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 (398) , Director (360) , Software Engineer (357) , Consultant (350) , Manager (205) , Associate Consultant (201) , Associate Managing Consultant (199) , 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 1011 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 868 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 793 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 541 reviews)); "Work culture is good & hierarchy are easily approachable" ((in 288 reviews))

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

"Career progression can be slow and challenging." ((in 62 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 54 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 39 reviews)); "Numerous bad lower and upper managers who play obvious favoritism." ((in 29 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

(7,713 total reviews)

Michael Miebach

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

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 7,713 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 23, 2016

Senior Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Growing industry • Work-life balance (for some departments) • Opportunities to move across functions within the company • Cool innovative products and solutions

Cons

• A lot of bureaucracy and politics. You have to "rub" shoulders with the right people to get ahead. • Underpaid across all functions, especially tech... It brands itself as a technology company but doesn't pay like one. • Risk averse. The company needs to take on more risks if it wants to become the leader in payments. • Management needs to become more accountable and make more decisions instead of depending on their subordinates.

1.0

Jul 23, 2016

By Name its MasterCard Work Culture and mentality of C-SAM

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Snacks Good Work Life balance (When you are on bench) Vadodara is a good place(Not for bachelors)

Cons

First thing working with C-SAM not MasterCard Waste HR department TOO much of politics. Inefficient Managers No Transparency Car Parking issue

2.0

May 19, 2016

Good for AEM technology

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best company to start a career as a AEM developer as all are internal projects. Good exposure in understanding AEM. Regular visit to on-site depends upon the project and technology. Exposure to New tools in a very short period. Good support from co-workers and regular training sessions on the latest technologies. Good work culture and flexible working hours depends upon the project.

Cons

The worst leadership and management ever seen...... Playing very bad politics on contract employees. No timings for full time employees. Will have a pressure in the project if it isn't managed well from the beginning. Company lacks behind in identifying the talented people. There were lot of talented people in the company, everyone quit. I initially felt stupids why are they leaving. But now I realize. Most of all permanent employees are their relatives of management. shows lot of difference between full time employees and contract employees. Work pressure is only on Contract employees. No value of work. Such a rude politics.....

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