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 (395) , Director (358) , Software Engineer (356) , Consultant (350) , Manager (204) , Associate Consultant (200) , Associate Managing Consultant (199) , Vice President (197) , 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 994 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 853 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 738 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 532 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 294 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 67 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)); "Too much politics coupled with a useless HR who is basically a puppet of Senior Management and not truly a support to people." ((in 42 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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Mastercard reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,679 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 7,679 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

4.0

Sep 9, 2010

Professional Organization that rewards professional people.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is excellent, Respect in the industry is high, Growth opportunities exist, Opportunity to gain new skills exists, Team spirit is high.

Cons

It can be difficult to balance career and personal commitments if signifigant advancement is important to you. Commitment to excellence is well rewarded.

3.0

Sep 7, 2010

Good Company in Confused State

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very well positioned company to take advantage of existing as well as future trends in payment industry. Multiple connections and alliances among banks, processors and corporate partners enable MasterCard to be viewed as an attractive partner for electronic commerce and payments. Potential is high, execution is a challenge.

Cons

Very slow to enable advancements to take advantage of market conditions in a timely manner. Many self-driven innovations fall short of market needs. Current management changes and personnel displacements have created large gaps in expertise and "brain drain" syndrome. They appear destined to repeat past failures due to lack of experience among market-facing staff. Potential is offset by inability to execute.

3.0

Aug 26, 2010

A Changing Company, with Great Prospects

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Dynamic new CEO with very good ideas and style -Strong balance sheet and core products -Strong brand -Changing payments landscape is making work much more interesting and challenging -Potential to be a really great place to work

Cons

-There is a very strong existing culture that limits internal communication, questions, and risk taking -New CEO is trying to change culture. This leads to 1) uncertainty in may parts of the organization and 2) Challenging internal politics -Risk that new CEO may not be successful

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