2009 Internship Salary Report

Should an organization pay their interns? If so, how much? What about college credit? What about when taking into account industry, major, or academic status? The questions surrounding intern compensation are numerous, complex and amongst the most highly debated in the world of internship programming. The 2009 Internship Salary Report examines proper internship compensation by providing compensation data gathered from the more than 42,000 student responses of the National Internship and Co-op Study. Never before has such an in-depth look at internship compensation data been compiled. The salary report is full-sized (8.5" x 11") and contains over 130 pages of compensation data.

The 2009 Internship Salary Report includes the following information:

• Specific Compensation Data, sorted by:
  • Over 200 majors
  • Academic majors, by state
  • Department
  • Position within the organization
  • Region where university is located
  • Academic status of intern
  • Type of host organization
  • Semester internship occurred
  • Number of interns at host organization
  • Full-time vs. part-time status
  • Number of hours worked per week
  • Grade point average
  • Number of employees at the host organization
  • College credit status
  • Number of credits received
  • College credit payment status
  • Financial aid recipients
• Compensation Status, sorted by:
  • Academic major
  • Academic status
  • Status
  • Industry
  • Department
  • Financial aid recipients
  • Full-time vs. part-time status
  • Number of hours worked per week
  • Organization type
• College Credit Status, sorted by:
  • State
  • Industry
  • Position
  • Academic major
  • Academic status
  • Financial aid recipients
  • Grade point average
  • Full-time vs part-time status
  • Number of hours worked per week
  • Number of employees at the host organization
  • Organization type