Ask HN: What's the going rate for software internships?

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by mrbird • 13 years ago

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Obviously, it depends on experience, location, and field. I'm curious what people are finding/expecting for software engineering internships, especially at the undergrad and graduate levels.

tsm• 13 years ago

Summer after junior year of high school, small company: $7.25, eventually raised to $10.50.

Summer after freshman year of college, late-stage startup acquired by IBM while I was there: $15, free snacks and drinks and Friday lunches.

College in general, startup: By contract, but "Aim for $15-20 per hour".

My friend, Bay Area, Yahoo: $30.

Me, this summer, anywhere: Asking for $1000+ / week, expect to get it.

In short: It depends.

joshmlewis• 13 years ago

I didn't go to college but as a front end dev I've made anywhere from $15 an hour to $80 the past year. It's been mostly contract projects however and not a big tech company. Your experiences will vary based on what you want and location but the money's out there if you go after it.

yasith• 13 years ago

Undergrad

1st year summer - 12$/hour (Toronto)

2nd year summer - 30$/hour + housing (SF)

iends• 13 years ago

Freshman Year - $18/hr doing C/Java at a fortune 500.

Sophomore Year - $20/hr doing C/Java at same fortune 500.

Junior Year - $22/hr doing Python at same fortune 500 but different group

Senior Year - $16/hr doing C# at a defense contractor

Masters Degree - $32/hr at original fortune 500 in a Tier 2 support role.

My Junior year, IBM Extreme Blue offered me $24/hr and $1000 for moving expenses for a summer internship in Austin, Texas (coding C#).

While working on my masters degree I had a small software shop offer me $12/hr to code C for them.

All jobs in Raleigh, NC. I had 2 years of professional development experience (perl) at a bank in Charlotte prior to college. A lot of the larger companies pay you based on some combination of credit hours completed divided by total credit hours for degree.

c_t_montgomery• 13 years ago

Like you say — it depends.

In the bay area, I've seen from $15—$40/hour. In my home town (Kansas City) and college town (St. Louis), I've seen between $8 and $20.

jfasi• 13 years ago

I had two internships over two summers, and each one was worth $18k for the duration.

Ask HN: What's the going rate for software internships?

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