A new analysis has shown that Melania has severely cut Washington costs from predecessor Michelle Obama by almost a third.
A spokeswoman for Mrs Trump said: “As with all things that she does, she is being very deliberate in her hiring, focusing on quality over quantity.”
“It is important to her that the team is a good fit for what she wants to accomplish as first lady, and that everyone works well together.
“She also wants to be mindful and responsible when it comes to taxpayer money.”
According to the report, carried out by Fox News, Melania Trump only has four people working for her as of June this year that have a combined salary of £368,723 ($486,700).
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In contrast, Michelle Obama had 16 employees working for her that tallied up a substantial £939,424 ($1.24 million), according to the New York Post.
The significant White House pay cut also stems from Mrs Trump’s first few months of her husband’s presidency in New York where she took care of the couple’s son Barron.
Meanwhile Mrs Obama’s substantially larger staff helped her develop initiatives such as “Let’s Move” that attempted to put measures against childhood obesity into place.
The news of Mrs Trump’s taking a “mindful and responsible” approach to the presidency contrasts claims that the US President has said he “hates everyone” in the White House.
Having recently backed the losing candidate in the Alabama nominee race, President Trump appears to have lost control after an alleged outburst with his security chief Keith Schiller.
Trump reportedly said: “I hate everyone in the White House! There are a few exceptions, but I hate them!”
Although the White House denies these claims, people close to the President have described him to sources as “unstable”, “losing a step” and “unravelling”.
President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon recently stated that he believes the President only stands a 30 per cent chance of making it through his four-year term.
Trump backed Luther Strange to take the Republican nominee spot, instead, the public opted for Roy Moore, much to the President’s disgust.
Someone close to Trump said: “Alabama was a huge blow to his psyche.
“He saw the cult of personality was broken.”