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The average research and development internship salary in the United States is $38,489. Research and development internship salaries typically range between $31,000 and $47,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for research and development interns is $18.5 per hour.
Research and development internship salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Research and development interns earn the highest average salary in Pennsylvania.
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The highest-paying states for research and development interns are Pennsylvania, Maine, and North Dakota. The lowest average research and development internship salary states are Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
Rank | State | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
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1 | Pennsylvania | $46,596 | $22.40 |
2 | North Dakota | $44,216 | $21.26 |
3 | South Dakota | $40,957 | $19.69 |
4 | Arizona | $41,333 | $19.87 |
5 | Maine | $45,330 | $21.79 |
6 | Vermont | $39,927 | $19.20 |
7 | Rhode Island | $39,134 | $18.81 |
8 | New Mexico | $39,167 | $18.83 |
9 | Minnesota | $39,398 | $18.94 |
10 | New Hampshire | $42,489 | $20.43 |
11 | Oregon | $40,807 | $19.62 |
12 | Texas | $38,348 | $18.44 |
13 | Washington | $39,089 | $18.79 |
14 | Nevada | $39,615 | $19.05 |
15 | Indiana | $38,607 | $18.56 |
16 | Virginia | $41,545 | $19.97 |
17 | Alaska | $40,573 | $19.51 |
18 | Michigan | $37,133 | $17.85 |
19 | Idaho | $38,546 | $18.53 |
20 | New Jersey | $39,593 | $19.04 |
21 | Wyoming | $35,666 | $17.15 |
22 | Colorado | $39,835 | $19.15 |
23 | Montana | $36,456 | $17.53 |
24 | Missouri | $37,933 | $18.24 |
25 | Ohio | $36,298 | $17.45 |
26 | Hawaii | $38,107 | $18.32 |
27 | Connecticut | $38,862 | $18.68 |
28 | Iowa | $36,085 | $17.35 |
29 | Kansas | $35,534 | $17.08 |
30 | Wisconsin | $35,317 | $16.98 |
31 | California | $36,511 | $17.55 |
32 | Illinois | $37,978 | $18.26 |
33 | Nebraska | $34,537 | $16.60 |
34 | Kentucky | $35,447 | $17.04 |
35 | Delaware | $35,332 | $16.99 |
36 | Arkansas | $33,682 | $16.19 |
37 | Georgia | $34,995 | $16.82 |
38 | District of Columbia | $37,896 | $18.22 |
39 | Utah | $35,037 | $16.84 |
40 | West Virginia | $33,936 | $16.32 |
41 | New York | $36,017 | $17.32 |
42 | Massachusetts | $35,913 | $17.27 |
43 | Maryland | $35,940 | $17.28 |
44 | Louisiana | $33,896 | $16.30 |
45 | Florida | $31,996 | $15.38 |
46 | Tennessee | $30,745 | $14.78 |
47 | Oklahoma | $33,274 | $16.00 |
48 | Mississippi | $32,801 | $15.77 |
49 | Alabama | $32,458 | $15.60 |
50 | South Carolina | $30,540 | $14.68 |
51 | North Carolina | $30,205 | $14.52 |
The highest-paying cities for research and development interns are Easton, PA, Tempe, AZ, and Eugene, OR.
Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Easton, PA | $46,624 | $22.42 |
2 | Tempe, AZ | $41,354 | $19.88 |
3 | Eugene, OR | $40,770 | $19.60 |
4 | Fort Collins, CO | $40,205 | $19.33 |
5 | Bridgewater, NJ | $39,601 | $19.04 |
6 | Minneapolis, MN | $39,428 | $18.96 |
7 | Albuquerque, NM | $39,181 | $18.84 |
8 | Cumberland, RI | $39,111 | $18.80 |
9 | Danbury, CT | $38,912 | $18.71 |
10 | Buffalo Grove, IL | $38,203 | $18.37 |
11 | Houston, TX | $38,018 | $18.28 |
12 | Farmington Hills, MI | $37,137 | $17.85 |
13 | Davis, CA | $37,022 | $17.80 |
14 | New York, NY | $35,987 | $17.30 |
15 | Boston, MA | $35,845 | $17.23 |
16 | Topeka, KS | $35,670 | $17.15 |
17 | Mason, OH | $35,581 | $17.11 |
18 | Madison, WI | $35,313 | $16.98 |
19 | Atlanta, GA | $35,123 | $16.89 |
20 | Salt Lake City, UT | $35,078 | $16.86 |
Research And Development Interns are the most in-demand in these five cities:
A research and development internship's salary ranges from $31,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $47,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile | Annual salary | Monthly salary | Hourly rate |
---|---|---|---|
90th Percentile | $47,000 | $3,917 | $23 |
75th Percentile | $42,000 | $3,500 | $20 |
Average | $38,489 | $3,207 | $19 |
25th Percentile | $34,000 | $2,833 | $16 |
10th Percentile | $31,000 | $2,583 | $15 |
The highest paying types of research and development interns are senior computer scientist, senior data scientist, and architect and developer.
