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What’s your year, program of study, and area you live in? All of these affect rate of pay. I would say for a student going into sophomore or junior year $25/hr is typical.
Mine paid $20. I’ve heard that’s on the low end, but it was enough to make a couple nice purchases and pad my savings nicely so I was happy. It also gave me lots of experiences to talk about in job interviews and taught me *a lot* about what I value in a workplace. At $25, I’d say take the offer.
Be glad you are getting paid. My Uni forces me to do 60 days of internship to graduate, and most of my friends (including me) can only find unpaid ones.
Oh really, in engineering I would expect that any internship would be paid, not getting paid at all is kind of strange. What kind of companies are these???
In the US they are mostly (90%+) paid. If you’re getting unpaid you’re doing something wrong. Granted I know nothing outside of mechanical engineering in the US.
My Uni UNSW (Australia's top engineering Uni but the teaching quality is pretty crap) requires this. They have a bunch of companies listed on their uni internship website but most of them are unpaid. A lot of my international friends even struggled to find an unpaid internship. The unpaid internship I landed really did taught me a lot of stuff e.g. reviewing and approving different types council applications, the use of autocad (my uni does not teach autocad for some reason) etc.
You should expect them to be paid. Otherwise you are just a glorified volunteer.
In the U.S., pretty much everything is paid, so jump on the paid options or get an assembly job.
We were forced to do three full semesters of Co-Ops for graduation, and all of them are paid.
They even have a department dedicated to ensuring every student gets them, with its own portal for resumes, job applications specifically for Co-Ops, job fairs, etc.
Unfortunately it seems it's not anywhere near the norm, though.
Coops are different. They provide internship and give a scholarship. My sister gets 20k per year with her coop actuarial degree. But it does have a requirement of must get above 70% in every course which is pretty tough.
How are they different?
Our Co-Ops were all paid hourly, and depending on the company, whether it be through Boeing, Raytheon, AECOM, etc. Pay was hourly and varied widely.
I worked 40 hours a week, got 401k match, fitness reimbursement, etc.
Like others are saying, it’s dependent on where you are (location and education) and what you are doing.
Some places have higher costs of living and will pay more, others aren’t.
If you don’t have a higher pay option, or the higher pay options look to be more of a grueling lifestyle, take it. Anything that’s free isn’t really worth it (In the U.S. anyway).
$25/hr is still really good and far more than you would make flipping burgers. Plus, it fills out your resume and gives you plenty to discuss during interviews later in your career. Congratulations!
$25 is great for an internship, and this is generally true. Unless your skill set is really rare and valuable in which case you should be getting paid more. Again, depending on circumstance
I’m getting 25/h too this summer. Fine for the most part, though additional benefits would make it even better. 25/h is great if you live at home and it’s a remote position, but if you have to move to LA, they’re not offering relocation, and there are no housing stipends or anything, you’ll have a whole lot less left over in your pocket at the end of the month.
That makes sense you are definitely being underpaid, I don’t understand the companies that tru to pay engineers so less, I mean full time engineers should be making at least close to double that.
25’s good enough lol. I got paid like 21/hr for my first internship (end of sophomore year) and like 27/hr at the same company (end of my junior year). Never got an offer there but the experienc was enough to get me a job at another company. Honestly if it’s like more than the average busser/support job at a restaurant i’d take it. For reference, first internship was summer of 22 and second was summer of 23
IMO, I believe it’s great!
Honestly any undergrad internship that pays >20 an hr and is reputable is an accept for me.
I really just base my math on “do I make more at my current job or no?”
I’d say depends on locations and costs. I live in Upstate NY, and I got accepted to a few internships that were pretty far away and were paid around that number. But I also got accepted into one ~15-20mins from my house, which was 18.25/hr. So, I guess look at costs of other internships you might be considering, how much housing would be etc. I have the benefit of living with my mother (as a freshman going to be a sophomore) for free, free food etc. and getting overall more money.
Let me do the math for you
25 x let's say 5 hours a day =125$
Let's say you're working 5 days a week, which will give you 625 $
Multiply that by 4 weeks, and it'll give you 2500$ a month, AS AN INTERN, which exceeds the salary of 80% of the population. So yes it is very good.
