Illinois · 2025 pay · 42 people
How much does a student intern make in Illinois?
$6,800typical pay for a student intern in 2025
$5,500 – $10,950what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 38.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where student interns work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Central Management Services10 people$5,500
- Environmental Protection Agency7 people$8,400
- Department of Revenue7 people$19,200
- Emergency Management Agency5 people$6,600
- Department of Labor2 people$7,100
- Guardianship and Advocacy Commission2 people$11,950
- Department of Natural Resources2 people$10,350
- Commerce Commission1 person$3,600
- Department of Agriculture1 person$7,300
- Capital Development Board1 person$6,400
- Department of Financial and Professional Regulation1 person$22,600
- Department of Employment Security1 person$5,300
- Criminal Justice Information Authority1 person$5,500
- Office of the State Fire Marshal1 person$4,700
No employers match.
Highest-paid student interns, 2025
- 1Andrew EmrickStudent Intern · Department of Revenue$29,200
- 2Brennah DillonStudent Intern · Department of Revenue$28,600
- 3Dominic RomangStudent Intern · Department of Revenue$26,500
- 4Colette ManahanStudent Intern · Department of Financial and Professional Regulation$22,600
- 5Dalton SharrowStudent Intern · Department of Natural Resources$19,800
Common questions
How much does a student intern make in Illinois?
The typical student intern was paid $6,800 in 2025; most earned between $5,500 and $10,950. This counts all 42 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Student Intern, at any level (for example "Student Intern"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this