Average earnings for United States (U.S.) work terms in 2023
All U.S. undergraduate work term data is self-reported by students and presented in U.S. Dollars (USD) from the period of January to December 2023.
| Faculty / program | Work term 1 |
Work term 2 |
Work term 3 |
Work term 4 |
Work term 5 |
Work term 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Faculty of Engineering (All ENG programs including Architecture, Software Engineering) |
$21.47 USD (average) Low:$15.73 High:$37.50 |
$30.54 USD (average) Low:$16.00 High:$55.00 |
$33.48 USD (average) Low:$18.00 High:$56.25 |
$35.85 USD (average) Low:$17.00 High:$62.50 |
$42.25 USD (average) Low:$18.00 High:$67.00 |
$42.06 USD (average) Low:$16.25 High:$80.00 |
|
Faculty of Mathematics (All Math programs including Computer Science and Computing & Financial Management) |
$30.27 USD (average) Low:$30.26 High:$46.00 |
$41.19 USD (average) Low:$20.00 High:$75.00 |
$43.11 USD (average) Low:$18.71 High:$72.00 |
$41.95 USD (average) Low:$17.00 High:$67.88 |
$47.52 USD (average) Low:$18.50 High:$85.00 |
$46.42 USD (average) Low:$21.00 High:$75.00 |
Note: While students from all faculties completed co-op work terms with US employers, only those with sufficient sample size have been reported. During 2023 some students worked for US companies from a remote location in Canada. Although not physically located in the US, these jobs have been counted as US employers.
Unpaid/underpaid work terms
In some situations, unpaid co-op jobs will be approved for work term credit, as long as the job conforms to the guidelines for unpaid/underpaid work terms.
This data is provided for informational purposes only. Co-operative and Experiential Education at the University of Waterloo does not establish or recommend pay level for co-op students, and this information should only be used as a guideline to be reconciled with the known market conditions for the position. Please exercise diligence in applying this information to your specific situation.