Samuel Brown (Senior Videographer) — $72,700
If you work at the White House, there is a lot to record on video. In Trump’s administration, there are two videographers listed on staff, including Samuel Brown (not pictured below). The White House senior videographer gets paid $72,700 annually, while another videographer earns $64,400. In Obama’s administration, the only videographer was Hope Hall. For filming the biggest moments of the president, she made $76,095 in 2016.
Brittany Baldwin And Theodore Royer (Speechwriter) — $120,000
There are four speechwriters on staff in Trump’s White House, including Brittany Baldwin and Theodore Royer, both of whom get paid $120,000 and earning more than the other two speechwriters. Baldwin and Royer help the president with some thoughtful remarks to say at his speaking engagements. In 2016, there were nine speechwriters on staff under Obama and the range of their salary was from $42,613 to $176,461.