Summer Intern salary: $122K median
The median advertised Summer Intern salary is $122K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $117K to $135K: counted from 29 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $59 an hour or $10,208 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $208K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll summer intern jobs
$122Kmedian advertised salary
$117K – $135Kmiddle half of roles
$131Kaverage advertised salary
29roles counted
Skills that pay more for Summer Intern roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning | $157K | +$34K | 6 |
| Kotlin | $147K | +$24K | 6 |
| Java | $147K | +$24K | 6 |
| C++ | $138K | +$15K | 9 |
| SQL | $132K | +$10K | 5 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Point72 | $152K | 3 |
| Freeform | $138K | 3 |
| DoorDash USA | $132K | 9 |
| Fab2 | $122K | 9 |
Highest-paying open Summer Intern roles
All summer intern jobs- Summer 2027 Quantitative Research InternshipPoint72 · 🇺🇸New York$240K - $300KInternPythonC++
- 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
- 2027 Summer Internship - MS/PhD Data Scientist, Proprietary ResearchPoint72 · 🇺🇸New York, NY$130K - $175KInternPythonSQLMachine Learning
- Machine Learning Research Intern (Summer 2027)Scale AI · 🇺🇸New York, NY; San Francisco, CA$120K - $150KInternPythonJavaScriptMachine Learning
- FPGA Engineer (New Grad Summer 2027)Freeform · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA (On-site)$125K - $150KJuniorC++LinuxVerilog
- Software Engineer (New Grad Summer 2027)Freeform · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA (On-site)$125K - $150KJuniorRustC++Linux
- Automation Software Engineering Intern - SummerFab2 · 🇺🇸Austin$114K - $131KInternRustPythonC++
- Embedded Software Engineering Intern - SummerFab2 · 🇺🇸Austin$114K - $131KInternRustPythonC++
- Sales Development Representative (Summer 2027)Footprint · 🇺🇸New York City$80K - $120KHubSpot
- Software Engineering Intern (Summer)Datadog · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA$100K - $110KInternKubernetes
- PCG Internship Summer 2027PCG · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$40K - $60KRemoteInternMicrosoft Office
- PCG Internship Summer 2027PCG · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$36K - $46KRemoteInternEnglishMicrosoft OfficeBilingual
Questions about Summer Intern pay
- What is the average Summer Intern salary?
- $131K a year on average and $122K at the median, across 29 open Summer 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 $135K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Summer Intern pay?
- Point72 ($152K), Freeform ($138K), DoorDash USA ($132K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a summer intern a high-paying job?
- The median Summer 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 a summer intern?
- A tenth of the postings offer $208K a year or more; the highest open Summer Intern role advertises up to $300K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Summer 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 $65 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Summer Intern roles?
- Postings that ask for Machine Learning (+$34K, 6 postings), Kotlin (+$24K, 6 postings), Java (+$24K, 6 postings) advertise more than the $122K median of all Summer Intern postings with pay.
- What does an entry-level summer intern make?
- 28 junior and intern Summer Intern postings state pay, with a median of $126K a year ($61 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 Summer Intern roles at companies is $122K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $117K to $135K. Counted from 29 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/summer-intern/
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