Obama Puts Staff Salaries Online
The Obama administration on Wednesday publicly disclosed on the Internet its annual report to Congress on staff titles and salaries. Since 1995, the White House has been required to deliver such a document to Capitol Hill. Consistent with President Obama's commitment to transparency, his Web team posted the rundown as a PDF document and as a searchable table (powered by Socrata) as it was sent to lawmakers. In addition to core White House staffers' details, the report also contains the title and salary of administration officials who work at the Office of Policy Development, including the Domestic Policy Council and the National Economic Council.
For the nosiest amongst us, here's a quick listing of some key officials' earnings:
Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff: $172,000
David Axelrod, Senior Adviser: $172,000
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Adviser: $172,000
Carol Browner, Assistant to the President: $172,000
Anita Dunn, Director of Communications: $172,000
Robert Gibbs, Press Secretary: $172,000
Greg Craig, Counsel to the President: $172,000
Lawrence Summers, Director, National Economic Council: $172,000
James Jones, National Security Adviser: $172,000
Susan Crawford, Special Assistant, Technology: $130,500
Matthew Loveless, Director, Technology: $55,000
Timothy Ryan, Assistant Director, Technology: $50,000
David Cole, Deputy Director, Technology: $60,000
Jason Brown, Director, Cybersecurity Policy (Detailee): $91,259
Macon Phillips, New Media Director: $115,000
Jesse Lee, Director, Online Programs: $70,000
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