2022 Student Intern Rates

TO: Cabinet Secretaries, Chiefs of Staff, Executive Department Agency Heads, Human Resources Directors

CC: Secretariat HR Officers

FROM: Jeff McCue, Assistant Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer

DATE: December 29, 2021

RE: New Student Intern Rates

The Massachusetts minimum wage is $14.25/hour as of January 1, 2022. If interns are paid, the rate must equal to or greater than the minimum wage. The Secretary for Administration and Finance, upon the recommendation of the Assistant Secretary, has approved the following rate schedule for student intern services, effective immediately.

Intern Level	Student Intern Rate
High-School	Up to $16.00
College Undergraduate	Up to $21.00
Graduate	Up to $34.00

The above rates are effective January 1, 2022 and supersede the rates outlined in the previous Human Resources Division Memo issued in January 2021. If you have any questions regarding these new ranges, please contact Sarah Unsworth, Director of Classification and Compensation at sarah.unsworth@mass.gov.

Jeff McCue

Assistant Secretary and Chief Human Resources Officer

Human Resources Division