College Graduate and Intern Compensation Survey
About the Survey
Pearl Meyer’s College Graduate and Intern Compensation Survey is a unique, one-of-a-kind resource to help you assess and evaluate your competitive strategies for new college graduate and intern hires. Our 2026 survey provides extensive data on over 17,000 college hires, in 9 different countries based on submissions from 163 participating companies. Data includes rates for over 18,000 intern positions.
These key reports provide a broad range of information on compensation at various degree levels for both new college graduates and interns.
Data Reported
US Average Hiring Rates and Starting Salaries - College Graduates
- Base salary
- Sign-on bonus
- Short-term incentive values
- Regional breakouts
US Average Hiring Rates - Interns
- Hourly rates broken out by region
Global Average Hiring Rates and Starting Salaries
- Base salary
- Sign-on bonus
- Short-term incentive values
US Policies and Practices
- Program design policies and practices, including tuition reimbursement, relocation, leadership development programs and more.
Custom Peer Group Report
- Each participant is entitled to one complimentary custom peer group report.
