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17 Extremely Lucrative Internships That Pay $7,000 Per Month (or More)

These internships let you make a lot of money in a short period while you sharpen your skills.

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Updated May 28, 2024
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Internships are a great way to gain experience in an industry where you want to work. Many people get their first internship when they are still in school or have just graduated.

Internships in some industries pay better than others, though. Glassdoor released a list of the top 25 most lucrative internships for 2022, and an astonishing 17 of them pay a median $7,000 per month or more.

Following are some companies offering high-paying internships that let you earn money during college. Note that not all internships at an individual company necessarily pay the same salary. The amounts that follow are the median pay for internships at each company.

Roblox

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Roblox offers internships that pay a whopping median of $9,667 per month, according to Glassdoor’s list of high-paying internships.

Roblox is an online video game platform, with users of all ages. The platform allows consumers to develop their own games and play games created by other users. The company offers internships in marketing, legal, communications, and more.

Uber

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Uber offers internships that pay a median of $8,333 per month.

Uber is a platform that connects independent drivers of private vehicles with riders who need to be driven someplace. It also offers food delivery and package delivery services, and bike and scooter rental. Uber offers internships in software engineering, sales, product, and other departments.

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Capital One

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Capital One offers internships that pay a median of $8,333 per month.

Capital One is a bank offering everything from checking and savings accounts to credit cards and commercial banking services. Capital One has 10-week internships in analytics, commercial banking, design, strategy, technology, and other roles.

Salesforce

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Salesforce offers internships that pay a median of $8,167 per month.

Salesforce is a customer relationship management software provider. Companies use Salesforce software to track contacts with prospects and clients.

Salesforce offers internships through a summer program called Futureforce in sales, technology, marketing, research, engineering, and more.

Amazon

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Amazon offers internships that pay a median of $8,000 per month.

Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and offers physical products, services, and technology to consumers and commercial customers. Amazon offers internships in operations.

Meta

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Meta offers internships that pay a median of $8,000 per month.

Meta is the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Meta offers 10-week internships for those in underrepresented communities to hone their skills in engineering, product design, and more.

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NVIDIA

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NVIDIA offers internships that pay a median of $8,000 per month.

NVIDIA is a leading manufacturer of high-end graphics processing units, commonly known as GPUs. NVIDIA offers internships in hardware and software technology and other areas.

LinkedIn

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LinkedIn offers internships that pay a median of $7,500 per month.

LinkedIn is a business-focused social media platform that provides networking opportunities for millions of workers. LinkedIn offers technical, business, and creative internships.

HubSpot

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HubSpot offers internships that pay a median of $7,500 per month.

HubSpot offers customer relationship management technology to businesses. HubSpot offers internships (10 weeks) and co-ops (six months) in marketing, software engineering, and people operations.

Expedia Group

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Expedia Group offers internships that pay a median of $7,500 per month.

Expedia Group is an online travel company that offers transportation tickets, hotel and house rental stays, and car rentals to consumers and small businesses. Online portals under this umbrella include Expedia.com, Hotels.com, VRBO, Hotwire.com, Trivago, and others.

Expedia Group offers 10-week internships in commercial, data science and analytics, machine learning, software engineering, and user experience roles.

Microsoft

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Microsoft offers internships that pay a median of $7,366 per month.

Microsoft sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and training. Microsoft offers internships in engineering, supply chain, data, and applied science, IT operations, finance, marketing, and other fields.

Oracle

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Oracle offers internships that pay a median of $7,250 per month.

Oracle sells everything from cloud infrastructure and applications to hardware and engineered systems. It offers internships in fields such as software engineering and data science.

Bain & Company

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Bain & Company offers internships that pay a median of $7,125 per month.

Bain & Company is a management consulting company that advises client organizations on strategy, marketing, organization, operations, information technology, and mergers and acquisitions. Bain offers internships in different areas of consulting.

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Deutsche Bank

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Deutsche Bank offers internships that pay a median of $7,083 per month.

Deutsche Bank is a financial services provider and investment bank. Deutsche Bank offers internships for roles in analysts and technologists.

Apple

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Apple offers internships that pay a median of $7,000 per month.

Apple sells consumer electronics, software, and online services. Apple offers internships for the summer and co-ops during the school year in software engineering, operations program management, machine learning engineering, and other fields.

Intuit

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Intuit offers internships that pay a median of $7,000 per month.

Intuit sells financial software, including the consumer and small business accounting software program QuickBooks, tax preparation software TurboTax, and consumer financial education software Mint.

Intuit offers summer internships and school year co-ops in corporate affairs, product design, sales, and more.

Susquehanna International Group (SIG)

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Susquehanna International Group (SIG) offers internships that pay a median of $7,000 per month.

SIG is a global quantitative trading firm. It trades many financial products and asset classes and specializes in derivatives.

SIG offers internships for roles such as trading and quantitative research.

Bottom line

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These 17 companies offer internships that pay $7,000 per month or more, although not all internship roles at a company earn that much. It’s no coincidence that all of these companies have something to do with technology or banking, which are high-volume industries that require workers with the drive to work hard and earn more.

Students can help pay for college by working these lucrative internships during the summer. These internships are competitive, but if you land one, you can build your bank account while you learn and network.

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Elizabeth Rollins

Elizabeth Rollins has degrees in literature and business, and she's combined these loves into a career in writing about personal finance. Her special areas of interest are debt, value, budgeting, education, and retirement.