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I know those companies are big exceptions, but for comparison, interns in France are (as far as I'm aware, fairly uniformly) paid 436.05EU/month, or just under 600USD/month. That's 30% of France's national minimum wage.

It seems a shame that those big companies can skim off all the brightest talent by paying such lucrative wages, but at the same time, they've obviously worked hard to be in a position to be able to do so. A tricky one.