John Bolton (Assistant To The President For National Security Affairs) — $183,000
One other $183k member of the club was John Bolton. Prior to actually quitting in September 2019, he functioned as Trump’s National Security Advisor. The work is to update the President on national security issues and also be a member of the National Security Council, an independent committee generating confidential information. In the White House of Obama, Susan Rice, in about the same leadership role, received $176,461 a year from 2016.