The Best-Paying Tech Companies for Interns

[ayanavish]

Most tech industry internship-seekers would do anything to work at Facebook, Google, Amazon or Apple. In fact, they’d probably even do it for free.

But as it turns out, all of these companies offer paid internships. And they compensate remarkably well.

Facebook interns earn an average monthly base pay of $6,056, according to Glassdoor. Interns at Google rake in $5,678 per month, on average—while those at Amazon and Apple make $5,366 and $4,914 per month, respectively.

Here are the top 10 highest-paying tech companies for interns:

1. VMware: Average monthly base pay: $6,536
2. Facebook: Average monthly base pay: $6,056
3. Microsoft: Average monthly base pay: $5,936
4. LinkedIn: Average monthly base pay: $5,808
5. Adobe: Average monthly base pay: $5,757
6. Google: Average monthly base pay: $5,678
7. Amazon: Average monthly base pay: $5,366
8. NVIDIA: Average monthly base pay: $5,215
9. Yahoo: Average monthly base pay: $5,191
10. Apple: Average monthly base pay: $4,914

The Best-Paying Tech Companies for Interns - Forbes

 

[avi]

In fact, they’d probably even do it for free.

People who have enough skills to be in FB, Google, Apple etc would never do it for free.

But as it turns out, all of these companies offer paid internships.

duh

 

[TheIndian]

Paid Internship exists but its far and few, and VERY VERY limited.

 

[ayanavish]

People who have enough skills to be in FB, Google, Apple etc would never do it for free.


duh

Still, nothing like a top brand name in your resume

 

[kippu]

in my college days i interned at an architects firm for Rs.1000/- and then moonlighted as a waiter at his restaurant