President Salary History. Sep 25 2019 In 1873 84 years after the first US president took office the Congress decided to raise the presidents salary. Congress also votes on their own salaries.
The presidents salary has only been increased five times in US. After this the presidential salary would remain unchanged for over three more decades. 7 rows Salary History for the President of the United States.
1 2001 the annual salary of the President of the United States was increased to 400000 per year including a 50000 expense allowance a 100000 nontaxable travel account and a 19000 entertainment account.
This amount was further increased to 5 lakh equivalent to 54 lakh or US7500 in 2019 in the 2018 Union budget of India. After this the presidential salary would remain unchanged for over three more decades. Summary of Presidents Benefits. He was the first president to earn six figures going from the 75000 that presidents had been paid since 1909 to 100000.
