Software Engineer Internship Salary in Washington, DC

How much does a Software Engineer Internship make in Washington, DC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Software Engineer Internship in Washington, DC is $93,458. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $78,056 to a high of $112,706, with most professionals earning between $85,396 and $103,533.

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Document and communicate proposed software solutions with integrated, cross-functional engineering teams.

November 01, 2022

Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage and use.

November 03, 2022

Participate in software design and code reviews to ensure delivery of quality products and enhance skillsets.

January 10, 2023

Determine use cases for different authentication schemes, research existent methods, make recommendations, and implement method for an embedded device which satisfies a set of the use cases.

February 15, 2023

Demonstrate and document solutions by using flowcharts, diagrams, code comments, code snippets, and performing instruments.

February 18, 2023

Design, develop and maintain mission-critical software in support of national defense, environmental protection, and intelligence gathering products and systems.

May 03, 2023

Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to cutting edge technologies at incredible scale and speed.

May 03, 2023

Implement new features for LiDAR sensors and other sensors.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Software Engineer Internship in Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

85396

103533

93458

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

87489

107046

96225

What is the average salary for Software Engineer Internship in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Software Engineer Internship in Washington, DC. The base salary for Software Engineer Internship ranges from $85,396 to $103,533 with the average base salary of $93,458. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $87,489 to $107,046 with the average total cash compensation of $96,225.

View Average Salary for Software Engineer Internship as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$93,458	$85,396 - $103,533
Bonus	$2,767	$2,093 - $3,512
Total Pay	$96,225	$87,489 - $107,046

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Software Engineer Internship Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,396 - $103,533	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,396 - $103,533	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,396 - $103,533	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,218 - $103,318	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,396 - $103,533	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,396 - $103,533	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%

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