KPMG's Summer 2027 internships are open now. Audit and Tax windows opened around August and September 2026, Advisory follows a couple weeks behind, and from there KPMG recruits on a rolling basis rather than holding applications until one fixed deadline. ApplyBolt's live board currently shows a real Summer 2027 Advisory Intern posting with published pay, alongside other associate and analyst roles at the firm.
Of the Big 4, KPMG leans hardest into a shared intern experience across offices: every Audit, Tax and Advisory intern goes through the same national training week regardless of which of KPMG's 90-plus US offices they're placed in.
KPMG's internship tracks
| Track | When it opens for 2027 | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Audit | August to September 2026 | Opens earliest of the three. Rolling review starts as soon as applications open. |
| Tax | August to September 2026 | Runs alongside Audit on a similar timeline. |
| Advisory | Early September 2026 | Opens a couple weeks after Audit and Tax. Includes technology and consulting-adjacent tracks. |
| Discover (sophomores) | Rolling, earlier in the school year | A short early-identification event for underclassmen, not a paid internship itself. |
What is KPMG National Intern Training?
It's a week-long training program that brings interns in from KPMG's offices across the country to KPMG Lakehouse, the firm's training campus in Lake Nona, Florida. No other Big 4 firm runs a comparable centralized week for every Audit, Tax and Advisory intern at once, and KPMG treats it as a core part of the pitch: you get the same onboarding and network no matter which office hired you.
What does KPMG actually do?
KPMG is one of the Big 4 professional services firms, providing audit, tax and advisory services to companies, governments and other organizations. Interns get staffed on real client engagement teams rather than a simulated project, working next to staff and managers on deliverables the firm actually bills to the client.
What does a KPMG internship pay?
KPMG hasn't published one company-wide intern rate. What we can point to directly: a live Summer 2027 Advisory Intern posting in Chicago on ApplyBolt's board lists an annualized range of $78,000 to $89,000. Pay commonly varies by office, service line and local cost of living, so use that figure as a reference point rather than a guarantee for every location.
What happens after the internship
Like the other Big 4 firms, KPMG treats the summer internship as its primary pipeline into full-time Audit, Tax and Advisory hiring. Most incoming full-time associates at the Big 4 come through a converted internship rather than the open full-time market, so a strong summer carries real weight beyond the paycheck. National Intern Training doubles as an evaluation period as much as an onboarding one, since the leaders running it are often the same people weighing return offers afterward.
If you don't get an offer out of the internship, that isn't the end of the road. KPMG and the other Big 4 firms still hire directly into full-time Audit, Tax and Advisory roles from the open market each year, just through a more competitive process than the internship conversion path.
How to actually get one
Since Audit and Tax windows are already open for 2027, the highest-value move is applying this week rather than polishing your resume for another month. Rolling review means KPMG reads applications as they arrive, and popular offices fill seats well before the posted deadline. If you're a sophomore, look into Discover first. It won't land you a paid internship on its own, but it puts you in front of recruiters a full cycle before your junior-year application.
On the application itself, KPMG screens the same fundamentals as the rest of the Big 4: a clean one-page resume, a GPA at or above 3.0, and a clear reason for wanting that specific service line rather than a generic "I want Big 4 experience" answer. Accounting-track Audit and Tax applicants should be ready to talk through their path to CPA eligibility, since that question comes up in nearly every interview once a firm is seriously considering you for a conversion to full time.
For the full picture across all four Big 4 firms, see our Big 4 internships 2027 guide, and for how KPMG's timeline compares to Deloitte's, see our Deloitte internships 2027 guide. Accounting-specific pay and busy-season details are in our accounting internships 2027 guide.
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Frequently asked questions
Does KPMG have a summer internship program for 2027?
Yes. KPMG's Audit and Tax windows for Summer 2027 opened around August and September 2026, with Advisory following shortly after, and the firm recruits on a rolling basis from there. ApplyBolt's live board currently shows real Summer 2027 Advisory Intern postings with published pay, plus other associate and analyst roles.
What is KPMG National Intern Training?
It's a week-long training event that brings interns from KPMG's 90-plus US offices together at KPMG Lakehouse, the firm's training campus in Lake Nona, Florida. No other Big 4 firm runs a comparable centralized training week for every Audit, Tax and Advisory intern, which KPMG treats as a signature part of the program.
What does KPMG actually do?
KPMG is one of the Big 4 professional services firms, providing audit, tax and advisory services to companies, governments and other organizations. Interns join real client engagement teams rather than a simulated project, working alongside staff and managers on the same deliverables the firm bills to clients.
What does a KPMG internship pay?
KPMG hasn't published one company-wide intern rate, but a live Summer 2027 Advisory Intern posting in Chicago on ApplyBolt's board lists an annualized range of $78,000 to $89,000. Pay commonly varies by office, service line and local cost of living, so check the specific posting rather than assuming a flat number.