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Kamala Harris in the paycheck - how much does the US Vice earn?

Created: 02/17/2022, 10:49 am

By: Felix Herz

Paycheck: How Much Does Vice President Kamala Harris Earn?

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Vice President Kamala Harris holds the second highest political office in the United States, behind President Joe Biden.

How much is her salary?

Kamala Harris has been Vice President of the United States of America since November 20, 2021.

Not only is she the

to hold the second highest political office in the United States, she is also the

to hold the position.

For a short time Harris even had sole power in the USA.

Her record so far reads a bit mixed: Since taking office, Harris has lost a lot of her approval ratings and was

in November , as quoted by the BBC from a USA Today poll.

This makes her one of the least popular vice presidents in the history of the office.

There are many reasons for this, but above all it is due to the thankless task of stemming the flow

that President Biden entrusted to her.

Of course, that doesn't affect her salary - but how high is it anyway?

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The salary of the US President and that of the US Vice President has risen five times since George Washington took office in 1789 - the last time in 1999.

, thoughtco.com knows.

That's the equivalent of around 350,000 euros.

For comparison: Olaf Scholz earns around 242,000 euros as Chancellor of Germany.

As Vice President, Kamala Harris is of course classified below Joe Biden in terms of salary.

The 57-year-old earns an

.

That's about 17,000 euros per month.

Of course, this does not include the additional income of the politicians.

Harris, for example, released her memoir, The Thruths We Hold, in 2019.

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Family Comparison: A Surprising Disparity

Interestingly, if you look at the total income of the presidential families, Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff leave the Bidens far behind.

For example, Newsweek reports, based on the presidential and vice presidential family's tax returns released over the past year, that

in 2020.

Joe and Jill Biden made "only" about $607,000 that same year.

Why the big difference?

Harris' husband Doug Emhoff is a very successful and sought-after lawyer - and earns a lot accordingly.

In addition, Harris/Emhoff's annual earnings included earnings from Harris' memoirs.

Ultimately, however, the result was a somewhat absurd picture: the vice presidential family paid

for the year (approx. $621,000) than the

.