John Czwartacki (Senior Adviser to the Chief of Staff for Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement) – $239,595
While it is pretty rare for an assistant to earn more than their own boss in the government, it is possible. As the senior adviser to the chief of staff for strategy and stakeholder engagement, John Czwartacki earns $239,595 each year. As a matter of fact, he is the top-paid White House staffer at the moment!
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Stephen Miller (Senior Advisor for Policy) – $183,000
Stephen Miller is the assistant to the president as well as the senior advisor for policy. He earns $183,000 each year. He wrote the first State of the Union address for Trump, but he is more famous for being behind the tough immigration policy stance of this administration. He also pushed the agenda to finance a wall at the Mexican border. Many would call him the right-hand man of the current POTUS.