Read our breaking investigation to learn more: https://t.co/C46fT5mom3 In comparison, the records indicate each member of both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives makes an annual salary of $174,000. The majority and minority leaders in both chambers earn $193,400, and the speaker of the house earns a salary of $223,500, Forbes further reported. The vice president of the United States takes home a salary of $255,800. The highest-paid employees at the Defense Department are the football coaches at the military service academies, with the Naval Academy’sKen Niumatalolo topping that list. Records indicate his salary in 2019 was just over $2.1 million.