| Effective Year |
Salary Amount |
| 1789 |
$25,000 |
| 1873 |
$50,000 |
| 1909 |
$75,000 |
| 1949 |
$100,000 |
| 1969 |
$200,000 |
| 2001 |
$400,000 |
Compensation Provision of the Constitution
- US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
- The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the United States, or any of them.
