>Are there any engineering interns paid such low wages in the western world? Yes, absolutely: your experience is certainly not everyone's. The 80k salary for

>Are there any engineering interns paid such low wages in the western world? Yes, absolutely: your experience is certainly not everyone's. The 80k salary for an intern sounds nuts to me...in the Netherlands, interns in my engineering field usually make less than minimum wage. Usually it's a few hundred euros per month. Most full-time, experienced engineers in the entire country earn a whole lot less than $80k.