Hannah Zakaria (West Wing Receptionist) — $48,800
When you go through the 2019 White House payroll, you will see that there are 60 staff members who make below $50,000 a year. One of them was Hannah Zakaria, a West Wing receptionist. She got her start as a White House intern back in September 2018. Three months after that, she got upgraded to this current role. This position went to Leah Katz=Hernandez under the Obama administration. In 2016, her annual pay was even lower at $48,000.
Hannah Zakaria (West Wing Receptionist) — $48,800
Kellyanne Conway (Assistant To The President And Senior Counselor) — $183,000
While a lot of the staff members are named assistant to the president, Kellyanne Conway is the only one who is called the senior counselor. She has been working with Trump since the early days of his campaign, and her efforts have been rewarded! She brings home $183,000 each year. Obama had no senior counselor on his staff, so there is no one to whom we can compare her salary. However, it is clear that this is a position valued by the POTUS since she is among the top-paid members on the payroll.
Kellyanne Conway (Assistant To The President And Senior Counselor) — $183,000