White House salaries:

Who's making the top pay cheques?

NEWYork, July 4 -- She earns $10,000 or about Rs 4.65 lakh

each month but that makes Sonal Shah, a Deputy Assistant to
US President Barack Obama and the Director of the Office of
Social Innovation and Civic Participation, the highest paid
Indian-American in the White House, according to salary details
released by the White House on Friday. Shah is among the
seniormost Indian-Americans in the Administration and she
came to the White House from Google, where she headed
global development for the Silicon Valley giant's philanthropic
arm.
Shah had a tested track record in the non-profit sector having
helmed Indicorps and led Godman Sachs' environmental
strategy. Shah leads a group of 14 Indian-Americans in the
White House when it comes to getting paid by the
Administration.
While these amounts may not appear particularly impressive to
this group of Indian-Americans, many from elite US
universities, a tenure at the White House or even the
Administration is considered a step towards a strong political
and
professional future. And since most of them are in their 30s and
40s, they could expect higher positions (and possibly more
money) in the future.
Surprisingly, the highest paid within the White House are
actually two "detailees", or employees of another federal agency
who have been assigned to the White House. These are Michael
Hash and Timothy Love, both making $179,700 annually.
Overall, the White House listed 469 employees (down by 18
since a year ago) with the combined annual salary bill coming
to $38.7 million.