How Much Do Interns with the State of Illinois Get Paid?
Almost half the interns with the State of Illinois made over $10,000 in 2008.
by Mark Cavers
In 2008, the state of Illinois employed 70 student and summer interns and paid them a combined total of $800,876.34. The highest paid individual was an intern with the State Treasurer, who made $41,934. Additionally, thirteen other interns made over $20,000 and another eighteen made over $10,000.
These numbers do not include benefits, which many of these students earned and have been shown to be extremely lucrative for public sector workers.
These numbers do not include the 768 state workers employed as “student workers,” or “student workers extra help” that collected an additional three million dollars in wages.
You can find this information by going to IllinoisOpenGov.org, clicking on “Payroll” and searching for “Student Intern” and “Summer Intern” in the “Position” section.