan | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Advisor to the Director of Public Engagement |
| Georgette A. Furukawa | Detailee | $183,500 | Advisor for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
| Joseph J. Eaton | Detailee | $183,500 | Associate Counsel |
| Alison L. Cassady | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Policy Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
| Magdey A. Abdallah | Detailee | $183,500 | Senior Deputy Associate Counsel |
| Ryan M. Majerus | Detailee | $183,100 | Senior Policy Advisor for Supply Chains |
| David E. Kalbaugh | Employee | $183,100 | Executive Clerk |
| Philip C. Droege | Employee | $183,100 | Director of Records Management |
| AnnMarie Tomasini | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations |
| Louisa M. Terrell | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| Neera Tanden | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor |
| Jacob J. Sullivan | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs |
| Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Steven J. Ricchetti | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President |
| Bruce N. Reed | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Gautam Raghavan | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Natalie H. Quillian | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| John D. Podesta | Employee | $180,000 | Senior Policy Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
| Jennifer B. Dillon | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| David L. Noble | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration |
| Mitchell J. Landrieu | Employee | $180,000 | Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator |
| Benjamin C. LaBolt | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Communications |
| Karine Jean-Pierre | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Press Secretary |
| Jonathan J. Finer | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Anita B. Dunn | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President |
| Michael C. Donilon | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President |
| Stuart F. Delery | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and White House Counsel |
| Lael Brainard | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council |
| Anthony R. Bernal | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady |
| Stephen K. Benjamin | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement |
| Robert S. Friedlander | Detailee | $178,262 | Senior Communications Advisor for Economic Messaging |
| Aviva B. Feuerstein | Detailee | $176,458 | Senior Presidential Speechwriter |
| Sarah J. Brundage | Detailee | $175,000 | Senior Policy Advisor for Economic Justice |
| Rachel R. Thomas | Detailee | $171,268 | Senior Communications Advisor for Policy |
| Sarah E. Stein | Detailee | $171,268 | Senior Tax Counsel |
| John E. Starcher | Detailee | $171,268 | Associate Counsel |
| Kathryn A. Schmidt | Detailee | $171,268 | Associate Counsel |
| Jaclyn H. Rothenberg | Detailee | $171,268 | Senior Advisor |
| Jeffrey D. Zients | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff |
| Ali A. Zaidi | Employee | $168,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor |
| Evan M. Ryan | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary |
| Emma Ruiz | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Political Strategy and Outreach |
| Vinay C. Reddy | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting |
| Ryan J. Montoya | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance |
| Jennifer L. Klein | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Co-chair and Executive Director of the White House Gender Policy Council |
| Stefanie G. Feldman | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary |
| Paul S. Raizk | Employee | $167,663 | Deputy Director and Senior Advisor for Records Management |
| Matthew M. Ryan | Detailee | $160,889 | Senior Deputy Associate Counsel |
| Molly E. McBurney | Detailee | $160,889 | Associate Counsel |
| Stephanie M. Locke | Detailee | $160,889 | Ethics Counsel |
| Alyssa J. Charney | Detailee | $160,889 | Director for Lands and Climate-Smart Agriculture |
| Michell A. Figueroa | Detailee | $160,880 | Associate Director for Cabinet Affairs |
| Matthew J. Rosenbaum | Detailee | $159,360 | Senior Deputy Associate Counsel |
| Maya N. Humes | Detailee | $155,700 | Senior Communications Advisor |
| Christen L. Young | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Health and Veterans Affairs |
| Jenny R. Yang | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity |
| Karl R. Thompson | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Lee A. Slater | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| Zayn Siddique | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council |
| Richard A. Sauber | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Mary F. Repko | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Climate Advisor |
| Bharat R. Ramamurti | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| John R. Phillips | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President and Legal Advisor to the National Security Council |
| Kristen D. Orthman | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Communications Director |
| Ali Nouri | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison |
| Erika L. Moritsugu | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Senior Liaison |
| Elisabeth H. Lawrence | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Immigration |
| Meredith A. Jones | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs and House Liaison |
| Stacey K. Grigsby | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Joelle C. Gamble | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Carlos E. Elizondo | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary |
