Anne LeHardy (Director Of Media Operations For The Office Of The First Lady) — $72,700
The Office of the First Lady also goes by the name the East Wing. It has its own staff, like communications officials, and in 2018, Anne LeHardy started serving as Melania Trump’s communications coordinator after a tenure in the private sector. According to the 2019 salary report of the White House, LeHardy is listed as the director of media operations of the first lady, a role that pays her $72,700. Under Obama, no one in the White House had the same title in 2016 although Joanna Rosholm was listed as deputy communications director of Michelle Obama and got paid $78,124 a year.
Anne LeHardy (Director Of Media Operations For The Office Of The First Lady) — $72,700
Lee Ann Clark (Chief Calligrapher) — $99,400
Who knew that calligraphy was a really lucrative skill in 2019? Currently, the White House has three calligraphers listed on staff and the lowest-paid makes $72,800 a year. Chief calligrapher Lee Ann Clark brings home $99,400 for her lovely writing, which adorns official certificates, invitations, programs, name cards and other documents. There were also three calligraphers on Obama’s staff, with the top scribe getting paid $100,110 in 2016.
Lee Ann Clark (Chief Calligrapher) — $99,400