The new American President Donald Trump, inaugurated Monday January 20, 2025 for a second term, may well be a billionaire, but he will still receive a salary, starting next month and for four years, like all his predecessors before him.
Fixed by Congress, the amount of this remuneration, officially called “president’s compensation”amounts to 400,000 dollars gross per year (a little more than 383,000 euros), which will be paid monthly.
Other benefits he will benefit from
Presidents of the United States are also entitled to a personal allowance of $50,000 per year (tax-free). As well as annual envelopes of $100,000 to cover their travel expenses and $19,000 for their entertainment expenses.
They also benefit from a certain number of benefits in kind. They are housed at the White House, have a second home at Camp David, Maryland, a presidential plane and helicopter (Air Force One and Marine One) and an official limousine with chauffeur .
-The highest paid heads of state
Even if they are better paid than French presidents, who receive a gross salary of 16,038 euros per month (or 192,462 euros per year), American presidents are not the best off and only come in third position.
According to the site Political Salariesthis privilege goes to the Prime Minister of Singapore, who receives a remuneration of 1.6 million dollars per year. The President of the Swiss Confederation also receives a slightly higher salary of $531,000 per year.
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