Earnings for U.S. work terms

Average earnings for United States (U.S.) work terms in 2024

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 2024.

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)

$27.09 USD
(average)
Low:$16.00
High:$50.00
$30.54 USD
(average)
Low:$16.00
High:$60.00
$33.90 USD
(average)
Low:$16.25
High:$70.00
$36.87 USD
(average)
Low:$18.25
High:$67.78
$39.20 USD
(average)
Low:$17.00
High:$67.00
$42.06 USD
(average)
Low:$17.00
High:$64.75

Faculty of Mathematics

(All Math programs including Computer Science and Computing & Financial Management)

$31.49 USD
(average)
Low:$17.00
High:$52.00
$41.19 USD
(average)
Low:$17.31
High:$69.23
$43.11 USD
(average)
Low:$18.00
High:$75.00
$44.46 USD
(average)
Low:$18.25
High:$79.33
$47.52 USD
(average)
Low:$16.79
High:$88.00
$47.29 USD
(average)
Low:$16.06
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 2024 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.

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