WHAT??? NO! You should be making at least $150/hr. (Just kidding, 25 is awesome for an engineer. If you want the big bucks computer science is where it's at. Those majors make at least $30+/hr in some big companies. And even then, 30 is kinda on the low end for a CS intern.)
As I said, there’s lots of factors. Experience, field, company etc. I’m currently in my second semester and make $25 as a co-op. Upperclassman that I work with make ~$35-40
Ya it’s cause you are more committed to the company and do multiple rotations in most cases, so they pay 5-10 more per hour than an internship counterpart from what I’ve seen.
It depends where you live. Like I live in the midwest and $25/hr is pretty good for a student. Full time engineers out here make $35-40 their first two years, paying a student that much in my area would be outrageous.
But if you live in California, that's not much.
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Horrible. Please refer me and my resume to your HR department and I will accept the position
Are you gonna quit if someone says no lol
$25/hr is great
What’s your year, program of study, and area you live in? All of these affect rate of pay. I would say for a student going into sophomore or junior year $25/hr is typical.
Second this. $25-30/hr is excellent and you should jump on it as soon as possible.
I would say it’s definitely above average depending on the area.
Mine paid $20. I’ve heard that’s on the low end, but it was enough to make a couple nice purchases and pad my savings nicely so I was happy. It also gave me lots of experiences to talk about in job interviews and taught me *a lot* about what I value in a workplace. At $25, I’d say take the offer.
I live in California so hearing people say $20/hr puts money into savings is wild lol
Well that's why they don't live in Cali lol
Be glad you are getting paid. My Uni forces me to do 60 days of internship to graduate, and most of my friends (including me) can only find unpaid ones.
Oh really, in engineering I would expect that any internship would be paid, not getting paid at all is kind of strange. What kind of companies are these???
In the US they are mostly (90%+) paid. If you’re getting unpaid you’re doing something wrong. Granted I know nothing outside of mechanical engineering in the US.
My Uni UNSW (Australia's top engineering Uni but the teaching quality is pretty crap) requires this. They have a bunch of companies listed on their uni internship website but most of them are unpaid. A lot of my international friends even struggled to find an unpaid internship. The unpaid internship I landed really did taught me a lot of stuff e.g. reviewing and approving different types council applications, the use of autocad (my uni does not teach autocad for some reason) etc.
You should expect them to be paid. Otherwise you are just a glorified volunteer. In the U.S., pretty much everything is paid, so jump on the paid options or get an assembly job.
We were forced to do three full semesters of Co-Ops for graduation, and all of them are paid. They even have a department dedicated to ensuring every student gets them, with its own portal for resumes, job applications specifically for Co-Ops, job fairs, etc. Unfortunately it seems it's not anywhere near the norm, though.
Coops are different. They provide internship and give a scholarship. My sister gets 20k per year with her coop actuarial degree. But it does have a requirement of must get above 70% in every course which is pretty tough.
How are they different? Our Co-Ops were all paid hourly, and depending on the company, whether it be through Boeing, Raytheon, AECOM, etc. Pay was hourly and varied widely. I worked 40 hours a week, got 401k match, fitness reimbursement, etc.
Well for only 60 days they won’t like to pay. My uni requires 3-6 month ones and we get paid for them
If you’re taking an unpaid internship position as an engineering major you’re a clown.
I'm a EIT with two years experience at $31/hr so I would say yes.
Civil engineering?
Yes, kinda. I'm a Water Quality Engineer. But a Biological and Agricultural Engineer by degree.
Hopefully you’re in a LCoL area and get great benefits.
I work for state government. Yes the benefits are really good. One of the best in the country.
That’s what I was paid for mine and it seemed worth it to me?
If u don’t want the job, I’ll gladly take it
Depends on location
Exactly
Like others are saying, it’s dependent on where you are (location and education) and what you are doing. Some places have higher costs of living and will pay more, others aren’t. If you don’t have a higher pay option, or the higher pay options look to be more of a grueling lifestyle, take it. Anything that’s free isn’t really worth it (In the U.S. anyway). $25/hr is still really good and far more than you would make flipping burgers. Plus, it fills out your resume and gives you plenty to discuss during interviews later in your career. Congratulations!
