It is low, lower than minimum wage in many places. It really depends who OP is working for and if they’re expected to do it alongside school. This may be more o

It is low, lower than minimum wage in many places. It really depends who OP is working for and if they’re expected to do it alongside school. This may be more of a stipend or something rather than a wage, and as such they aren’t expected to use it to pay for housing or food. The internships I had in private sector in the US paid me usually a few dollars above minimum wage (and in the last case, about $20 per hour). On the other hand, the summer I interned for my high school I wasn’t paid, but that was acceptable because they were a non-profit and I wanted to have something to do besides sit at home :)