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 (404) , Director (365) , Software Engineer (357) , Consultant (350) , Manager (208) , Associate Consultant (203) , Associate Managing Consultant (202) , Vice President (198) , Product Manager (172) , Analyst (127) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (119) , Senior Analyst (110) , 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 1019 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 880 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 783 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 529 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?

"Lack of action taken by leaders and HR against senior leadership who has a lack of conduct." ((in 105 reviews)); "Career progression can be slow and challenging." ((in 67 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 61 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 53 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 40 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

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,756 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 7,756 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

3.0

Nov 6, 2015

Terrific company, if you are not in finance

Vice president financial analysis

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management encourages free exchange of ideas and suggestions for improvement. Great benefits (although reduced over the last 7 years) and opportunities to grow if you join at a junior level. Be sure to take classes to learn about the industry and how transaction processing works.

Cons

MC is a changing environment - it will be much easier to join if you are under 30 and do not mind working hard; not very family friendly. It is a progressive culture but do not be fooled into thinking the games are there to be used, just looked at.

5.0

Nov 4, 2015

Excellent Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefit package. Very open culture. Very lawful. Promote education.

Cons

Mix culture. Some are very good but few don't even say hello even if you say hello.

3.0

Nov 3, 2015

MasterCard Europe

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues and team; interesting job tasks; innovative ideas; typically excellent client relations, almost no ops works; good work-life balance; very international; nice office

Cons

office to small to grow (moving jobs internally), operationally not a great company, is moving towards the typical US shareholder value companies, very politically; proposed values seem only to be relevant for the lower levels; the company values and the reallity do not match (regionally & globally); working achievements do count less and less (only to be "happy" and positive seems to be the new metric); product development only on internal profitability / goal meassures - not asking "what does the customer want?"

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