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Senate minority staff estimated $298.1 million for USAID administrative leave

Date
2025-07-31
Entry type
oversight-cost-estimate
Current status
$298.14 million minority-staff estimate through July 2025

Personnel costs continued while humanitarian and development programs were frozen or terminated.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskpaid staff while suspending aid administrationU.S. Agency for International Development
  2. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
  3. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administratorMarco Rubio

Money trail

  1. payment$298.1 million for USAID administrative leave$298.14 million
    Estimated source
    U.S. Agency for International Development
    Estimated recipient
    Employees on administrative leave
    Financially affected
    Aid recipients, USAID operations, and taxpayers
    estimated · 2025-07-31 · observedPopulation USAID employees placed on administrative leavePeriod 2025-01-20 to 2025-07-31Basis Staff modeled compensation using USAID headcount, pay, and leave-duration assumptions.Limits Estimate may overlap later separation costs and does not include all contractor losses. Non-additive with the report's aggregate estimate.Open cited evidence

Claims and evidence

  1. estimateestimate

    PSI minority staff estimated $298,135,590.26 in compensation for USAID personnel put on administrative leave during the dismantling drive.

  2. factdocumented

    Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.

  3. factdocumented

    Marco Rubio was the Trump-appointed secretary of state and acting USAID administrator.