"Previous reports have shown how well-paid Obama's White House staff is, with 457 aides pulling down more than $37 million last year. That's up seven workers and nearly $4 million from the Bush administration's last year."

That does sound like a lot of money, doesn't it? That comes out to an average of about $80,000 per year. Some made more, some made less. On the average, it is at the GS-12 pay scale. For an employee at the White House, that is not over paying. Sounds okay to me - as a former HR Manager in Federal government.