Do You Earn Less Than a Silicon Valley Intern?
The vast majority of interns in a recent survey said they did not attempt to negotiate their salary.
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This year’s batch of Silicon Valley summer interns might earn more money than you.
The median monthly base salary for an engineering-focused summer intern at some of the big technology companies is $6,800. Annualized, that's $81,600 a year, according to data collected by Rodney Folz, a former University of California Berkeley student and soon-to-be Yelp intern. The national wage index is $46,481.52, according to data last compiled by the Social Security Administration in 2014.