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Project engineer internship salary

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Michael Rudisill

Average project engineer internship salary

$40,356

$19.4 hourly rate

Entry-level project engineer internship salary
$31,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average project engineer internship salary by state

Highest paying states for project engineer interns

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Vermont$46,390$22.30
2Idaho$43,203$20.77
3New Hampshire$43,475$20.90
4Michigan$40,434$19.44
5District of Columbia$49,090$23.60
6Washington$47,413$22.79
7New Jersey$50,688$24.37
8Minnesota$40,650$19.54
9California$49,212$23.66
10Massachusetts$47,234$22.71
11Oklahoma$41,873$20.13
12Ohio$40,000$19.23
13Alaska$46,065$22.15
14Iowa$40,033$19.25
15North Dakota$39,264$18.88
16West Virginia$39,964$19.21
17Connecticut$44,100$21.20
18Maine$39,492$18.99
19Illinois$43,306$20.82
20Utah$40,958$19.69
21Maryland$41,851$20.12
22Oregon$40,529$19.49
23Louisiana$38,301$18.41
24Wisconsin$35,224$16.93
25Alabama$37,057$17.82
26Mississippi$38,198$18.36
27Pennsylvania$39,382$18.93
28New Mexico$35,559$17.10
29Hawaii$41,788$20.09
30Indiana$34,654$16.66
31North Carolina$38,111$18.32
32Kansas$34,158$16.42
33Missouri$34,614$16.64
34Arkansas$34,033$16.36
35Wyoming$33,277$16.00
36South Dakota$34,254$16.47
37New York$38,733$18.62
38Virginia$35,593$17.11
39Delaware$35,532$17.08
40Nevada$32,999$15.86
41Arizona$35,720$17.17
42Kentucky$33,493$16.10
43Colorado$35,063$16.86
44Nebraska$30,500$14.66
45Texas$29,632$14.25
46Rhode Island$35,165$16.91
47Tennessee$29,928$14.39
48South Carolina$29,739$14.30
49Florida$32,058$15.41
50Georgia$30,602$14.71
51Montana$29,669$14.26

Project engineer internship salary details

A project engineer internship's salary ranges from $31,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $51,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average project engineer internship salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a project engineer internship's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$51,000$4,250$25
75th Percentile$45,000$3,750$22
Average$40,356$3,363$19
25th Percentile$35,000$2,917$17
10th Percentile$31,000$2,583$15

Highest paying project engineer internship jobs

The highest paying types of project engineer interns are engineer, project engineer, and student engineer.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Design Technician$62,288$5,191$29.9548,394
Cadd Technician$53,449$4,454$25.7010,447
Drafting Technician$45,318$3,777$21.7932,427
Autocad Technician$47,720$3,977$22.9431,482
Construction Technician$40,475$3,373$19.4677,319
Civil Engineering Technician$53,829$4,486$25.8875,756

How would you rate the starting salaries for project engineer internships, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Michael Rudisill

Department Head and Professor of Engineering Technology, Northern Michigan University

From what we've seen, salaries haven't been reduced, even though demand is down. I would expect wages and salary progression to remain strong as the need for engineering will only continue to grow.

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$42,000$41,000$40,000$39,000$38,000$37,000
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Project engineer internship salary trends

The average project engineer internship salary has risen by $5,358 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average project engineer internship earned $34,998 annually, but today, they earn $40,356 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for project engineer interns over the last decade.

Compare project engineer internship salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average project engineer internship salary over time

Compare project engineer internship salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Project engineer internship salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$40,400$19.40+1.2%
2024$39,900$19.16+1.6%
2023$39,200$18.86+1.8%
2022$38,500$18.52+3.2%
2021$37,300$17.93+1.4%

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