I am currently a student and will graduate with my bachelors of science this coming May. A few months ago I started working at an architecture firm as an “intern”. My fiancée and I have gotten into a few disagreements about my pay and choosing to stay at this particular firm. I am currently making $15 hr and agree that this is kind of low but he argues this is very low. Is this an average pay for a student intern?

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Pay depends on experience, scale of firm, and cost of living in city. For the longest time architecture interns weren’t getting paid at all and so now they think 15 an hour (which is minimum wage in some places) is enough.

You can and should be getting at least livable wage.

Are you also receiving school credit for the internship? If so, I think you need to factor that into the "pay". Basically, look at the cost of the regular course and then if you're getting credit without paying for the official course then you're really being paid more.

I am not receiving school credit for my job.

$15 per hour is reasonable for a student. It's difficult to find a high paying job if you are still a student to be honest. If he can help you find a high paying one, then why not.

Haha this is interesting. I had a similar argument with my gf except that this time I refused a return offer for my 25/hr fintech position(internship), because it’s low for me, for an IB position where I will make 68/Hr(also internship).

Personally, I think 15 per hour is minimum wage and if you have a college degree you’re under earning.

As far as your relationship goes, I think it depends on how important money is to him and you. This could escalate seriously if you settle for a 15/Hr and he feels you’re not contributing enough financially for your goals. Believe me, it will drive him away eventually.

I think it depends on your state and the firm. I am making $22/hr as a student intern.

For an internship, I think that's great...like it's fine to stick with it, but I would maybe negotiate a bit higher now that you've been there longer and have gained some experience

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