What are the main factors that influence a Private Equity Intern's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Private Equity Intern's salary?

A Private Equity Intern's salary grows with experience: an Executive Assistant II (2-4 years)earns $70,509, an Executive Assistant III (4-7 years)earns $84,823, an Private Equity Intern (7+ years)earns $95,915, an Executive Assistant V (7-10 years)earns $115,031, an Executive Assistant Supervisor (10+ years)earns $80,624,

What are the highest paying states for a Private Equity Intern?

Private Equity Intern salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Private Equity Intern roles are District of Columbia $103,965, California $103,571, Massachusetts $102,191. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Private Equity Intern roles make?

Salaries for Private Equity Intern level roles vary by specialization: Private Equity Principal: $184,373; director private equity: $150,382; Private Equity Manager: $145,317; Equity Research Intern: $130,183; Private Equity Investment Specialist: $124,757.

How do different companies affect a Private Equity Intern's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Private Equity Intern roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Private Equity Intern Salary in the United States

How much does a Private Equity Intern make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Private Equity Intern in the United States is $93,899 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, a Private Equity Intern's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,673
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,227 to $101,109
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,421

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Private Equity Intern Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,109	$8,426	$1,944	$49
Average	$93,899	$7,825	$1,806	$45
25th Percentile	$84,227	$7,019	$1,620	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Private Equity Intern Salaries

A Private Equity Intern's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Private Equity Intern Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Private Equity Intern's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,509
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,823
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $95,915
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $115,031
Expert (over 8 years): $80,624

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Executive... Level Private Equity Intern	$70,509
Executive... Level Private Equity Intern	$84,823
Private E... Level Private Equity Intern	$95,915
Executive... Level Private Equity Intern	$115,031
Executive... Level Private Equity Intern	$80,624

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How Do Private Equity Intern Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Private Equity Interns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $103,965.
California: $103,571.
Massachusetts: $102,191.

District of Columbia $103,965 California $103,571 Massachusetts $102,191 Washington $101,815 New Jersey $101,778 Alaska $101,646 Connecticut $100,350 New York $99,824

Hawaii $98,144 Rhode Island $97,355 Maryland $96,820 Minnesota $96,087 Colorado $95,806 Illinois $95,712 Oregon $95,355 Delaware $95,092

New Hampshire $94,927 Virginia $94,557 Pennsylvania $93,477 Nevada $92,932 North Dakota $92,754 Michigan $92,472 Wisconsin $92,369 Vermont $92,162

Texas $91,589 Maine $91,552 Arizona $91,496 Ohio $91,430 Georgia $90,566 Indiana $90,134 Wyoming $90,050 Utah $89,918

Iowa $89,862 Kansas $89,411 Louisiana $89,280 North Carolina $89,233 Missouri $89,214 Florida $88,848 Montana $88,650 Nebraska $88,463

Kentucky $88,359 South Carolina $87,984 Tennessee $87,749 Idaho $87,655 New Mexico $86,970 Oklahoma $86,819 Alabama $86,265 South Dakota $85,336

Arkansas $84,829 West Virginia $84,556 Mississippi $83,739

Top Paying Cities for Private Equity Interns

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $118,435
San Francisco: $117,139
Oakland: $114,670

