How much US presidents have been paid since George Washington

Trump said he would forgo his salary during his second term. The White House has not publicly said where the payments have gone.

Other presidents have taken a similar approach — Hoover and Kennedy donated their salaries to charities.

Since 1949, the president has also received a $50,000 expense account.

In 1949, Congress passed an act that raised compensation to $100,000 and established a $50,000 expense account.

The $50,000 covers expenses related to the president’s official duties, such as dry-cleaning and hosting social gatherings. Unused funds revert to the US Treasury.

They’ve also had a $100,000 travel budget and a $19,000 allowance for entertainment expenses.

The $100,000 travel budget has been in effect since 1978 — before that, it was $40,000.

When you leave office, that doesn’t mean the paychecks stop coming.

Since 1958, presidents have received a pension equal to the “salary of a Cabinet-level secretary.” For example, Obama’s presidential pension is $253,100 annually.