<Tr> <Td> January 20, 2001 </Td> <Td> $400,000 </Td> <Td> $542,082 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> Sources: </Th> </Tr> <P> Since 2001, the president has earned a $400,000 annual salary, along with a $50,000 annual expense account, a $100,000 nontaxable travel account, and $19,000 for entertainment . The most recent raise in salary was approved by Congress and President Bill Clinton in 1999 and went into effect in 2001 . </P> <P> The White House in Washington, D.C. serves as the official residence of the president . Facilities that are available to the president include access to the White House staff, medical care, recreation, housekeeping, and security services . The government pays for state dinners and other official functions, but the president pays for personal, family, and guest dry cleaning and food; the high food bill often amazes new residents . Camp David, officially titled Naval Support Facility Thurmont, is a mountain - based military camp in Frederick County, Maryland, used as a country retreat and for high alert protection of the president and guests . Blair House, located next to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House Complex and Lafayette Park, is a complex of four connected townhouses exceeding 70,000 square feet (6,500 m) of floor space that serves as the president's official guest house and as a secondary residence for the president if needed . </P>

Who decides how much the president will be paid