San Jose, CA $118,435

San Francisco, CA $117,139

Oakland, CA $114,670

New York, NY $108,115

Paramus, NJ $106,800

Queens Village, NY $106,796

Passaic, NJ $106,706

Bergenfield, NJ $106,698

Stamford, CT $106,491

Huntington, NY $106,453

Newark, NJ $105,759

Bridgeport, CT $105,561

Vallejo, CA $105,374

New Brunswick, NJ $105,336

Petaluma, CA $105,280

Middlesex, NJ $105,102

Somerset, NJ $105,036

Santa Cruz, CA $104,914

Boston, MA $104,341

Monterey, CA $104,011

Seattle, WA $103,796

Santa Rosa, CA $103,778

Los Angeles, CA $103,749

Juneau, AK $103,505

Washington, DC $103,402

Orange, CA $103,068

Santa Ana, CA $102,820

Long Beach, CA $102,726

Anaheim, CA $102,707

Anchorage, AK $102,660

Santa Maria, CA $102,379

Everett, WA $102,360

Danbury, CT $102,029

Bremerton, WA $101,900

Tacoma, WA $101,562

New Suffolk, NY $101,560

Sacramento, CA $101,533

Santa Barbara, CA $101,430

Trenton, NJ $101,327

San Diego, CA $101,327

Brockton, MA $101,224

Fairbanks, AK $100,993

Lompoc, CA $100,754

Lowell, MA $100,678

Ventura, CA $100,660

Nashua, NH $100,641

Stockton, CA $100,632

Modesto, CA $99,947

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,740

Olympia, WA $99,562

Kennewick, WA $99,562

New Haven, CT $99,524

Lawrence, MA $99,186

Hartford, CT $99,092

Riverside, CA $99,073

New Bedford, MA $98,979

Richland, WA $98,979

Bakersfield, CA $98,848

San Bernardino, CA $98,810

New Britain, CT $98,801

Atlantic City, NJ $98,801

New London, CT $98,763

Norwich, CT $98,735

Portsmouth, NH $98,716

Boulder, CO $98,517

Portland, OR $98,388

Worcester, MA $98,378

Minneapolis, MN $98,087

Philadelphia, PA $97,956

Honolulu, HI $97,646

Saint Paul, MN $97,601

Vineland, NJ $97,580

Providence, RI $97,308

Chicago, IL $97,036

Bellingham, WA $96,923

Springfield, MA $96,848

Baltimore, MD $96,820

Chico, CA $96,585

Pittsfield, MA $96,331

Manchester, NH $96,153

Spokane, WA $95,740

Denver, CO $95,730

Albany, NY $95,289

Troy, NY $95,252

Nassau, NY $95,151

Schenectady, NY $95,054

Wilmington, DE $94,979

Burlington, VT $94,848

Salem, OR $94,810

Portland, ME $94,519

Yakima, WA $94,425

Rochester, MN $94,134

Reno, NV $94,087

Fresno, CA $94,087

Milwaukee, WI $94,003

Detroit, MI $93,909

Ann Arbor, MI $93,893

Allentown, PA $93,881

Colorado Springs, CO $93,721

Syracuse, NY $93,674

Carson City, NV $93,674

Houston, TX $93,543

Eugene, OR $93,496

Gary, IN $93,383

Springfield, OR $93,308

Bismarck, ND $93,289

Galveston, TX $93,223

Medford, OR $93,082

Fort Collins, CO $93,045

Concord, NH $92,998

Austin, TX $92,970

Mesa, AZ $92,773

Reading, PA $92,763

Phoenix, AZ $92,754

Dallas, TX $92,726

Saint Cloud, MN $92,636

Madison, WI $92,510

Utica, NY $92,256

Rochester, NY $92,106

Des Moines, IA $92,097

Raleigh, NC $92,087

Atlanta, GA $91,946

Battle Creek, MI $91,918

Salt Lake City, UT $91,890

Lancaster, PA $91,749

Harrisburg, PA $91,618

Kansas City, MO $91,524

Champaign, IL $91,505

Kansas City, KS $91,505

Fort Worth, TX $91,496

Columbus, OH $91,480

Boca Raton, FL $91,458

Pittsburgh, PA $91,420

Richmond, VA $91,383

Indianapolis, IN $91,364

Cleveland, OH $91,355

Las Vegas, NV $91,242

Cincinnati, OH $91,242

Petersburg, VA $91,101

Huntsville, AL $90,960

Lansing, MI $90,897

Lebanon, PA $90,885

Pueblo, CO $90,876

Appleton, WI $90,848

Buffalo, NY $90,810

Dayton, OH $90,782

Racine, WI $90,763

Charlotte, NC $90,754

Saint Louis, MO $90,726

York, PA $90,669

Elkhart, IN $90,669

Gastonia, NC $90,651

Billings, MT $90,629

Beaumont, TX $90,604

Lorain, OH $90,585

Benton Harbor, MI $90,566

Toledo, OH $90,547

Binghamton, NY $90,500

Rock Hill, SC $90,491

Rockford, IL $90,444

Springfield, IL $90,406

Elyria, OH $90,397

Fargo, ND $90,397

Flagstaff, AZ $90,331

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,275

Duluth, MN $90,219

Miami, FL $90,219

Cheyenne, WY $90,153

Grand Forks, ND $90,153

Bangor, ME $89,946

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,843

Durham, NC $89,804

Louisville, KY $89,796

Grand Rapids, MI $89,777

Hialeah, FL $89,768

Casper, WY $89,636

Scranton, PA $89,524

New Orleans, LA $89,496

Virginia Beach, VA $89,486

Akron, OH $89,439

Peoria, IL $89,317

Sarasota, FL $89,298

Nashville, TN $89,233

Omaha, NE $89,233

Green Bay, WI $89,233

Baton Rouge, LA $89,186

Charleston, SC $89,167

Jamestown, NY $89,120

Davenport, IA $89,120

Tucson, AZ $89,073

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,017

Tampa, FL $88,998

Evansville, IN $88,942

Port Arthur, TX $88,942

Bradenton, FL $88,904

Santa Fe, NM $88,735

Orlando, FL $88,566

Clearwater, FL $88,538

