Software Engineer Intern salary
1 market range · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
The one range measured here is for software engineer intern roles at entry level across the United States: 13 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $57,650 and $65,000, with a median of $59,900.
The range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. It rests on at least 10 postings.
Software Engineer Intern pay by specialization
Software Engineering 5Embedded & Firmware 1
Live software engineer intern roles by software function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
1 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $57,650 – $65,000 | $59,900 | 13 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open software engineer intern roles · 6 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $37,000–$82,000scale $22,000–$115,000
Software Engineer Intern Premierinc · Charlotte $52,000–$78,000 4w ago Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) - Onsite RTX (Private Posting No Tmp) · MA-CAMBRIDGE-BBN06 ~ 10 & 50 Moulton St ~ MOULTON B6 $37,000–$82,000 5w ago 
Embedded Software Engineer Intern Leonardo DRS · Bridgeton $41,011–$53,315 7w ago Quality Software Engineer Intern Leonardo DRS · Bridgeton $41,011–$53,315 7w ago Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027 IMC · Chicago $200,000 3mo ago