It does not hurt to ask, especially at a larger corporation (you may hurt feelings at a smaller company for example). I would leave out any comparison to other

It does not hurt to ask, especially at a larger corporation (you may hurt feelings at a smaller company for example). I would leave out any comparison to other interns and focus on how much value you have provided already. However, they may indeed have a policy of hiring new grads at a fixed pay level which prevents them from deviating from their initial offer. I don't think they are being particularly unreasonable though - pay scales don't really deviate much until after the first year. It really is up to you what you want to do with the offer. You can take it and see how your career advances at your company, or shop around a bit and see if you can get a better opportunity elsewhere. If you feel like you are no longer learning and growing look for a new job at that point! I worked for a low-paying job out of college but I did have a chance to work on a lot of great projects which did help put me on a good path now, so my advice is as long as you are growing in the right direction, and are recognized as a high achiever, don't worry too much!