What should a college student be paid as a summer intern? Today I had the daughter of a friend call me and said that as a business major at MSU she was looking for a summer internship with a Naperville business and wanted to know if I had any ideas. I told her that I would love to have her and asked if she was looking for a paid internship and if so, how much. She told me that it would be nice, but not necessary to be paid. Naturally, I feel that she should be paid, but have no ideas of how much. Suggestions?