Canton, OH $88,341

La Crosse, WI $88,341

Albuquerque, NM $88,284

Newport News, VA $88,275

High Point, NC $88,247

Ogden, UT $88,209

Corpus Christi, TX $88,134

Norfolk, VA $88,078

Laramie, WY $88,078

Rock Island, IL $88,021

Saginaw, MI $88,003

Jacksonville, FL $87,993

Salisbury, NC $87,974

Boise, ID $87,956

Moline, IL $87,909

Fort Myers, FL $87,880

Memphis, TN $87,862

Tulsa, OK $87,815

Waterloo, IA $87,758

Spartanburg, SC $87,664

Lincoln, NE $87,618

Fort Wayne, IN $87,599

Provo, UT $87,589

Cedar Falls, IA $87,477

San Antonio, TX $87,439

Greensboro, NC $87,402

South Bend, IN $87,392

Savannah, GA $87,289

Muskegon, MI $87,251

Birmingham, AL $87,242

Winston Salem, NC $87,196

Lake Charles, LA $86,970

Anderson, IN $86,951

Lexington, KY $86,923

Augusta, GA $86,895

Greenville, SC $86,895

Lima, OH $86,819

Wichita, KS $86,810

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,810

Columbia, SC $86,725

Springfield, OH $86,707

Asheville, NC $86,556

Bloomington, IN $86,491

Knoxville, TN $86,153

Shreveport, LA $86,143

Wilmington, NC $86,021

Roanoke, VA $86,021

Topeka, KS $85,852

Frankfort, KY $85,842

Oklahoma City, OK $85,777

Chillicothe, OH $85,740

Longview, TX $85,730

Melbourne, FL $85,721

Sioux Falls, SD $85,571

Mobile, AL $85,561

Terre Haute, IN $85,524

Altoona, PA $85,467

Amarillo, TX $85,402

Killeen, TX $85,373

Fayetteville, AR $85,298

Chattanooga, TN $85,270

Sioux City, IA $85,186

Idaho Falls, ID $85,167

Lynchburg, VA $85,092

Gainesville, FL $84,970

Portsmouth, OH $84,923

Little Rock, AR $84,904

Lafayette, LA $84,866

Youngstown, OH $84,866

Daytona Beach, FL $84,810

Clarksville, TN $84,801

Pensacola, FL $84,791

Temple, TX $84,785

Hopkinsville, KY $84,509

Erie, PA $84,491

Florence, SC $84,453

Charleston, WV $84,303

Great Falls, MT $84,256

Macon, GA $84,124

Tallahassee, FL $84,115

Fayetteville, NC $84,096

Waco, TX $84,078

Helena, MT $84,012

Pine Bluff, AR $83,976

Vincennes, IN $83,862

Lubbock, TX $83,824

Alamogordo, NM $83,768

Twin Falls, ID $83,683

Rapid City, SD $83,655

Jackson, MS $83,486

Huntington, WV $83,479

Greenville, MS $83,477

Parkersburg, WV $83,381

Montgomery, AL $83,364

Wichita Falls, TX $83,270

Springfield, MO $83,270

Biloxi, MS $83,223

Monroe, LA $83,129

Johnstown, PA $83,063

Sumter, SC $83,026

Columbus, GA $83,016

Pascagoula, MS $82,838

Abilene, TX $82,838

Kingsport, TN $82,594

Albany, GA $82,594

Gulfport, MS $82,566

Alexandria, LA $82,256

Fort Smith, AR $82,021

El Paso, TX $81,768

Las Cruces, NM $81,345

Harlingen, TX $81,107

Pocatello, ID $81,092

Florence, AL $80,969

Brownsville, TX $80,951

Mcallen, TX $80,753

Dothan, AL $80,622

Columbus, MS $80,064

Altus, OK $79,627

Lawton, OK $79,448

Pierre, SD $79,110

What Skills Can Increase a Private Equity Intern's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 6.64% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 1.41% Job Postings): Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Microsoft PowerPoint (Mentioned in 1.03% Job Postings): Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful presentation software developed by Microsoft. It is a standard component of the company's Microsoft Office suite software, and is bundled together with Word, Excel and other Office productivity tools.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	6.64%
Microsoft Excel	1.41%
Microsoft PowerPoint	1.03%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Private Equity Intern's salary.

Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Onboarding: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Management	$108,923	16%
Analysis	$106,106	13%
Onboarding	$100,472	7%
PowerPoint	$98,594	5%
Scheduling	$97,655	4%
Communication Skills	$97,655	4%

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Private Equity Intern Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Private Equity Intern's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$84,227

Average $93,899/year

$101,109

$7,019

Average $7,825/month

$8,426

$1,620

Average $1,806/week

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Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,109	$8,426	$1,944	$49
Average	$93,899	$7,825	$1,806	$45
25th Percentile	$84,227	$7,019	$1,620	$40

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Salary Trends for Private Equity Intern

Salaries for a Private Equity Intern can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,085 in 2023 to around $93,665 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Private Equity Intern salary trends, .

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