<Tr> <Th> Salary </Th> <Td> $276,840 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> about.usps.com/leadership </Td> </Tr> <P> The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service; Megan Brennan is the current Postmaster General . The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence . Benjamin Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress as the first Postmaster General in 1775, serving just over 15 months . </P> <P> Until 1971, the postmaster general was the head of the Post Office Department (or simply "Post Office" until the 1820s). From 1829 to 1971, they were a member of the President's Cabinet . </P>

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