$8,000 A MONTH: The 15 highest paying tech internships in the US

Summer is almost upon us and with it comes summer internships.The tech industry is famousfor its internships. Withmore open jobs than the industry can fill, companies use internship programs to scout for talent and to give them a leg up when making offers to graduates.And that means interns in tech are up for some pretty exciting experiences, full of interesting work, parties, and great pay.Job hunting site Glassdoor sifted through its giant databases of self-reported salaries to come up with this list of the best-paying tech internships, based on at least 25 salary reports in US dollars by US-based interns in the past year.In cases where companies offered thesame median monthly pay, the company with the greater number of salary reports entered by former interns into Glassdoor's site receives higher rank.SEE ALSO:The 8 best IT jobs for new college grads and other tips on landing a job in techSEE ALSO:The return of Joe Lonsdale: How the cofounder of multibillion-dollar company Palantir was vilified in Silicon Valley, then bounced backNo. 15: MathWorks, $5,120 a monthMedian monthly pay: $5,120Mathworks makes popular programming languages and modeling tools for technical computing.Internship details:MathWorks interns are assigned mentors to help them achieve milestones with plenty of regular feedback on their performance. Internships last between three and six months, for summer and throughout the year.An interns says: Amazing workplace and wide range of career options. Former Web Developer InternNo. 14: Adobe, $5,120 a monthMedian monthly pay: $5,120Adobe offers cloud software for graphics, photographers and marketers.Internship details:Adobe is a big name in software. Interns work with master statisticians, experienced designers, engineering fellows, community activists and so on.Aninternsays: Lots of benefits, great employee perks and events, including a chance to have a meeting with the CEO. Became a full member of a team for 3 months. Former Computer Scientist InternNo. 13: Workday, $5,440 a monthMedian monthly pay: $5,440Workday sells financial and HR cloud software to businesses.Internship details: Workday calls its internship program Generation Workday, and says the program balances fun, support and challenge.Aninternsays: Interns got to design and build their own project. Treated like a full time employee, and everyone was always willing to explain the code base / language to us. Workday is a super collaborative and supportive environment.Current Software Applications Engineer InternSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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