As chief medical adviser to President Biden and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force under former President Donald Trump, Fauci made more than both commanders-in-chief and was the highest-paid federal employee during the pandemic.
- An earlier investigation by the taxpayer watchdog OpenTheBooks.com found Fauci and his wife saw a massive net worth increase of $5 million between January 2019 and December 2021 — up from $7.5 million prior.
- The valuation above included trust, retirement, and college education accounts in addition to salary hikes, royalties, and cash awards.