Software Engineering Intern Salary at Startups

What startups pay software engineering interns, from the pay their live postings state: base salary as the employer writes it, on roles still taking applications.

36 of 71 live roles state payChecked dailyUpdated

Median base pay

$40an hour

The median of 29 live software engineering internship postings that state pay in US dollars, as of November 2026. Each posting counts at the middle of its range.

Middle half of postings
$35–$47
One in ten pays over
$52
A typical posted range
$40–$45
Median $40
  • Under $25: 2 postings
  • $25–$30: 3 postings
  • $30–$35: 4 postings
  • $35–$40: 4 postings
  • $40–$45: 4 postings
  • $45–$50: 6 postings
  • $50–$55: 3 postings
  • $55–$60: 1 posting
  • $60 and up: 2 postings
Middle half of postingsThe restEach bar counts postings by the middle of their posted range.

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Common questions

How much does a software engineering intern make at a startup?

As of November 2026, the median base pay startups advertise for software engineering interns is $40 an hour, across 29 live postings that state it in US dollars. The middle half of those postings pay between $35 and $47, and one in ten pays over $52.

Does a software engineering intern at a startup get equity?

Often, though few postings say how much: 17% of the 89 software engineering internship postings we've read mention equity. The figures on this page are base pay only.

Where do these figures come from?

From the postings themselves: the pay range each employer states, on roles still taking applications, which we check against the company's own careers page every day. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range. Postings that don't state pay, and pay in other currencies, are left out of the main figures.

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