| Stacey L. Eichner | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director for the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Celeste E. Drake | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Olivia A. Dalton | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary |
| Kristina L. Costa | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
| Lisa L. Barclay | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response |
| Aviva Aron-Dine | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Russell M. Anello | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Mala Adiga | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady |
| Edwin R. Thomas | Employee | $154,428 | Deputy Executive Clerk |
List of top-paid staff members in Biden White House (2022)
| Biden White House officials with an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Status | Salary | Position |
| Francis S. Collins | Detailee | $300,000 | Acting Science Advisor to the President |
| Luisa M. Paiewonsky | Detailee | $191,300 | Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation |
| Stephanie R. Sykes | Detailee | $183,100 | Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Infrastructure Implementation |
| Aviva Aron-Dine | Detailee | $180,000 | Special Advisor and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Katherine J. Bedingfield | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Communications |
| Anthony R. Bernal | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Advisor to the First Lady |
| Brian C. Deese | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council |
| Jennifer B. Dillon | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Michael C. Donilon | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President |
| Anita B. Dunn | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President |
| Anne E. Filipic | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration |
| Jonathan J. Finer | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Rachel Fleurence | Detailee | $180,000 | Senior Advisor |
| Karine Jean-Pierre | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Press Secretary |
| Ronald A. Klain | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff |
| Mitchell J. Landrieu | Employee | $180,000 | Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator |
| Regina A. McCarthy | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor |
| Gautam Raghavan | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Presidenial Personnel |
| Bruce N. Reed | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Dana A. Remus | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and White House Counsel |
| Steven J. Ricchetti | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President |
| Susan E. Rice | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor |
| Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Jacob J. Sullivan | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor |
| Neera Tanden | Employee | $180,000 | Staff Secretary and Senior Advisor to the President |
| Louisa M. Terrell | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| AnnMarie Tomasini | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations |
| Scott B. Arceneaux | Detailee | $176,300 | Senior Advisor |
| Alexis S. Barrett | Detailee | $176,300 | Senior Advisor for Education |
| Daron T. Carreiro | Detailee | $176,300 | Senior Policy Advisor for Native Affairs |
| Jim J. Cho | Detailee | $176,300 | Director of Congressional Outreach |
| Nicholas M. Conger | Detailee | $176,300 | Senior Advisor |
| Harold J. Phillips | Detailee | $176,300 | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy |
| Claudia R. Schwartz | Detailee | $176,300 | Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration |
| Karuna Seshasai | Detailee | $175,000 | Senior Policy Advisor for the COVID-19 Response |
| Philip C. Droege | Employee | $174,558 | Director of Records Management |
| David E. Kalbaugh | Employee | $174,558 | Executive Clerk |
| Jennifer M. Mishory | Detailee | $173,232 | Senior Advisor on Workforce Development |
| Kamilah O. House | Detailee | $170,504 | Associate Counsel |
| Nisha V. Bhat | Detailee | $168,282 | Senior Policy Advisor for Medicare |
| Rebecca A. Hermanowicz | Detailee | $168,282 | Ethics Counsel |
| Vanessa J. Le | Detailee | $168,282 | Associate Counsel |
| Ashish K. Jha | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response and Counselor to the President |
| Julie C. Rodriguez | Employee | $168,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Gretchen S. Wood | Detailee | $164,102 | Staff Assistant |
| Courtney L. Dixon | Detailee | $163,333 | Associate Counsel |
| Aviva B. Feuerstein | Detailee | $163,333 | Speechwriter |
| Rachel R. Thomas | Detailee | $163,333 | Senior Communications Advisor for Policy |
| Cammilla H. Wamsley | Detailee | $163,333 | Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration |
| Laura S. Carroll | Detailee | $158,383 | Policy Advisor for Agriculture and Rural Policy |
| Deena A. Al-Mohamed | Detailee | $155,687 | Director of Disability Policy |
| Mala Adiga | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady |
| Elizabeth E. Alexander | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for the First Lady |
| Chiraag Bains | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity |
| Lisa L. Barclay | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response |
| Stuart F. Delery | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Reema B. Dodin | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison |
| Carlos E. Elizondo | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary |
| Sameera Fazili | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Stefanie G. Feldman | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Domestic Policy Advisor |
| Robert R. Flaherty | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy |
