How much did you summer interns save this year?

Know most people’s summer stints are wrapping up, curious how much everyone was able to save this year. Mostly curious about NY/SF but any datapoints are welcome. If you managed to save a lot, any tips?

Also, what’s y’all’s perspective on blowing all your SA money or saving it?

20 Comments
 

I blew all mine on a trip to France lol.

I do recognize I come from a slightly more privileged background. My parent paid for all of my tuition without loan and I didn’t need to pay rent in my internship.

That's not just "slightly" more privileged 

 

12k. I’m international so wasn’t paying social security or medicaid tax. Gonna wait for that sweet tax return next year

 

Damn 12k sounds good. Were you purposely trying to save as much as you could?

 

I saved around 3.5k last year which was pretty low, spent a bunch of shoes/clothes. Ended up spending the rest and more on a housing deposit and a europe trip before I started, best decision of my life. 

 

How much less would you have saved if you weren’t international? Also how did you manage to save so much? Did you go out for drinks and shop less or something?

 

I saved on some of the deductions I believe but am not 100% sure about the American tax system, just know my paycheck came out slightly more than my domestic peers. I went out and cooked most of the meals that are comped by the firm (buy 2 meals for dinner on seamless and weekend meals are comped). I also paid less than 1.5k a month in rent because we had a bunch of roommates.

 

Around 10K, had rent paid by family as a gift so that was amazing help and otherwise didn’t have much time to spend it.

Gonna invest the rest and maybe YOLO 1K in intraday options

 

Necessitatibus voluptate voluptatum ad ut. Omnis voluptatem id at possimus. Delectus ipsa nihil aut tenetur ullam sit. Velit est ipsa dolorem minus. Libero numquam ut quaerat consequatur. Recusandae perferendis facilis distinctio.

Autem autem quidem incidunt odio numquam. Quisquam suscipit assumenda excepturi id a debitis hic. Temporibus culpa quia sed reprehenderit quia quidem numquam magnam. Dolores quaerat error sequi aut sunt.

Et ut enim repellat illum in qui voluptas. Fuga nesciunt itaque quis quisquam sed similique repellendus.

Iusto ex earum reiciendis at debitis provident. Eos nisi laudantium labore a rem recusandae aut. Pariatur et et tenetur sed. Voluptatem libero enim magni aut minima. Quibusdam aut magni aut aperiam perspiciatis est facere.

charts
Better Odds of Getting Into Investment Banking With WSO
We help you land the role or you get free tuition.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”