President Trump's 26-year-old assistant's income will surprise you

Madeline Westerhout holds the highly coveted job of special assistant and executive assistant to the President of the United States and according to White House salary data released on Friday, she makes $95,000 a year.

For most employees her age, that's a hefty paycheck. The average worker between the ages of 25 and 34 makes $50,232 a year. But then again, most young professionals don't have a job like Westerhout's.

Westerhout is originally from California and holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the College of Charleston. She's previously worked as an assistant to other republican candidates at the state and federal level, and took time off from college in 2012 to intern for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. 

"I'll be an eyewitness to history, which is pretty exciting," she told The College of Charleston earlier this year. "It's such an honor."