| Shuwanza R. Goff | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs and House Liaison |
| Stacey K. Grigsby | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Jennifer L. Klein | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Co-chair and Executive Director of the White House Gender Policy Council |
| Elisabeth H. Lawrence | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Immigration |
| Carmel M. Martin | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Mobility |
| Ryan J. Montoya | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance |
| Erika L. Moritsugu | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Senior Liaison |
| Katherine L. Petrelius | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| John R. Phillips, III | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President and Legal Advisor to the National Security Council |
| Bharat R. Ramamurti | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Vinay C. Reddy | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting |
| Emma Ruiz | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Strategy and Outreach |
| Evan M. Ryan | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary |
| Richard A. Sauber | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Christopher J. Slevin | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| Christen L. Young | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Health and Veterans Affairs |
| Ali A. Zaidi | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Climate Advisor |
| Paul S. Raizk | Employee | $154,420 | Deputy Director and Senior Advisor for Records Management |
| Sincere A. Harris | Detailee | $153,434 | Associate Director for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Alexandra K. Lamanna | Detailee | $153,434 | Assistant Press Secretary |
| Natalie Punchak | Detailee | $153,434 | Deputy Associate Counsel and Senior Tax Counsel for the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Andrea T. Taverna | Detailee | $153,434 | Senior Policy Advisor |
| Jennifer M. Harris | Employee | $150,000 | Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics and Labor |
List of top-paid staff members in Biden White House (2021)
| Biden White House officials with an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Status | Salary | Position |
| Molly M. Groom | Detailee | $185,656 | Policy Advisor for Immigration |
| Elizabeth A. Hone | Detailee | $183,164 | Senior Policy Advisor for Broadband |
| Katherine J. Bedingfield | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Communications |
| Anthony R. Bernal | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Advisor to the First Lady |
| Brian C. Deese | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council |
| Jennifer B. Dillon | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Michael C. Donilon | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President |
| Anne E. Filipic | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration |
| Jonathan J. Finer | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Ronald A. Klain | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff |
| Regina A. McCarthy | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor |
| Jennifer R. Psaki | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Press Secretary |
| Bruce N. Reed | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff |
| Dana A. Remus | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and White House Counsel |
| Julissa Reynoso | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady |
| Steven J. Ricchetti | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President |
| Susan E. Rice | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor |
| Cedric L. Richmond | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement |
| Catherine M. Russell | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Jacob J. Sullivan | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor |
| Neera Tanden | Employee | $180,000 | Senior Advisor to the President |
| Louisa M. Terrell | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| AnnMarie Tomasini | Employee | $180,000 | Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations |
| Patricia S. Kovacs | Detailee | $177,280 | Senior Policy Advisor for Agriculture |
| Nell L. Abernathy | Detailee | $172,500 | Senior Policy Advisor for Domestic Competitiveness |
| Thomas M. Breslin | Detailee | $172,500 | Policy Advisor |
| Nelvis C. Castro | Detailee | $172,500 | Senior Advisor on Cancer |
| Tiffany T. Swygert | Detailee | $172,500 | Senior Policy Advisor for Medicare |
| Shamik N. Trivedi | Detailee | $172,500 | Deputy Associate Counsel and Senior Tax Counsel for the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Philip C. Droege | Employee | $170,800 | Director of Records Management |
| David E. Kalbaugh | Employee | $170,800 | Executive Clerk |
| Katherine A. Raut | Detailee | $168,150 | Associate Counsel |
| Osasumwen Z. Dorsey | Detailee | $163,345 | Ethics Counsel |
| Tracy L. Goodluck | Detailee | $158,541 | Policy Advisor for Native Affairs |
| Maura M. Ooi | Detailee | $158,541 | Policy Advisor for Immigration |
| Mala Adiga | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady |
| Elizabeth E. Alexander | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for the First Lady |
| Jonathan G. Cedarbaum | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President and National Security Council Legal Advisor |
| Bechara N. Choucair | Employee | $155,000 | Vaccinations Coordinator |
| Danielle Y. Conley | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Stuart F. Delery | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Reema B. Dodin | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison |
| Carlos E. Elizondo | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary |
