Andrew Olmem (Deputy Director Of The National Economic Council) — $168,000
Established in 1993, the National Economic Council is responsible for providing leadership in all aspects of economic policy. In the Trump administration, several employees are called a special assistant to the president for economic policy. They all earn at least $120,000 annually, but Andrew Olmem gets paid a tidy $168,000 for serving as the National Economic Council deputy director. Under Obama, Jason Miller made $149,654 with the same job title in 2016.
Andrew Olmem (Deputy Director Of The National Economic Council) — $168,000
Larry Kudlow (Director Of The National Economic Council) — $183,000
Even though the White House salary report only says Larry Kudlow is an assistant to the president in economic policy, he is the director of the National Economic Council too, a role he started taking on in April 2018. Before that, he was a CNBC host and also worked under President Reagan. Kudlow directs the president’s economic policies and gets paid $183,000 for his work, while Jeff Zients earned $176,461 doing the same job in Obama’s administration.
Larry Kudlow (Director Of The National Economic Council) — $183,000
