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		rorrr on Jan 31, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Transparency at the Office: Psst...This Is What Yo... $40/hr is a pretty ridiculous salary for an intern, good for you, man. Maybe you, personally, were worth that much, but on average, it's at least double of what the companies should be paying to interns. Heck, $15/hr should be fine.

InAnEmergency on Feb 1, 2013 [–]

It was certainly the high end (I think the range was $20-40), but relatively common for graduate students (edit: in this geographic area).

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