| Sameera Fazili | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Stefanie G. Feldman | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Domestic Policy Advisor |
| Robert R. Flaherty | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy |
| Shuwanza R. Goff | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs and House Liaison |
| Seth D. Harris | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Labor and Economy |
| Jessica R. Hertz | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary |
| Karine Jean-Pierre | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary and Senior Advisor to the Press Secretary |
| Carole A. Johnson | Employee | $155,000 | Testing Coordinator |
| David C. Kamin | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council |
| Jennifer L. Klein | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Co-chair and Executive Director of the White House Gender Policy Council |
| Catherine E. Lhamon | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Racial Justice and Equity |
| Timothy W. Manning | Employee | $155,000 | Supply Coordinator |
| Carmel M. Martin | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Mobility |
| Ryan J. Montoya | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance |
| Erika L. Moritsugu | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and Native Hawaiian/pacific Islander Senior Liaison |
| Esther M. Olavarria | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Immigration |
| Natalie H. Quillian | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Coordinator of the Covid-19 Response |
| Gautam Raghavan | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel |
| Vinay C. Reddy | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting |
| Julie C. Rodriguez | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Emma Ruiz | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Strategy and Outreach |
| Evan M. Ryan | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary |
| Christopher J. Slevin | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director for the Office of Legislative Affairs |
| Jonathan C. Su | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Counsel to the President |
| Maju S. Varghese | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Military Office |
| Christen L. Young | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President for Health and Veterans Affairs |
| Ali A. Zaidi | Employee | $155,000 | Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Climate Advisor |
| Paul S. Raizk | Employee | $151,096 | Deputy Director and Senior Advisor for Records Management |
| Peter E. Harrell | Employee | $150,000 | Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness |
| Jennifer M. Harris | Employee | $150,000 | Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics and Labor |
Historical overview of Biden White House staff members
2023
The Biden White House included 524 staff members as of July 1, 2023. Seventy staff members were detailees temporarily assigned to the White House from another agency or department. The other 454 staff members were employees.[2]
The highest-paid staff member was Demetre Daskalakis, a detailee serving as the deputy coordinator for the monkeypox response. Daskalakis' annual salary was $260,718. Ninety-one staff members earned an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 41 of whom received a salary of $180,000 or more.
Nineteen staff members received no salary. The majority of individuals receiving no salary—12—were policy advisors.
The following chart shows the distribution of annual salaries of White House staff members in 2023.
2022
The Biden White House included 474 staff members as of July 1, 2022. Sixty-three staff members were detailees temporarily assigned to the White House from another agency or department. The other 411 staff members were employees.
The highest-paid staff member was Francis Collins, a detailee serving as acting science advisor to the president. Collins' annual salary was $300,000. Eighty-four staff members earned an annual salary of $150,000 or more, 27 of whom received a salary of $180,000 or more.
Sixteen staff members received no salary. The majority of individuals receiving no salary—9—were policy advisors.
The following chart shows the distribution of annual salaries of White House staff members in 2022.
2021
The Biden White House included 560 staff members as of July 1, 2021.[3] Twenty-six staff members were detailees temporarily assigned to the White House from another agency or department. The other 536 staff members were employees.
The highest-paid staff member was Molly Groom, a policy advisor for immigration. Groom's annual salary was $185,656. Twenty-four staff members earned $180,000 or more.
Forty-one staff members received no salary. The majority of individuals receiving no salary—36—were members of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.
The following chart shows the distribution of annual salaries of White House staff members in 2021.
Comparison of White House staff members, 2013-2024
Number of White House staff members, 2013-2024
The following chart shows the number of White House staff members in the Biden, Trump, and Obama administrations between 2013 and 2024. It includes both the total number and the paid number.
Biden had the largest staff during this time period with 564 staff members in 2024. Trump had the smallest staff with 374 in 2018.
Average salary of paid White House staff members, 2013-2024
The following chart shows the average salary of paid White House staff members in the Biden, Trump, and Obama administrations between 2013 and 2024. Salaries between 2013 and 2023 were inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars.
The Trump White House had the highest average salary for paid staff members at $114,194 in 2017. The Biden White House had the lowest at $102,095 in 2022.
See also
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