Job title | Annual salary | Monthly salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Data Scientist | $106,104 | $8,842 | $51.01 | 106,973 |
Computer Scientist | $103,238 | $8,603 | $49.63 | 59,802 |
Information Systems Internship | $31,643 | $2,637 | $15.21 | 164,783 |
Mobile Applications Developer | $99,257 | $8,271 | $47.72 | 252,254 |
Co-Operations Internship | $39,256 | $3,271 | $18.87 | 108,625 |
Programming Internship | $31,896 | $2,658 | $15.33 | 49,839 |
Top companies hiring research and development interns now:
Research and development internship salaries at Sandia National Labs and BD are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average research and development internship salary at companies like Sesame Workshop and FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA are highly competitive.
Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate |
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1 | Sandia National Labs | $55,398 | $26.63 |
2 | BD | $47,656 | $22.91 |
3 | Sesame Workshop | $46,335 | $22.28 |
4 | FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA | $46,304 | $22.26 |
5 | CONMED | $45,819 | $22.03 |
6 | PSEA | $45,752 | $22.00 |
7 | BNSF Railway | $45,411 | $21.83 |
8 | Marvin and | $44,736 | $21.51 |
9 | Finastra | $42,872 | $20.61 |
10 | Gillette | $42,741 | $20.55 |
11 | Formlabs | $42,492 | $20.43 |
12 | Terros Health | $42,383 | $20.38 |
13 | Mars | $42,108 | $20.24 |
14 | L3Harris | $41,952 | $20.17 |
15 | Coherent | $41,908 | $20.15 |
16 | Rheem Manufacturing | $41,779 | $20.09 |
17 | General Mills | $41,524 | $19.96 |
18 | Bioventus | $41,343 | $19.88 |
19 | Johnson & Johnson | $41,187 | $19.80 |
20 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $41,038 | $19.73 |
The average research and development internship salary varies across industries:
Rank | Industry | Average salary | Hourly rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Health Care | $41,635 | $20.02 |
2 | Technology | $41,293 | $19.85 |
3 | Pharmaceutical | $40,375 | $19.41 |
4 | Telecommunication | $39,748 | $19.11 |
5 | Manufacturing | $38,405 | $18.46 |
6 | Retail | $36,275 | $17.44 |
The average research and development internship salary has risen by $7,424 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average research and development internship earned $31,065 annually, but today, they earn $38,489 a year. That works out to a 12% change in pay for research and development interns over the last decade.
Compare research and development internship salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare research and development internship salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
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2025 | $38,500 | $18.50 | +3.3% |
2024 | $37,200 | $17.89 | +2.3% |
2023 | $36,400 | $17.49 | +3.3% |
2022 | $35,200 | $16.92 | +2.3% |
2021 | $34,400 | $16.52 | +1.1% |
Company | Job | Location | Date added | Salary |
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Hologic Inc. | Intern, R&D Engineering | San Diego, CA | 12/16/2024 | $45,914 |
Productos Roche S.A. Q. e I | 2025 Summer Intern-Molecular Lab-Research and Early Development | Pleasanton, CA | 12/16/2024 | $52,175 |
Acushnet | Summer 2025 R&D Engineer Intern-Clubs | Carlsbad, CA | 12/15/2024 | $41,740 |
Invitrogen Holdings | Research & Development Intern | Middleton, WI | 12/15/2024 | $44,871 |
Nissan Deutschland GmbH | Runtime Development Research Intern-Spring 2025-Silicon | Ione, CA | 12/15/2024 | $31,305 |
Inl | Cybersecurity Research and Development Internship 2025 | Idaho Falls, ID | 12/15/2024 | $53,532 |
Kenvue | 2025 Research & Development Intern (MAY-August) | Skillman, NJ | 12/15/2024 | $47,479 |
Carpenter Technology | R&D Metallurgy Intern-Materials Characterization | Wyomissing, PA | 12/14/2024 | $43,827 |
Corning Incorporated | Research and Development Intern-Metrology Software Engineer-Advanced Optics-Summer 2025 | Fairport, NY | 12/14/2024 | $42,653 |
Exact Sciences | R&D Technology Assessment Intern | San Diego, CA | 12/13/2024 | $37,000 |
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