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 (396) , Director (358) , Software Engineer (356) , Consultant (350) , Manager (204) , Associate Consultant (201) , Associate Managing Consultant (199) , Vice President (198) , Product Manager (170) , Analyst (127) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (117) , Senior Analyst (108) , 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 1002 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 867 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 774 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 548 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 293 reviews))

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

"Lack of action taken by leaders and HR against senior leadership who has a lack of conduct." ((in 108 reviews)); "Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 64 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 56 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 56 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 38 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.

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,682 total reviews)

Michael Miebach

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Mastercard has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,682 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).

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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

5.0

Feb 22, 2016

Excellent Place to Work!

Vice president senior business leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture and value for employees. Abundant opportunity.

Cons

It's easy to have complacency set in, and hide behind processes. Lots of legacy talent that is yet to get caught up to customer first mentality. Institutional knowledge that stifles growth and scale is a big threat.

2.0

Jul 18, 2015

Don't let the brand fool you

Business leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good business model, will be around for a while -looks good on a resume

Cons

-no career advancement -hr people are just benefit managers, focus is hiring externally -pay is average -VERY political, if you aren't in the right group your performance is irrelevant -hr has an attitude that employees should consider themselves lucky to work here

2.0

Jul 16, 2015

Promising but people managers are weak

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The future, after 5-8 years, then more of the dead wood is gone; CEO has great promise but style may be stifling open conversation and decisions based on facts

Cons

Senior managers are waiting for retirement, don't care to advance business or manage their staff, they either try to do as little as possible or spend their time creating crises or complex projects that don't make sense; HR is useless, keep incompetent managers, ignore talent under their noses, focus too much on outside talent, they just manage benefits

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