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Median Pay For Some Silicon Valley Interns Up To $8,000 A Month

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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Interns at top Silicon Valley tech companies are being well compensated, earning thousands of dollars a month, according to a new analysis.

In its report on the highest-paying internships, Mill Valley job site Glassdoor said Facebook pays its interns the most. Median monthly intern pay at the Menlo Park-based social media giant is $8,000.

Salesforce also made the top ten, with its interns earning nearly $6,500 per month. Meanwhile, Apple and Yelp pay their interns $6,400 per month.

By comparison, the average pay for a full-time worker in the U.S. is just above $51,000 a year or about $4,300 per month.

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