Monthly Archives: November 2020

Presidents: do you get what you pay for?

In 1915, Woodrow Wilson earned $75,000 per year, or $1.9 million in 2018 dollars, for serving as President of the United States. The current incumbent of that office receives only a fraction of that amount: $400,000 annually. Congress has increased the presidential salary three times in the past 100 years: raising it to $100,000 in […]