The Highest Paid Interns Make More Than Your Dad
You’ve probably spent a decent amount of time looking into what the entry-level salaries are for your field. Depending on your major, this can really vary from barely minimum wage all the way up to $80,000 if you’re awesome. However, a Cornell undergrad did a little research on what the biggest tech companies pay their interns, and the results make the word “stipend” look pretty fucking stupid.
Dropbox tops off the list with a salary of $13,500. I mean, that’s not a lot of money, but I suppose you could survive on that with a little help from your parents. I’m sorry, what’s that? That amount is MONTHLY? What world are we living in? Yes, that’s right, there are interns at Dropbox making well over what most managers at my last corporate job are making. Interns.
Dropbox isn’t alone, either. LinkedIn ($12,600), Amazon, and Foursquare (both $11,000) all are in the five-figure monthly range. Goldman Sachs makes the list at a paltry $5,000 per month, which is something I never thought I would say about an internship. Granted, these positions are going to a very select group of people who haven’t had any social life to speak of for the last 22 years or so, but still. How does it feel to know that there are kids your age making more money than your pops?
Here is the full list that was compiled:
I’ll say this much. If I run into any money troubles, I’m going to hit up my tech intern friends for cash in the future..
[via Business Insider]
As soon as I read this title I knew all the comments would be something like “My dad drives a blacked out 7 series”
11 years ago at 1:58 pmMy dad owns your dad.
11 years ago at 9:51 pmI’ll take my 14 dollars an hour and gladly accept my lazy, drunken self.
11 years ago at 2:04 pmI know multiple people making in the mid to high 40’s per hour as interns. (petroleum engineering)
11 years ago at 2:05 pmTexas forever
11 years ago at 4:10 pmGlad someone pointed this out. Worked for NOV last summer June-July. 8 weeks. Covered almost $10,000. And it was a small role internship.
11 years ago at 6:38 pmThat is most definitely not more than my dad makes.
11 years ago at 2:23 pmI’m about to be paid $11,400 a day for the next 2 years….not to work. TFM
11 years ago at 2:28 pmNot my dad, he owns a dealership.
11 years ago at 2:38 pmThey do make more than my Dad, but then a lot of people are paid better than Army Rangers.
11 years ago at 2:43 pmDon’t forget the ridiculous office perks in addition to this. Meals are covered six days a week, snacks, free booze, free weekly trips and activities, gym membership, free bike, massages, game rooms, etc.
11 years ago at 3:02 pmI would much preferred the intern to write this article, just so he knows where he stands.
11 years ago at 3:04 pmKid forgot to mention every intern on wall street making at least 5k a month.
11 years ago at 5:03 pm