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Calcruzer · 01-15-2008, 10:28 PM

Well, my son has lined up a job at $14,000 for 16 weeks of work--his school lets out in early May and starts again in the third week of August--which should net him around $11,000 or so.

Of course, that's here in the Silicon Valley--where housing costs are horrendous--and he gets no housing allowance; but then he doesn't need it since I'll let him live here at home for free. I guess his major costs will be just his gasoline and clothes.

I have no idea if this is a standard rate of pay out here for internships, but my guess is that it is not. Still it does show that $15,000 during the summer is possible--especially for an engineering major (my son's a business major). And 2331clk's post above also confirms that engineers can make $15,000 in one summer.

01-15-2008, 10:28 PM	#43
Calcruzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Threads: 53 Posts: 3,749	Well, my son has lined up a job at $14,000 for 16 weeks of work--his school lets out in early May and starts again in the third week of August--which should net him around $11,000 or so. Of course, that's here in the Silicon Valley--where housing costs are horrendous--and he gets no housing allowance; but then he doesn't need it since I'll let him live here at home for free. I guess his major costs will be just his gasoline and clothes. I have no idea if this is a standard rate of pay out here for internships, but my guess is that it is not. Still it does show that $15,000 during the summer is possible--especially for an engineering major (my son's a business major). And 2331clk's post above also confirms that engineers can make $15,000 in one summer. Last edited by Calcruzer : 01-15-2008 at 10:37 PM.