Top White House staffer pay? $172,200, according to 2014 report

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WASHINGTON — Want to know what White House staffers earn? Salaries range from a high of $172,200, down to $42,000, with two staffers accepting no pay. Top earners from Chicago: White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and First Lady Chief of Staff Tina Tchen. Each July, the White House releases to Congress its pay list. Scroll below to look at the jobs and salaries for 456 staffers.

Some highlights:

*There are 22 staffers who make the maximum, including the new press secretary Josh Earnest and Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

*The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that male-female pay gap “persists” at the White House. The average salary of 226 females was $78,012. The average salary for 221 men was $88,218.

*The Washington Post also found that 87 men make more than $100,000 compared with 53 females.

2014 Report to Congress on White House StaffPowered by Socrata

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