A new report that examines how salaries varied for United Methodist pastors in the U.S. found that average pastor salaries grew faster than the inflation rate over the decade ending in 2008. new report that examines how salaries varied for United Methodist pastors in the U.S. found that average pastor salaries grew faster than the inflation rate over the decade ending in 2008.
Democratic presidential hopeful and self-described socialist Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour this week. However, Sanders pays his own interns just $12 per hour, notes the Media Research Center.
And should you include benefits? A recent internship survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) offers some insight into what employers are paying interns for their work. The average hourly wage rate for a bachelor's degree intern is $16.26.Generally, the closer to the terminal degree, the higher the internship wage. A college senior, for example, averages 20.2 percent more than a student who just completed the freshman year: $17.47 versus $14.53 per hour.Similarly, the higher the level of the degree, the higher the wage.In fact, according to NACEâs latest intern compensation report, the average hourly wage for a masterâs degree candidate is 35 percent more than the average wage rate for an intern earning a bachelorâs degree: $21.90 compared to $16.26.imilarly, the higher the level of the degree, the higher the wage. In fact, according to NACEâs latest intern compensation report, the average hourly wage for a masterâs degree candidate is 35 percent more than the average wage rate for an intern earning a bachelorâs degree: $21.90 compared to $16.26.