George W. Bush Position: 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009); Governor of Texas (1995-2000) Party: R

Government Compensation Presidential salary: $400,000 per year (2001-2009) Total presidential salary earned: approximately $3,200,000 (8 years)

Governor of Texas salary: $99,122 per year (1995-2000) Total gubernatorial salary earned: approximately $495,610 (5 years)

Total combined government salary earned: approximately $3,695,610

Governor of Texas Benefits As Governor, Bush received standard Texas state executive benefits including state-provided security, residence at the Texas Governor's Mansion, state vehicle and travel allowances, and staff support funded through the state budget. Specific dollar values for these benefits are not available as primary source documents in the public record.

Retirement Bush receives the standard former president pension of approximately $219,200 per year (2026 figure), adjusted annually. He also receives Secret Service protection, office allowance, and staff funding under the Former Presidents Act. Total annual taxpayer cost for former president benefits is estimated at approximately $1,100,000 per year per former president.

In addition, Bush is eligible for the Texas state pension system based on his 5 years of gubernatorial service. Texas gubernatorial pension figures are not publicly disclosed as primary source documents.

Financial Position

Documentation Status: Primary Sources Unavailable

George W. Bush is the only living former president who has never voluntarily released tax returns or post-presidency financial disclosures. No SF-278, no voluntary income disclosure, and no tax returns exist in the public record for any period of his presidency or post-presidency.

Net worth at entry (2001): Not available. No primary source document exists. Net worth current estimate: Not available. No primary source document exists.

What Is Documented Speaking fees: estimated $15,000,000 from 140+ speeches (CBS News, 2011): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-earns-15-million-on-speaker-circuit/ Per-speech fee: $100,000-$175,000 200+ paid speeches since 2009 (Politico, 2015): https://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/on-talk-circuit-george-bush-makes-millions-but-few-waves-118697 Three paid speeches during the week of the 9/11 anniversary event (Public Integrity): https://publicintegrity.org/politics/after-skipping-ground-zero-event-with-obama-bush-made-three-paid-speeches/

Book deal: Decision Points (Crown Publishers, 2010): advance reported at $7,000,000-$10,000,000 by trade press. No primary source document publicly available.

Primary Sources

• CBS News (speaking fees, 2011): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-earns-15-million-on-speaker-circuit/

• Politico (speaking circuit, 2015): https://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/on-talk-circuit-george-bush-makes-millions-but-few-waves-118697

• Public Integrity (9/11 week speeches): https://publicintegrity.org/politics/after-skipping-ground-zero-event-with-obama-bush-made-three-paid-speeches/

Notes The absence of disclosure is itself part of the public record. George W. Bush is the only living former president who has never released tax returns for any period of his public life. The figures documented above are derived entirely from journalism. No government disclosure document exists for verification. Post-presidency income beyond the above: No primary source document available. Official disclosure requirements end upon departure from government service.