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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by aliukani on Wednesday November 07, 2012 @08:44AM (#4753327)
My school (Northeastern University CCIS) has a list of suggested salaries: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/co-op/employers/index.html#salaries

  Average CCIS Co-op Salaries
  Student Level               Average  Midpoint  Average top 25%
  Undergraduate First Co-op   $20.00   $19.00    $28.00
  Undergraduate Second Co-op  $22.00   $22.00    $29.00
  Undergraduate Third Co-op   $23.50   $23.00    $30.00
  Graduate Co-op              $28.00   $28.50    $34.00
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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by caw on Friday October 26, 2012 @11:02AM (#4702417)
Can you update with a location? I think that matters a lot.

In Georgia, my friends and I were getting from $16-$25 an hour. My first internship paid only $14 an hour, but I got a 401k match of 3%, health insurance (if I wanted it), bereavement leave, paid vacation and holidays. My co-op paid more but didn't have any of those perks.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by et5000 on Friday October 26, 2012 @11:50AM (#4702715)
Location updated: Cambridge, MA
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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by drharris on Friday October 26, 2012 @11:16AM (#4702494)
My co-op 10 years ago in GA paid $12/hr. Now, in SC (upstate, suburb), we pay between $22-26 for an engineering position depending on the longevity of employment. I think $35 is probably way too much for what value you will get; some experienced professionals will take that pay. If you're in NYC... maybe it's a bit more reasonable.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by benmanns on Friday October 26, 2012 @11:14AM (#4702477)
In Lynchburg, VA (it's no San Francisco), my peers think that around $20/hour is a good rate for an internship at a fairly large insurance company. Some smaller businesses and non-profits pay around $10/hour. I've got a lot more experience and some business sense, so I charge significantly more.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by achompas on Sunday October 28, 2012 @06:19PM (#4710179)
The market in NYC pays $4-5k/month for interns, from what I've seen and heard. That's just a bit below the $35-40/hour number you list above.

It's arguably justified, since companies expect interns to ship production-level code, but that's another conversation!

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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by zengr on Sunday October 28, 2012 @01:20AM (#4708226)
Maybe students asking for $35-40/hr because big companies like eBay (in the bay area) pays ~$45-50/hr to interns and students are looking for that kind of money.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by hoka on Thursday November 01, 2012 @05:42PM (#4729892)
I've seen Austin, TX companies offer between 19 and 23 depending on your academic standing.

I've also seen 22 in Cambridge.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the going hourly rate for co-op/interns t... by logn on Friday October 26, 2012 @04:45PM (#4704195)
When I co-op'd in college in a medium-sized city I got $12-13/hr. My recent job paid interns $15/hr plus housing allowance.
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