Many people may have heard that solar panels pay for themselves in the long term of energy consumption, but they can also pay for themselves in the added value of a house. The premium added to a solar-powered house is about $4 to $5 per watt of power produced.
The first lady (or, to be politically correct, first spouse, since thereâs a chance a man may hold the title next year) receives no salary for any work she undertakes while her husband is in officeâa situation that hasnât changed, even as the role has evolved from hostess to political powerhouse.
According the Payscaleâs (2015) self-reported data the starting salaryâthat is, the salary of nurse-midwives with zero to five years of experienceâwas $81,000 as of May 2015. This was based on 227 entry-level nurse-midwives. The mid-career average (five to ten years of experience) based on 105 individuals moved up to $89,000. For those who were very experienced, with ten to twenty years working as a nurse-midwife, the average annual salary jumped to $97,000, a figure based on 157 self-reports.