Internships in Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL has 1,235 open internships right now. 76 close in the next 30 days, 23 of them in the next 7 days. Where a listing states its pay, the median is $26.65 an hour.

open internships
1,235
close in the next 30 days
76
median listed pay
$26.65/hr
list their pay
62%

Deadlines

23 Chicago, IL internships close in the next 7 days

Employers stop taking applications on these dates.

  • Next 7 days23
  • Days 8–1425
  • Days 15–2110
  • Days 22–3018

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New openings in Chicago, IL

464 opened in the last 4 weeks

We predict about 116 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks.

464 new openings in Chicago, IL in the 4 weeks to Nov 5, 2026. We predict about 116 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks, likely between 75 and 178 a week.178Oct 875Oct 1596Oct 22115Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19Nov 26Nov 5, 2026

Bars are openings first seen each week. Lighter bars are the next 4 weeks at the average pace; each line runs from the slowest to the busiest of the last 4 weeks.

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Internships in cities near Chicago, IL

Around Chicago, IL:

  • Rosemont 48
  • Niles 37
  • Glenview 21
  • Evanston 14
  • Oak Park 5
  • Wilmette 5
  • Skokie 4
  • Park Ridge 4

What internships in Chicago, IL pay

Hourly pay on open internships that list it. The bar runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile and the tick marks the median. The grey line is the US median across all fields, $25.50.

  • All fields

    $26.65 median, 5% above the US median

    $24 to $34.50, out of 753 postings that state pay

  • Finance

    $32.94 median

    $25.60 to $37, out of 225 postings that state pay

  • Operations

    $25.50 median

    $22.50 to $31.43, out of 169 postings that state pay

  • Engineering

    $27 median

    $24.50 to $32.38, out of 162 postings that state pay

  • Consulting

    $34.50 median

    $27.50 to $34.50, out of 69 postings that state pay

  • Marketing & Sales

    $21 median

    $17.25 to $23.89, out of 55 postings that state pay

  • Data & Analytics

    $26.65 median

    $25 to $33.75, out of 47 postings that state pay

  • Law & Policy

    $32 median

    $25.63 to $34.50, out of 37 postings that state pay

  • Built Environment

    $24.50 median

    $23.25 to $26, out of 31 postings that state pay

Fields with fewer than 30 listings that state pay are left out, too few for a reliable median.

What to expect from an internship in Chicago, IL

Seasons employers are hiring for

Out of 832 postings that state a season

  • Summer62775%
  • Fall354%
  • Spring12215%
  • Winter324%
  • Year-round162%

The typical internship

Each figure says how many open internships it is out of

Paid62%

771 of 1,235 open internships are paid or list pay

Length

10 weeks

median, out of 515 postings that state it

Hours

40 per week

median, out of 199 postings that state it

Who is hiring in Chicago, IL now

Featured employers with open internships in Chicago, IL, by openings here

What Chicago, IL hires for, compared with the US

Each field's share of 1,235 open roles in Chicago, IL, next to its share of open roles across the US. A role can count in more than one field.

Skills Chicago, IL employers ask for

Finance

Share of 247 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication86%
  • Excel (analytics-level)48%
  • Financial modeling23%
  • Data analysis & statistics19%
  • Mathematics18%
  • Leadership & managing work17%
  • Python15%
  • Microsoft Office9%

Operations

Share of 237 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication81%
  • Excel (analytics-level)43%
  • Project management & Agile23%
  • Data analysis & statistics15%
  • Microsoft Office12%
  • Leadership & managing work11%
  • Negotiation9%
  • PowerPoint & storytelling8%

Engineering

Share of 201 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication60%
  • Mathematics27%
  • Excel (analytics-level)20%
  • Python17%
  • Technical writing & documentation15%
  • SQL11%
  • C++10%
  • Java10%

Chicago, IL at a glance

76

Close in the next 30 days

of 1,235 open internships

2%

Offer visa sponsorship

of 395 postings that say

62%

List pay

of 1,235 open internships

How we count

An internship counts as open when we have seen it recently, usually on the employer's own careers site, and it hasn't been taken down. One the employer still lists after its application deadline is counted, and its card says when applications closed. It also needs a description. Our search uses the same rule.

Counts and shares come from those open internships and are updated throughout the day. Sponsorship counts only the postings that say whether they sponsor. Distances are straight-line. We leave a figure out when too few postings are behind it.