The White House released Friday its annual report listing the salaries of all 468 of its employees. Total payroll is up about $700,000 and it has added 14 more employees since last year's report.
The report, which Congress has required since 1995, shows total White House payroll at $37.8 million. The report was due on Sunday but released Friday afternoon. Typically, politicians release information for which they prefer less visibility on Friday afternoons to avoid a heavy news cycle.
Current White House payroll is higher than it was during the last year of the President George W. Bush administration, which was $33.1 million, but lower than it was in 2009, President Barack Obama's first year in office, when it was $39.1 million.
Congress sets the salaries of the president, $400,000, and vice president, $221,100. The next highest paid employees earn $172,200. There are 20 employees making this salary, including Chief of Staff Jack Lew, Press Secretary Jay Carney, Senior Advisor David Plouffe and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett.