Michelle Obama (born January 17, 1964) served as the country’s first lady from 2009 to 2017 while also being the wife of President Barack Obama and an American novelist. She was the first African American woman to hold this post.
Obama, who grew up in Chicago’s South Side, is a Princeton and Harvard University graduate. At Sidley Austin, where she first met Barack Obama, she started her legal career. Later, she worked for charity institutions, held the position of vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and was an associate dean of student services at the university of Chicago.
Michelle Obama Salary: How much did Michelle Obama earn as First Lady?
Michelle Obama made a total of $991,296 in income, which included the $51,200 she made as a director of TreeHouse Foods, investments, and book royalties. Obama held a paid board position with TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Barack and Michelle Obama received a $65 million advance in February 2017 for the rights to both of their autobiographies (three books total). 750,000 copies of her 2018 book “Becoming” were sold on the first day alone. More than 10 million copies of the book have been sold as of this writing.