Trump's new CDC chief earns $375K, almost double his predecessor's pay

• The newly appointed head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making a $375,000 salary, which is nearly double that of his immediate predecessor. 
• Dr. Robert Redfield Jr., a leading AIDS researcher, is also making at least $150,000 more a year than any other previous CDC director.

The new head of the nation's top public health agency is getting paid nearly twice what his predecessor made and far more than other past directors.

Government officials told the AP that Dr.