Engineering Intern salary: $122K median
The median advertised Engineering Intern salary is $122K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $117K to $122K: counted from 27 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $59 an hour or $10,208 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $139K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
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$122Kmedian advertised salary
$117K – $122Kmiddle half of roles
$123Kaverage advertised salary
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Engineering Intern salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | $122K | 26 |
| 🇺🇸Austin, TX | $122K | 18 |
| 🇺🇸Texas | $122K | 18 |
Skills that pay more for Engineering Intern roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Vision | $139K | +$16K | 5 |
| LLM | $125K | +$2K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Fab2 | $122K | 17 |
Highest-paying open Engineering Intern roles
All engineering intern jobs- Machine Learning Intern (Masters) - Summer 2027DoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA ; New York City, NY; Sea…$131K - $285KInternGoPythonJava
- Machine Learning Intern (PhD) - Summer 2027DoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA ; New York City, NY; Sea…$131K - $285KInternGoPythonJava
- Machine Learning InternEpic Games · BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations$111K - $167KInternC++C#Machine Learning
- Software Engineer InternAtalanta · 🇺🇸Washington D.C.$100K - $150KInternRustPythonTypeScript
- Forward Deployed Engineer InternAtalanta · 🇺🇸Washington D.C.$100K - $150KInternRustPythonTypeScript
- Embedded Software Engineering Intern - WinterFab2 · 🇺🇸Austin$114K - $131KInternRustPythonC++
- Rust Software Engineering Intern, Chip Design Tools - WinterFab2 · 🇺🇸Austin$114K - $131KInternRustC++PostgreSQL
- Software Engineer InternHaize Labs · 🇺🇸NYC$100K - $125KInternLLMDatadogDatabricks
- 2027 - Software Engineering Intern, AMERMongoDB · 🇺🇸Austin; New York City; San Francisco$87K - $124KInternGoPythonJavaScript
- Software Engineering Intern (Summer)Datadog · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA$100K - $110KInternKubernetes
- 2027 Legal Engineer InternSchonfeld · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$85K - $95KIntern
- Software Intern, Autonomous LabGinkgo Bioworks · 🇺🇸Emeryville, California$38K - $54KInternPythonLLMRobotics
Questions about Engineering Intern pay
- What is the average Engineering Intern salary?
- $123K a year on average and $122K at the median, across 27 open Engineering Intern postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $117K to $122K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Engineering Intern pay?
- Fab2 ($122K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an engineering intern a high-paying job?
- The median Engineering Intern posting advertises $122K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 30% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an engineering intern?
- A tenth of the postings offer $139K a year or more; the highest open Engineering Intern role advertises up to $285K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Engineering Intern salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $122K a year is about $59 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $10,208 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $56 to $59 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Engineering Intern roles?
- Postings that ask for Computer Vision (+$16K, 5 postings), LLM (+$2K, 5 postings) advertise more than the $122K median of all Engineering Intern postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level engineering intern make?
- 27 junior and intern Engineering Intern postings state pay, with a median of $122K a year ($59 an hour).
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Engineering Intern roles at companies is $122K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $117K to $122K. Counted from 27 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/engineering-intern/
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