5. Microsoft: Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States, Microsoft takes the fifth position in the list as it pays $5,708 monthly salary to its interns. If you work with Microsoft as an intern, you are sure to increase your chances of getting a job in the other tech firms located in the Silicon Valley. This is because tech firms in the Silicon Valley believe that Microsoft magnetizes intern talent with good salary. This American corporation founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen is the largest independent software corporations in the world.