Overview
- National Taxpayer Union Foundation vice president Demian Brady estimates Joe Biden will receive about $417,000 annually in combined pensions, exceeding his presidential salary and surpassing predecessors.
- Under the Former Presidents Act, a former president’s pension matches a Cabinet secretary’s pay, which is currently $250,600.
- Brady estimates Biden’s Civil Service Retirement System payout at roughly $166,374, including an $18,186 spousal portion, constrained by the plan’s 80% cap of his $230,700 peak salary.
- Biden also receives taxpayer-funded office support through the GSA, which budgeted more than $1.5 million for fiscal year 2026, including $727,000 for office space.
- Sen. Joni Ernst has introduced legislation to cap presidential pensions at $200,000 and trim perks, following a similar 2016 measure that passed Congress but was vetoed by Barack Obama.