Does Mastercard pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mastercard employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mastercard. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mastercard?

82% of Mastercard employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mastercard 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mastercard?

Senior Software Engineer (402) , Director (364) , Software Engineer (357) , Consultant (350) , Manager (206) , Associate Consultant (203) , Associate Managing Consultant (200) , Vice President (198) , Product Manager (171) , Analyst (127) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (118) , Senior Analyst (109) , Project Manager (83) , Business Leader (81)

What are the pros of working at Mastercard according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and if willing to learn new thing you will have ample scope." ((in 1003 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 856 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 773 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 551 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 301 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mastercard according to real employee reviews?

"Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 69 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 57 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 51 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 38 reviews)); "Obvious favoritism at an all" ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mastercard layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mastercard layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mastercard in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Mastercard locations?

Buenos Aires , Córdoba , Salta

Mastercard reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,734 total reviews)

Michael Miebach

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Mastercard has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,734 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mastercard employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

May 19, 2015

Great people, but management neither recognizes nor cares

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, and great pay and great benefits

Cons

Management - cliquish, old school, was great at making promises but never fulfilled on them, lack of leadership, general corporate cogs in a wheel, and low morale.

5.0

May 5, 2015

Senior Programmer

Senior programmer, systems programming

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Marvelous Relocation Facilities 2. Great Employee Perks 3. Work Life Balance 4. Good Senior Management and supervision 5. Transparency 6. Employees are treated as assets to an organisation and not just as a resource. 7. Great people at work. 8. Technology at its best. 9. Simple inter-organisation processes 10. Handsome package/salary/compensation

Cons

I have been fortunate enough not to see any so far.

3.0

Jan 30, 2015

Nice from the outside but scratch beneath the surface there are a lot of problems

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Nice colleagues FIFA and Snooker Mobility

Cons

Under experienced and undertrained management, can make your life a misery!!! HR more interested in brushing problems under the caret than to try and sort anything out. This alone would be a reason to avoid working in this office. Big issues between the EU and US, very much a turf war. Felt like the Dublin office was the child stuck in the middle of two fighting parents. No career opportunities, forget moving up the ladder unless you want to move out of the country

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Great people, but management neither recognizes nor cares

Senior Programmer

Nice from the outside but scratch beneath the surface there are a lot of problems

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