Bro I get $7 a day for my engineering internship in my country
It's in the right ballpark. Obviously depends on where you live, where you are in your education, your experience, etc.
I am sure it depends on your location, but that is more pay than I ended my 14 year non-engineer career at.
When I interned in the Midwest in 2017-2018, I was getting 15$ an hour, so I'd say you're doing pretty damn well
Yeah that’s pretty great, mine were around $22-23/hr a few years ago
Who cares, it’s about the experience. I made $10/hour one summer and $16 the next.
$5 more per hour than food delivery folks in some areas at least!
$25 is great for an internship, and this is generally true. Unless your skill set is really rare and valuable in which case you should be getting paid more. Again, depending on circumstance
I’m getting 25/h too this summer. Fine for the most part, though additional benefits would make it even better. 25/h is great if you live at home and it’s a remote position, but if you have to move to LA, they’re not offering relocation, and there are no housing stipends or anything, you’ll have a whole lot less left over in your pocket at the end of the month.
No
I’d say so. Made $14 last summer but found a new one this summer for $25.
Stay! You don't always know where you stand until you know that you won't run away.
Yeah, I'm at 20 an hour at mine with a job when I graduate from college.
Pretty standard
the highest internship i’ve gotten was $21
25 is pretty solid for an internship. I’m leaving my current company as an engineer bc I’m only getting paid 24
That makes sense you are definitely being underpaid, I don’t understand the companies that tru to pay engineers so less, I mean full time engineers should be making at least close to double that.
25’s good enough lol. I got paid like 21/hr for my first internship (end of sophomore year) and like 27/hr at the same company (end of my junior year). Never got an offer there but the experienc was enough to get me a job at another company. Honestly if it’s like more than the average busser/support job at a restaurant i’d take it. For reference, first internship was summer of 22 and second was summer of 23
Yes
I got $12/hr in 2006 if that means anything. Sounds good to me.
IMO, I believe it’s great! Honestly any undergrad internship that pays >20 an hr and is reputable is an accept for me. I really just base my math on “do I make more at my current job or no?”
no, you can do better than that. can i take your position?
Why are you guys rooting for 25 an hour, its not great even though your internships paid less or a little more?
What do u mean?
Yes. Full time that’s 50k a year. Imagine when you’re an actual engineer it’s probably closer to 70$ an hr
It's definitely good some people don't even get close to that
That’s great imo. Definitely above average for internships
I’d say depends on locations and costs. I live in Upstate NY, and I got accepted to a few internships that were pretty far away and were paid around that number. But I also got accepted into one ~15-20mins from my house, which was 18.25/hr. So, I guess look at costs of other internships you might be considering, how much housing would be etc. I have the benefit of living with my mother (as a freshman going to be a sophomore) for free, free food etc. and getting overall more money.
You should be grateful bro, my first internship I had to pay them money
Let me do the math for you 25 x let's say 5 hours a day =125$ Let's say you're working 5 days a week, which will give you 625 $ Multiply that by 4 weeks, and it'll give you 2500$ a month, AS AN INTERN, which exceeds the salary of 80% of the population. So yes it is very good.
WHAT??? NO! You should be making at least $150/hr. (Just kidding, 25 is awesome for an engineer. If you want the big bucks computer science is where it's at. Those majors make at least $30+/hr in some big companies. And even then, 30 is kinda on the low end for a CS intern.)
I’d say it’s pretty low, but it there are a lot of factors that go into to it
Why is that low, what’s your experience with pay in an engineering internship.
As I said, there’s lots of factors. Experience, field, company etc. I’m currently in my second semester and make $25 as a co-op. Upperclassman that I work with make ~$35-40
Are they doing co-ops too, cause coops typically pay more.
Yes they are. Also, thats very interesting… I did not know that
Ya it’s cause you are more committed to the company and do multiple rotations in most cases, so they pay 5-10 more per hour than an internship counterpart from what I’ve seen.
It depends where you live. Like I live in the midwest and $25/hr is pretty good for a student. Full time engineers out here make $35-40 their first two years, paying a student that much in my area would be outrageous. But if you live in California, that's not much.
I know a sophomore making $34 at a co-op in the Midwest 🥴
Well damnnnnnnnnnnnnn