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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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

3.0

Jul 26, 2010

Observe and Learn - Is almost non existent

Business leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and work-life balance is among the best (except for peak seasons, which is normal in the financial and retail industries). Future vision and change strategy in place is great and if executed correctly, will be an even better place to work.

Cons

Excessive management layers and bureaucracies. No true channel for bottoms-up communication. Observing and learning from successful companies (e.g. Google, Apple, Walmart) and avoiding pitfalls from companies that failed (Kodak, Polaroid, American Automobile Manufacturers) is almost non-existent because of too much pride and ego in the excessive senior management layers. Really score in writing TPS reports and justifications.

3.0

Jul 25, 2010

thoughts on mastercard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented co-workers, fairly innovative, good benefits.

Cons

difficult to move professionally, management is weak

2.0

Jul 18, 2010

Great potential

Senior business leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great level of resources - Attainable goals make for good compensation - Financially solid - Successful at driving interchange income to issuers - Great consumer brand and reputation among consumers

Cons

- Putting the customer last - internal harmony more important than meeting customer needs - No concept of succession planning or people development - No growth roadmap - past growth came naturally as payments were digitized; now VISA is eating their lunch in debit and Amex is signing up their issuers - No merchant strategy; merchants go to court and to Washington to get heard. - Employees not recognized for contributions but rather for keeping their heads down

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