The president's salary is $400,000 a year. See how that compares with past presidents.

Since 2001, the U.S. president has been paid $400,000 a year, a figure that can look high but is effectively less in inflation-adjusted terms. The article compares today’s salary with the first presidential pay set when the U.S. elected its first president in 1789: $25,000. While the nominal number has grown over time, the real value has fallen by about half after adjusting for inflation. It traces major changes Congress made, including raises in 1873 (to $50,000), 1909 (to $75,000), 1949 (to $100,000), 1969 (to $200,000), and the eventual jump to $400,000 under George W. Bush in 2001.