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Internships in Washington, DC

Washington, DC has 1,023 open internships right now. 78 close in the next 30 days, 32 of them in the next 7 days. Where a listing states its pay, the median is $23 an hour.

open internships
1,023
close in the next 30 days
78
median listed pay
$23/hr
list their pay
60%

Deadlines

32 Washington, DC internships close in the next 7 days

Employers stop taking applications on these dates.

  • Next 7 days32
  • Days 8–1418
  • Days 15–2110
  • Days 22–3018

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New openings in Washington, DC

523 opened in the last 4 weeks

We predict about 131 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks.

523 new openings in Washington, DC in the 4 weeks to Nov 13, 2026. We predict about 131 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks, likely between 87 and 176 a week.87Oct 16123Oct 23176Oct 30137Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20Nov 27Dec 4Nov 13, 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 Washington, DC

Around Washington, DC:

  • Arlington, VA 152
  • McLean, VA 99
  • Vienna, VA 83
  • Fairfax, VA 65
  • Rockville, MD 35
  • Silver Spring, MD 32
  • Tysons, VA 32
  • Bethesda, MD 31

What internships in Washington, DC 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.

  • All fields

    $23 median, 8% below the US median

    $19.40 to $28.57, out of 571 postings that state pay

  • Law & Policy

    $21 median

    $18.40 to $25, out of 169 postings that state pay

  • Operations

    $22.50 median

    $20 to $28.65, out of 92 postings that state pay

  • Marketing & Sales

    $19.40 median

    $18.40 to $22, out of 89 postings that state pay

  • Media & Content

    $19.40 median

    $18.40 to $21.75, out of 67 postings that state pay

  • Engineering

    $30 median

    $25 to $35.51, out of 51 postings that state pay

  • Service & Hospitality

    $18.52 median

    $18.40 to $20, out of 48 postings that state pay

  • Research & Science

    $28.57 median

    $21.98 to $53.71, out of 42 postings that state pay

  • Finance

    $26.30 median

    $25 to $34, out of 36 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 Washington, DC

Seasons employers are hiring for

Out of 746 postings that state a season

  • Summer37050%
  • Fall598%
  • Spring27136%
  • Winter436%
  • Year-round30%

The typical internship

Each figure says how many open internships it is out of

Paid61%

629 of 1,023 open internships are paid or list pay

Length

12 weeks

median, out of 511 postings that state it

Hours

30 per week

median, out of 404 postings that state it

Who is hiring in Washington, DC now

Featured employers with open internships in Washington, DC, by openings here

What Washington, DC hires for, compared with the US

Each field's share of 1,023 open roles in Washington, DC, next to its share of open roles across the US. A role can count in more than one field.

Skills Washington, DC employers ask for

Law & Policy

Share of 341 postings naming each skill

  • Legislative research23%
  • Social media marketing17%
  • Excel (analytics-level)15%
  • Legal research & writing14%
  • Event planning & marketing6%
  • Public policy analysis6%
  • World languages6%
  • Microsoft Office4%

Marketing & Sales

Share of 183 postings naming each skill

  • Social media marketing64%
  • Content & copywriting25%
  • Graphic design (Canva / Adobe)21%
  • Event planning & marketing17%
  • Excel (analytics-level)16%
  • Market research & analysis12%
  • Photoshop basics7%
  • Project management & Agile6%

Operations

Share of 143 postings naming each skill

  • Excel (analytics-level)31%
  • Project management & Agile23%
  • Business communication14%
  • Event planning & marketing10%
  • Administrative support & operations8%
  • Microsoft Office8%
  • Google Sheets6%
  • Leadership & managing work6%

Washington, DC at a glance

78

Close in the next 30 days

of 1,023 open internships

10%

Offer visa sponsorship

of 174 postings that say

60%

List pay

of 1,023 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.

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