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Internships in Washington, DC

Washington, DC has 933 open internships right now. 69 close in the next 30 days, 49 of them in the next 7 days. Where a listing states its pay, the median is $22.50 an hour.

open internships
933
close in the next 30 days
69
median listed pay
$22.50/hr
list their pay
54%

Deadlines

49 Washington, DC internships close in the next 7 days

Employers stop taking applications on these dates.

  • Next 7 days49
  • Days 8–1412
  • Days 15–215
  • Days 22–303

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New openings in Washington, DC

487 opened in the last 4 weeks

We predict about 122 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks.

487 new openings in Washington, DC in the 4 weeks to Nov 1, 2026. We predict about 122 new internship postings a week over the next 4 weeks, likely between 73 and 169 a week.169Oct 473Oct 11121Oct 18124Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22Nov 1, 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 146
  • McLean, VA 102
  • Vienna, VA 86
  • Fairfax, VA 70
  • Silver Spring, MD 49
  • Rockville, MD 40
  • Tysons, VA 37
  • Bethesda, MD 32

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, $25.50.

  • All fields

    $22.50 median, 12% below the US median

    $19.35 to $27.53, out of 464 postings that state pay

  • Law & Policy

    $20.14 median

    $18.94 to $24, out of 132 postings that state pay

  • Marketing & Sales

    $18.40 median

    $18.40 to $21.50, out of 87 postings that state pay

  • Operations

    $22 median

    $18.40 to $28, out of 68 postings that state pay

  • Media & Content

    $19.40 median

    $18.40 to $21.50, out of 62 postings that state pay

  • Engineering

    $28.75 median

    $25 to $32.25, out of 52 postings that state pay

  • Finance

    $25.60 median

    $22.49 to $34.75, out of 39 postings that state pay

  • Data & Analytics

    $25 median

    $21.98 to $40, out of 35 postings that state pay

  • Service & Hospitality

    $18.75 median

    $18.40 to $20, out of 35 postings that state pay

  • Research & Science

    $25 median

    $20.04 to $60.92, out of 34 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 718 postings that state a season

  • Summer35249%
  • Fall7010%
  • Spring25335%
  • Winter426%
  • Year-round10%

The typical internship

Each figure says how many open internships it is out of

Paid55%

516 of 933 open internships are paid or list pay

Length

12 weeks

median, out of 419 postings that state it

Hours

30 per week

median, out of 302 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 933 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 322 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication43%
  • Public policy analysis31%
  • Legislative research24%
  • Legal research & writing19%
  • Event planning & marketing13%
  • Administrative support & operations13%
  • Excel (analytics-level)13%
  • Social media marketing11%

Marketing & Sales

Share of 191 postings naming each skill

  • Business communication50%
  • Social media marketing49%
  • Event planning & marketing32%
  • Administrative support & operations19%
  • Content & copywriting19%
  • Graphic design (Canva / Adobe)17%
  • Press releases17%
  • Public relations & media relations15%

Media & Content

Share of 136 postings naming each skill

  • Social media marketing48%
  • Business communication40%
  • Graphic design (Canva / Adobe)25%
  • Press releases22%
  • Public relations & media relations22%
  • Content & copywriting21%
  • Event planning & marketing20%
  • Administrative support & operations15%

Washington, DC at a glance

69

Close in the next 30 days

of 933 open internships

3%

Offer visa sponsorship

of 168 postings that say

54%

List pay

of 933 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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