filtherton

Internship pay depends on the industry. Engineering internships pay well. Corporate law firm internships pay ridiculously well. Journalism internships? Not so much.

I've had a few internships. For each one, the hourly wage was more than I had ever made before. However, I've never been in a position where taking an unpaid internship was even an option; I've got mouths to feed.

So I guess the takeaway is: be interested in and good at things that people are willing to pay you a lot of money to do. Or find a way to convince people to pay you to do the things that you excel at or the things that interest you. Simple.