Internships in Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL has 886 open internships right now. 86 close in the next 30 days, 28 of them in the next 7 days. Where a listing states its pay, the median is $27 an hour.

open internships
886
close in the next 30 days
86
median listed pay
$27/hr
list their pay
57%

Deadlines

28 Chicago, IL internships close in the next 7 days

Employers stop taking applications on these dates.

  • Next 7 days28
  • Days 8–1435
  • Days 15–2111
  • Days 22–3012

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New openings in Chicago, IL

463 opened in the last 4 weeks

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

463 new openings in Chicago, IL in the 4 weeks to Oct 30, 2026. We predict about 116 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks, likely between 90 and 143 a week.143Oct 2138Oct 990Oct 1692Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20Oct 30, 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 60
  • Glenview 21
  • Evanston 10
  • Niles 9
  • Wilmette 8
  • Northlake 4
  • Oak Park 3
  • Bedford Park 3

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

    $27 median, 6% above the US median

    $24 to $34.50, out of 501 postings that state pay

  • Finance

    $28.28 median

    $25 to $34.50, out of 159 postings that state pay

  • Engineering

    $27.87 median

    $25 to $34.50, out of 138 postings that state pay

  • Operations

    $25 median

    $22.50 to $29.74, out of 125 postings that state pay

  • Data & Analytics

    $29.63 median

    $26.50 to $34.50, out of 56 postings that state pay

  • Marketing & Sales

    $22 median

    $17.50 to $25, out of 53 postings that state pay

  • Consulting

    $34 median

    $26 to $34.50, out of 49 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 601 postings that state a season

  • Summer52387%
  • Fall274%
  • Spring234%
  • Winter254%
  • Year-round31%

The typical internship

Each figure says how many open internships it is out of

Paid72%

635 of 886 open internships are paid or list pay

Length

10 weeks

median, out of 337 postings that state it

Hours

37.5 per week

median, out of 122 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 886 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 230 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication87%
  • Excel (analytics-level)45%
  • Mathematics24%
  • Financial modeling21%
  • Data analysis & statistics20%
  • Leadership & managing work16%
  • Python14%
  • Microsoft Office9%

Operations

Share of 207 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication90%
  • Excel (analytics-level)43%
  • Project management & Agile20%
  • Leadership & managing work20%
  • Data analysis & statistics16%
  • Microsoft Office11%
  • Negotiation10%
  • Market research & analysis7%

Engineering

Share of 201 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication68%
  • Mathematics27%
  • Excel (analytics-level)19%
  • Python18%
  • SQL12%
  • Technical writing & documentation11%
  • Project management & Agile11%
  • Java10%

Chicago, IL at a glance

86

Close in the next 30 days

of 886 open internships

2%

Offer visa sponsorship

of 357 postings that say

57%

List pay

of 886 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 or passed its application deadline. 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.